Vinh G. Nguyen (he/him/his) is a multi-faceted theatre maker, educator, arts administrator, and advocate based in the San Francisco Bay Area/Ohlone Native Land. He has performed with companies such as 42nd Street Moon, San Jose Stage, Bay Area Musicals, Cabrillo Stage, and Pacific Coast Repertory Theatre. During his time in San Diego to pursue his graduate studies, Vinh performed in concerts with The Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Symphony, and Kristin Chenoweth at the Music Box Theatre.
As a director, Vinh aims to critically examine and reinterpret the American Musical Theatre cannon for a modern audience. He has great interest in and contributed to the creation of several new works that spotlight voices and diverse cultural experiences of communities the Global Majority. Selected world premieres include: Mr. Holland's Opus (by BD Wong and Wayne Baker), Gold: The Midas Musical (by Min Kahng for Bay Area Children's Theatre), and The Emeryville Horror (Same Boat Theatre Collective, the Bay Area's first & only environmental justice theatre company). Vinh has just directed the critically-acclaimed production of Allegiance at Palo Alto Players. He will be mounting Company and Next To Normal this upcoming season.
Vinh is a passionate advocate and consultant for the causes of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) and anti-racism in the theatre, having contributed to EDIB efforts of companies such as: South Bay Musical Theatre, Hillbarn Theatre, 42nd Street Moon, and Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory. He is the Manager of Youth and Family Programs at Montalvo Arts Center. He is also an adjunct professor at his alma mater, San Jose State University, where he teaches Musical Theatre and Voice & Movement. Vinh received an MFA in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University. He is a member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society (SDC) and the Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance (MTEA).
As a director, Vinh aims to critically examine and reinterpret the American Musical Theatre cannon for a modern audience. He has great interest in and contributed to the creation of several new works that spotlight voices and diverse cultural experiences of communities the Global Majority. Selected world premieres include: Mr. Holland's Opus (by BD Wong and Wayne Baker), Gold: The Midas Musical (by Min Kahng for Bay Area Children's Theatre), and The Emeryville Horror (Same Boat Theatre Collective, the Bay Area's first & only environmental justice theatre company). Vinh has just directed the critically-acclaimed production of Allegiance at Palo Alto Players. He will be mounting Company and Next To Normal this upcoming season.
Vinh is a passionate advocate and consultant for the causes of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDIB) and anti-racism in the theatre, having contributed to EDIB efforts of companies such as: South Bay Musical Theatre, Hillbarn Theatre, 42nd Street Moon, and Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory. He is the Manager of Youth and Family Programs at Montalvo Arts Center. He is also an adjunct professor at his alma mater, San Jose State University, where he teaches Musical Theatre and Voice & Movement. Vinh received an MFA in Musical Theatre from San Diego State University. He is a member of the Stage Directors & Choreographers Society (SDC) and the Musical Theatre Educators' Alliance (MTEA).
