Welcome
SAYMOUKDA DUANGPHOUXAY VONGSAY
Sabaidee! My name is Saymoukda and I’m a Lao American playwright, children’s book author, poet, essayist, and cultural producer.
Saymoukda is a Lao-American playwright whose work has been presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (NY), Theater Mu (MN), Lower Depth Theater (LA), Asian Improv Arts (IL), and elsewhere. She’s currently a Mellon Fdn Playwright in Residence at Theater Mu, a Jerome@Camargo Artist in Residence in Cassis, France, a Playwrights Center Core Writer, a Lanesboro Arts Artist in Residence, and a Forecast Public Art grantee. Recent honors include a Jerome Hill fellowship, a Bush Fdn Leadership fellowship, and being the first Minnesotan artist to be invited as an artist in residence at the Kennedy Center REACH