Gregory Keng Strasser
Gregory Keng Strasser is a director, writer, and arts leader based in DC. His creative projects include theatre, film, and video games.
Recent work: the world premiere stage adaptation of Emily Wilson's translation of The Odyssey; the world premiere stage adaptation of The Infinite Tales from Irish myths; Dark City, a four episode visual novel video game with art by Sara Eskandari; and the DC premiere of 410[GONE] by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, which the Washington Post called "irreverent audacious, and ultimately moving." He has assisted directors including Seema Sueko (Right to be Forgotten by Sharyn Rothstein), Molly Smith (Celia and Fidel by Eduardo Machado), and Carey Perloff (A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini and adapted for the stage by Ursula Sarna) and Derek Goldman (Trayf by Lindsay Joelle). Strasser has also developed work with Odin Teatret in Denmark; puppet and dance artists in Bangkok, Thailand; and new international work addressing the climate crisis with the Laboratory for Global Performance and Politics in DC. Greg was the 2020 Allen Lee Hughes Directing Fellow at Arena Stage, a 2021 Commission on the Arts and Humanities Fellow for the city of DC, and a 2021 Directing Fellow for Horticulture Playwrights Workshop. Born in and raised between Michigan and Shanghai, Greg loves sipping boba tea as much as downing Faygo pop. University of Michigan alum.