Miyuki Miyagi '12

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Miyuki Miyagi '12

Actor, Dancer, Performance Artist, Musician, Singer

Me in 50 words or less: Actor, singer, violinist, dancer, multi-instrumentalist, theater professional.

Pronouns: she / her / hers

Department: Politics

Certificate(s): Environmental Studies, Theater

Student Group(s): Triangle Club, The Princeton Roaring 20, Princeton University Players

Bio Miyuki is an actor, singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist. Favorite past roles: Natasha Rostova in Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Capital City Theatre), Peggy Maruyama in Allegiance with George Takei (East West Players), Jasmine/Mulan cover in When You Wish (Tuacahn), Liat in South Pacific (Culver City Symphony), Anne in A Little Night Music (Princeton Summer Theater), Woman 2 in Jacques Brel is Alive and Well… (Odyssey Theatre), and Lucia in Black Coffee (Barnstormers).

At Princeton, Miyuki majored in politics (and wrote her thesis on seeing social movements through the lens of performance studies) with certificates in theater and environmental studies. She is a proud alumnae of the Triangle Club, The Princeton Roaring 20, and PUP. Miyuki is passionate about the overlap between arts and activism.

Artist Statement Miyuki Katya Miyagi (she/her) is an Okinawan Jewish American actor, singer, dancer, and multi-instrumentalist. Miyuki grew up on Long Island, New York, and she is a graduate of Princeton University.

Miyuki has performed regionally with Tuacahn Center for the Arts, East West Players, 5-Star Theatricals, Capital City Theatre, The Barnstormers Theatre, Musical Theatre Guild, Odyssey Theatre Ensemble, and The Culver City Symphony, among others. Most recently, she played Natasha Rostova in the regional premiere of NATASHA, PIERRE, AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 at Capital City Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin. She also performed as the understudy for Jasmine and Mulan in Disney’s WHEN YOU WISH at Tuacahn Center for the Arts and as Peggy Maruyama in the West Coast Premiere of ALLEGIANCE with George Takei. She is currently working on a new version of LITTLE WOMEN in the role of Beth March.

Beyond her work as a singer, dancer, and actor, Miyuki is a versatile multi-instrumentalist. As a violinist, Miyuki has played with orchestras on many acclaimed stages, from Kodak Hall at Eastman School of Music to Carnegie Hall. Recently, she has enjoyed bringing her love for violin closer to her love of the theater. She was the violin player in The Actors Co-op’s 2018 production of SHE LOVES ME, and she has appeared as a singer-violinist with the political musical duo jackbenny.

Miyuki attended Princeton on a full, need-based scholarship. She studied politics, environmental studies, and theater. A lover of the interdisciplinary, Miyuki focused her academic research on analyzing social movements - and their ability to communicate their messages - through the lens of performance studies. Her passion still lies in the overlap of arts and activism - for art can break down any barrier.

Miyuki believes that the arts save. Her mission is to use theater to bring empathy, catharsis, hope, and truth to the communities where she performs and to the world at large.

I’d like to share my expertise with:

  • Alumni

  • Students

I would like to:

  • Speak on a panel

  • Share advice via phone or coffee chat

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