The community of national & local readers for the Bay Area Playwrights Festival in 2022 enthusiastically recommends FREEDOM CONFERENCE as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were deeply moved by this play's investigation of Christianity and Queerness and the lengths at which we go to save ourselves and the nuances of what that means. We were compelled by this play's promise by the balance of the real and the fantastic, and a reverence to a world we don't often get to see up close. We hope this play is widely read, finds dedicated collaborators, and moves swiftly towards production. #BAPF2022

A young Korean American man attends a Christian conference with the intent to purge himself of homosexuality. Kahng thoughtfully, compassionately builds and explores the nuances of faith and Christian cultures with characters who you fall in love with and feel for deeply. #BAPF2022

Playwrights Foundation congratulates FREEDOM CONFERENCE as a Finalist for BAPF 2020. This play rose to the top 35 out of 735 plays submitted, and was discussed at length by our Bay Area Literary Council for consideration in our season. We loved how this play uses the language of theater to illuminate challenging perspectives and compelling intersectional questions. This play ultimately moved & inspired us and spoke to the core mission of PF. We hope that once we’re allowed to return to our theaters again, it will be considered for production to reach new audiences.