The Name Jar (an adaptation of the book by Yangsook Choi)

by Susan Pak

After her first day of school in America, a young, Korean, immigrant girl decides to change her name to something "easer to pronounce." With the enthusiastic help of her new classmates, she soon has a jar filled with exciting new names. Will she choose a new name? Or will she find value in her own?

After her first day of school in America, a young, Korean, immigrant girl decides to change her name to something "easer to pronounce." With the enthusiastic help of her new classmates, she soon has a jar filled with exciting new names. Will she choose a new name? Or will she find value in her own?

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The Name Jar (an adaptation of the book by Yangsook Choi)

UNHEI, Korean, age 7, Female
MR. BILL, Korean American, 30s, Male (doubles with Mr. Kim)
JOEY, American, 7, Male
RALPH, American, 7, Male
ROSIE, American, 7, Female
HEEWON, Korean, Unhei's mother 30s Female (doubles with Grandmother/halmonie)

Development History

  • Reading, Emerald City Theater, 2019
  • Commission, Emerald City Theater, 2018