Andrew Saito

Andrew Saito serves as the Susan J. Currier Visiting Professor and Theatre Lecturer at California Polytechnic State University. An international playwright focused on indigenous narratives and postcolonial resistance, he creates works examining cultural hybridity and colonial legacies.

His creative practice spans television writing (Paramount Writers Mentoring Program), ensemble collaboration, and intercultural performance development. Field research includes ethnographic work with Grupo Cultural Yuyachkani (Peru), Fulbright-funded oral history documentation in Papua New Guinea, and cultural exchange with Rabinal Achi tradition-bearers in Guatemala.

Residencies include Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Blue Mountain Center, and Arquetopia Foundation. Directing credits include original productions addressing water sovereignty and sacred resource protection.