The Fixer

A bitter, Korean American, expat professor is thrilled when her best friend, a beautiful and brilliant attorney, joins her in the sparkling city of Dubai. The two enjoy a luxurious and decadent existence at their dream jobs, until one of them is unceremoniously fired. Can the two keep their friendship intact, as they attempt to navigate the shark infested waters of academia? "The Fixer" hilariously...
A bitter, Korean American, expat professor is thrilled when her best friend, a beautiful and brilliant attorney, joins her in the sparkling city of Dubai. The two enjoy a luxurious and decadent existence at their dream jobs, until one of them is unceremoniously fired. Can the two keep their friendship intact, as they attempt to navigate the shark infested waters of academia? "The Fixer" hilariously examines the ways in which lifelong best friends confront issues of allyship, intersectional feminism, and American exceptionalism, as they attempt to protect themselves and each other from their increasingly hostile surroundings.
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The Fixer

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  • Artemisia, A Chicago Theatre:
    16 Feb. 2019
    Artemisia is thrilled to have Sue H. Pak’s THE FIXER as one of our Fall Festival 2019 finalists. She pens a remarkable story that raises disturbing moral questions around sexual misconduct.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    The Steppenwolf Theater LookOut Series
    ,
    2018
  • Reading
    ,
    Chicago Dramatists
    ,
    2018

Awards

Semi-Finalist
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Bay Area Playwrights Festival
,
2019
Finalist
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Artemisia Fall Festival
,
2019
Semi-Finalist
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We Screenplay Stageplay contest
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2018