Artistic Director
DR. MASI ASARE was appointed artistic director of AMTP in the summer of 2025 (read announcement here). She is a Tony-nominated songwriter and dramatist, and associate professor of theatre at Northwestern. Her work includes Paradise Square (Broadway, Chicago), Monsoon Wedding (Off-Broadway, Delhi, Doha), Odyssey (SF Bay Area, national tour), Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood: The Musical (Concord Theatricals), and Sympathy Jones: The New Secret Agent Musical (Broadway Licensing). She has been commissioned by Theatre Royal Stratford East, the Lilly Awards, Broadway producers, and Marvel. A past Dramatists Guild Fellow, Masi’s honors include the Ziegfeld Award for a woman composer of musicals, the Holof Lyricist Award from the Eugene O’Neill Center, a grant from the Theater Hall of Fame, and inclusion on the “Women to Watch on Broadway” list. She has several new shows in development, including the blues and gospel musical Delta Blue and a commercial jukebox musical. In 2024 she won Northwestern’s highest honor for teaching when she was named a Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence. Masi holds degrees from Harvard and NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
Our Mission
The American Music Theatre Project (AMTP) at Northwestern University supports the development of new musicals. AMTP’s goal is to provide artists and their works with the proper time, space, and resources to realize their intended vision and shepherd them through the next step of their developmental journey. By inviting artists and pieces to our campus, we allow Northwestern students to engage with new work in a rewarding and illuminating way through performance opportunities, assistantships, and observation. AMTP strives to create inclusive, equitable programs that celebrate and support the work of artists of all backgrounds.
Learn more about AMTP’s history here.
