The Battle of Saratoga

by M.J. Kang

June, 20, a Korean-Canadian scholarship student at Skidmore College, gets a job at a health food store in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Young, 26, Korean-American, a co-worker, welcomes her.

When he meets June's older sister, Aimee, 21, he feels he can have his ideal future.

For June and Aimee, Young reminds them of a time when they had to rely on their instincts and when June became Aimee's protector—inspired by...

June, 20, a Korean-Canadian scholarship student at Skidmore College, gets a job at a health food store in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Young, 26, Korean-American, a co-worker, welcomes her.

When he meets June's older sister, Aimee, 21, he feels he can have his ideal future.

For June and Aimee, Young reminds them of a time when they had to rely on their instincts and when June became Aimee's protector—inspired by true events.

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The Battle of Saratoga

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  • Playwrights Foundation: The Battle of Saratoga by M.J. Kang
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    The community of National Committee readers for the 46th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were compelled by this dangerous, tenuous power struggle between the characters, and the writer excels at building intrigue. We highly enjoyed the way the writer mixed in K-Pop along with the questioning of relationships and traditions in this story of sisterhood and trauma. 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 THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We were compelled by this dangerous, tenuous power struggle between the characters, and the writer excels at building intrigue. We highly enjoyed the way the writer mixed in K-Pop along with the questioning of relationships and traditions in this story of sisterhood and trauma. 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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Development History

  • Residency, Vagrancy Theater - Los Angeles, 2022

Awards

  • Title Wave New Works Festival
    Bay Street Theater
    Semi-Finalist
    2023
  • B Street New Comedies Festival
    B Street Theater
    Semi-Finalist
    2023
  • Bay Area Playwrights Festival
    Bay Area Playwrights Foundation
    Semi-Finalist
    2023
  • American Blues Theater Award
    American Blues Theater
    Semi-Finalist
    2022