Andy Lowe

About Andy Lowe

After his play \"The Cultural Hyphen\" won production at the OLD GLOBE for the California Young Playwrights Contest in 1994, earning endorsements by Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang & Edward Albee, Andy Lowe founded San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre in 1995 where he served as Producing Artistic Director (\'95-\'05) overseeing over 40 full stage productions, staged readings & new works workshops. As a community advocate, he helped develop & run multiple special events; AAPI Cultural Festivals, Amp Music Festival, & Gam3rCon earning him two official mayoral commendations from the City of San Diego. In 2009 he developed the \"Theatre in Residence\" Program for La Jolla Playhouse which he ran as Coordinator, until leaving in 2013 for East West Players, the largest producer of Asian American Theatre in the nation, as director of Production and Casting. With EWP he has produced 6 seasons of new plays, & musicals including an Ovation Award winning production of Next to Normal, & the first post broadway run of Allegiance: An American Musical starring George Takei, managing a $1.6 million budget, on an Actors Equity modified LORT contract. Directing credits include; Cleveland Raining (\'99), F.O.B (\'01), The Goddess Of Flowers (\'02), Fentor (\'03), & in 2007, was awarded a $70k grant through the CCLP to develop Dear Miss Breed, produced by the San Diego Public Library and the Asian Story Theater. In 2011, he adapted Dr. Horrible\'s Sing Along Blog, the award winning Web Musical created by Maurissa Tancharoen, Zack, Jed & Joss Whedon which played for international audiences during SD Comic Con, & saw national press coverage in publications such as American Theatre Magazine. Outside of EWP, Andy continues to freelance as a Martial Arts Fight Choreographer for stage, & as director for various developmental staged readings & workshops for Artists at Play, OC Playwrights, Coeurage Theatre & has served as R&D show director for Walt Disney Imagineering.

Experience

1. Director of Production & Casting

   East West Players

   Feb 2013 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   All duties administering casting for a four show season at a mid sized theatre.Writing casting notices and character breakdowns for public release. Running Auditions for Union and Non Union talent according to AEA guidelines (AEA SPT and BAT contracts). Assessment of talent needs based on script evaluation. Engage with Directors, writers and other creatives in the assessment and selection process for performers for Stage plays, Musicals, some films and voice over,Management of extensive data base of talent pool.Engaging in negotiation and administration of union and non union talent contracts.

Education

• University of California, San Diego

  Bachelor's degree

  1994 — 2000