Whispers of My SisterbyStephanie Kyung Sun Walters
Something’s not right with Yoon-Ah. The normally indomitable matriarch has been jumping at shadows and blurring memories from Korean burial grounds with her suburban American kitchen. It’s got her daughter Kaia worried enough to call her estranged sister Jessica home. The daughters are convinced it’s all in Yoon-Ah’s head—until a figure materializes in the light of the refrigerator. Who will see the ghosts of...
Something’s not right with Yoon-Ah. The normally indomitable matriarch has been jumping at shadows and blurring memories from Korean burial grounds with her suburban American kitchen. It’s got her daughter Kaia worried enough to call her estranged sister Jessica home. The daughters are convinced it’s all in Yoon-Ah’s head—until a figure materializes in the light of the refrigerator. Who will see the ghosts of the past? And how long will the ghosts stay?
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Shaun Leisher:
12 Aug. 2022
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Character Information
Yoon-Ah Lee: (60s Korean, female) Mother. Matriarch of the Lees.
Immigrated to America as a young girl; Smart and always searching for the joy; has an MBA and a recently retired CFO.
Bong-Cha: (20s Korean, female) Sister. Ghost bride. Mischievous and protective.
Bong-Cha should be dressed in her bridal clothes, as if time stopped for her.
Kaia Lee: (30s, Korean-American, female) Eldest Daughter of Yoon-Ah.
Works in life insurance; Currently in grad school part-time; Lives at home; Fear runs her life.
Jessica Lee: (late college age, Korean-American, female) Younger Daughter of Yoon-Ah.
Moved away to California for college; Rarely comes home; Surf with the sunrise kind of person.
Yoon-Ah
60s,
Korean/Korean American
,
Female
Mother. Matriarch of the Lees.
Immigrated to America as a young girl; Smart and always searching for the joy; has an MBA and a recently retired CFO.
Can be played by:
Age:
50s, 60s
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
Gender:
Female
Bong-Cha
20s,
Korean/Korean American
,
Female
Sister. Ghost bride. Mischievous and protective.
Bong-Cha should be dressed in her bridal clothes, as if time stopped for her.
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
Gender:
Female
Kaia Lee
30s,
korean american
,
Female
Eldest Daughter of Yoon-Ah.
Works in life insurance; Currently in grad school part-time; Lives at home; Fear runs her life.
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
Gender:
Female
Jessica Lee
20s,
korean american
,
Female
Younger Daughter of Yoon-Ah.
Moved away to California for college; Rarely comes home; Surf with the sunrise kind of person.