Hi there! My name is Clay Man Soo. I am an Asian-American, actor, teaching artist, musician, singer, and model, currently based in Minneapolis, MN.
I remember growing up in rural Minnesota and playing pretend in the backyard with my siblings and neighborhood friends. I loved doing class plays and reading books in front of other people. My most memorable and one of my early plays was in 6th grade. I played Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol; I was eleven years old. I remember one night, listening to the show from the wings, and knowing the entrance of my family was coming. I ended up saving the whole Cratchit family (from beyond the grave), so they could enter on time. Always listen! Haha! I have been in the Theater ever since then.
Since graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College, I have played, taught, or worked with The Guthrie Theater, Theater Mu, Jungle Theater, The Great River Shakespeare Festival, The Children’s Theatre Company, Park Square Theatre, Pangea World Theater, The Lab Theater, Playwright’s Center, Penumbra Theatre, The South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Coup D’Etat, BARd Shakespeare Company, and Superlative Films. I am represented by Wehmann Models & Talent Agency, Moore Creative Talent Agency, and Agency Models & Talent. Up next, I’ll be in Inside Out & Back Again with Theater Mu, Romeo and Juliet at Park Square Theatre, and Mame at Artistry Theater!
A list of things I enjoy:
-Friendly conversations with strangers
-A warm mocha or latte
-Finding a lost sock, or some small treasure that only matters to you
-A full battery on my phone
-Jon Batiste singing What a Wonderful World
-Also Chance The Rapper's version of The Arthur Theme Song (Wonderful Everyday)
-Writing and receiving cards, letters, or stationary
-Sitting in the front row
-Discovering something new in your area; a restaurant, coffee shop, artwork, etc.
-Sharing a desert with a dear friend at the end of your dinner
-Dancing with a drink or two in me
”Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise, so I am changing myself”. -Rumi
I remember growing up in rural Minnesota and playing pretend in the backyard with my siblings and neighborhood friends. I loved doing class plays and reading books in front of other people. My most memorable and one of my early plays was in 6th grade. I played Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol; I was eleven years old. I remember one night, listening to the show from the wings, and knowing the entrance of my family was coming. I ended up saving the whole Cratchit family (from beyond the grave), so they could enter on time. Always listen! Haha! I have been in the Theater ever since then.
Since graduating from Gustavus Adolphus College, I have played, taught, or worked with The Guthrie Theater, Theater Mu, Jungle Theater, The Great River Shakespeare Festival, The Children’s Theatre Company, Park Square Theatre, Pangea World Theater, The Lab Theater, Playwright’s Center, Penumbra Theatre, The South Dakota Shakespeare Festival, Theatre Coup D’Etat, BARd Shakespeare Company, and Superlative Films. I am represented by Wehmann Models & Talent Agency, Moore Creative Talent Agency, and Agency Models & Talent. Up next, I’ll be in Inside Out & Back Again with Theater Mu, Romeo and Juliet at Park Square Theatre, and Mame at Artistry Theater!
A list of things I enjoy:
-Friendly conversations with strangers
-A warm mocha or latte
-Finding a lost sock, or some small treasure that only matters to you
-A full battery on my phone
-Jon Batiste singing What a Wonderful World
-Also Chance The Rapper's version of The Arthur Theme Song (Wonderful Everyday)
-Writing and receiving cards, letters, or stationary
-Sitting in the front row
-Discovering something new in your area; a restaurant, coffee shop, artwork, etc.
-Sharing a desert with a dear friend at the end of your dinner
-Dancing with a drink or two in me
”Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise, so I am changing myself”. -Rumi
