Come to Me, Cling to You

by Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters

After a lifetime of sacrificial selflessness, Mi-Young Han finally grabs hold of her life, resulting in a violent attempt on her life, a disruption in the harmony with her mother, and remorse from her friends. Told through shifting memories, they relive the moments leading up to the assault. However, no matter how the story gets told, one fact remains constant, Mi-Young is in this bed because of her mother…and...

After a lifetime of sacrificial selflessness, Mi-Young Han finally grabs hold of her life, resulting in a violent attempt on her life, a disruption in the harmony with her mother, and remorse from her friends. Told through shifting memories, they relive the moments leading up to the assault. However, no matter how the story gets told, one fact remains constant, Mi-Young is in this bed because of her mother…and her best friend.

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Come to Me, Cling to You

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  • Playwrights Foundation: Come to Me, Cling to You by Stephanie Kyung Sun Walters
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    The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced COME TO ME, CLING TO YOU as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned into the way this play explores autonomy, split identity, and family obligations in a very subtle way in this play. We highly enjoyed the character development as the play thematically explored the bonds in a culture focused on devotion towards others and presentation. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production....

    The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced COME TO ME, CLING TO YOU as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We leaned into the way this play explores autonomy, split identity, and family obligations in a very subtle way in this play. We highly enjoyed the character development as the play thematically explored the bonds in a culture focused on devotion towards others and presentation. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production. #BAPF46

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Character Information

HANEUL: mid to late 30s, Korean-American. Strong and silent one of the group. She made sure you drank water after you binge drank.


JEANIE: early to mid 30s, Korean-American. Bold, bright, and probably out for blood. She made you binge drink on a Tuesday.


WEN: early to mid 30s, Chinese-American. Sunshine and careful. She brought your favorite snacks.


MI-YOUNG: mid to late 30s, Korean-American. Rule follower and schedule planner. It’s her party.


MRS HAN / NURSE PARK: mid 50s-late 50s, Korean-American. Mi-Young’s mom. She makes the rules and you listen...or you sneak out and get caught.
  • Haneul
    Strong and silent one of the group. She made sure you drank water after you binge drank.
    mid to late 30s
    Korean-American
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Jeanie
    Bold, bright, and probably out for blood. She made you binge drink on a Tuesday.
    early to mid 30s
    Korean-American
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Wen
    Sunshine and careful. She brought your favorite snacks.
    early to mid 30s
    Chinese-American
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Mi-Young
    Rule follower and schedule planner. It’s her party.
    mid to late 30s
    Korean-American
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female
  • Mrs. Han / (doubles as Nurse Park)
    Mi-Young’s mom. She makes the rules and you listen...or you sneak out and get caught.
    mid 50s-late 50s
    Korean-American
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female