Karen Li

Karen Li (she/her) is a playwright, actor, and movement consultant working to normalize immigrant joy onstage. She has a double degree in Theatre and Dance from University of California, San Diego, and her writing has been supported by Baltimore Center Stage, Sisters Freehold, Playwrights Project, and Consume & Company, among others. She is a collective member of Submersive Productions, and has appeared as an actor Off-Broadway and regionally in DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, California, and Alaska.

Karen Li (she/her) is a playwright, actor, and movement consultant working to normalize immigrant joy onstage. She has a double degree in Theatre and Dance from University of California, San Diego, and her writing has been supported by Baltimore Center Stage, Sisters Freehold, Playwrights Project, and Consume & Company, among others. She is a collective member of Submersive Productions, and has appeared as an actor Off-Broadway and regionally in DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Arkansas, California, and Alaska.

Scripts

Canton Waterfront

by Karen Li

Cast Size
5
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama,
period,
political

Canton Waterfront connects the dots between 250 years of maritime trade between the United States and China. Who suffers the true consequences of a trade war when nations and leaders sacrifice their people in exchange for power?

Canton Waterfront connects the dots between 250 years of maritime trade between the United States and China. Who suffers the true consequences of a trade war when nations and leaders sacrifice their people in exchange for power?

STAR 1100.1

by Karen Li

Cast Size
2—4
Genre
adaptation,
drama,
fable/folktale,
radio drama

An audio drama. Wendy knows all too well that there are many reasons to stay awake when the rest of the world is asleep. She waits night after night, straight on till morning, giving adventure ample opportunity to come calling again. When a familiar shadow darkens her door, will the reunion be worth the wait?

An audio drama. Wendy knows all too well that there are many reasons to stay awake when the rest of the world is asleep. She waits night after night, straight on till morning, giving adventure ample opportunity to come calling again. When a familiar shadow darkens her door, will the reunion be worth the wait?

From East, Like the Sun

by Karen Li

Cast Size
6
Genre
adventure,
drama,
political,
young audiences

Two generations in two families (and one 19th century ghost) search for the motherlode - whether it’s gold, hidden treasure, or stable housing in the impossible market of Marin County, California.

Two generations in two families (and one 19th century ghost) search for the motherlode - whether it’s gold, hidden treasure, or stable housing in the impossible market of Marin County, California.

alight, sweethearted

by Karen Li

Cast Size
2
Genre
adaptation,
experimental,
fable/folktale,
immersive,
movement/physical,
political

Hansel and Gretel as immersive dance theatre, with the food from the original story included in the performance. This adaptation examines how we mistreat each other through food, and how living through war and food insecurity shapes our behavior.

Hansel and Gretel as immersive dance theatre, with the food from the original story included in the performance. This adaptation examines how we mistreat each other through food, and how living through war and food insecurity shapes our behavior.