Wu Chen Khoo

Wu Chen Khoo serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Production Manager in the Department of Theater and Dance at Macalester College. Based in Minneapolis, he is an internationally active lighting designer, stagehand, and labor organizer within the arts and entertainment industry.

His professional focus spans:

• Lighting Design for major venues including Penumbra Theatre, Guthrie Theater, and Children’s Theatre Company
• Technical Theatre Education through co-founding the "Technical Tools of the Trade" program
• Labor Organizing as a founding member of the "Class & the Arts collective" and The Mothership
• Social Justice advocacy in arts through IATSE (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees)

His work emphasizes worker solidarity and critical engagement with systemic issues in the arts sector.

Scientific Awards: None mentioned in source text.

Advising and Grants: No student advisees or grant funding specified in available information.

Labs and Teams: Active member of IATSE; co-founded "Technical Tools of the Trade" education initiative, "Class & the Arts collective", and The Mothership—worker-led groups building solidarity in arts labor movements.