←Recommendations of Wolf Play

I feel so grateful to have seen the world premiere of this work at Artists Rep in Portland. Astute, unflinching and yet humane and approachable, Jung's beautiful play dances on the edge between reality and magic, drawing us into deep layers of perspective, narrowly focusing the aperture, and then widening the lens, to take in the whole firmament. Not surprised to see theatres lining up to produce this bold, innovative and genuinely unique new play. Run, don't walk, to see it where you live.

“Wolf Play” captures a multiplicity of voices in its storytelling. Each of the play's five main characters has a distinct relationship with the other four, and as the narrative unfurls the character relationships become even more compelling—with even higher stakes. Light on its feet, this script searches for moments to tear into convention, and delivers jabs that will knock the audience off their balance. Bold and exciting: a play to watch out for.

It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Hansol Jung and their play Wolf Play as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers responded to the deeply moving dissection of the meaning of family, as well as the innovative theatricality of both the structure and character of Wolf.