Jaemi Theatre Company is the first AAPI centered 501(c)(3) nonprofit theater company in the DMV, dedicated to developing new works and amplifying AAPI voices on stage.
“… I realized the talent was always here. What was missing was the infrastructure to connect us. Jaemi is that infrastructure.” Youri Kim, Artistic Director
DC Theater Arts, March 2026
To create bold, contemporary theater centered on AAPI stories, foster emerging artists, and build a thriving community of audiences and collaborators across cultures.
We envision performance as a shared civic space where the AAPI diaspora can create, belong, and be seen on new terms.
Five weeks of staged readings, artist talks, and community events across the DMV. Four new plays by AAPI playwrights from across the United States, plus one Korean play in English translation.
A living directory of AAPI theatre artists working in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region — built so that no one can say the talent is hard to find.
