Kenjiro Lee

Kenjiro Lee

Kenjiro Lee is a New Jersey-based playwright. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a major in Political Science (A.B., '20) and a minor in Theater and Performance Studies. He has studied to be a playwright through the Powerhouse Theater's Apprentice Training Program and the National Theater Institute's Theatermakers Summer Intensive and Advanced Playwriting semester. He is a member...
Kenjiro Lee is a New Jersey-based playwright. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago with a major in Political Science (A.B., '20) and a minor in Theater and Performance Studies. He has studied to be a playwright through the Powerhouse Theater's Apprentice Training Program and the National Theater Institute's Theatermakers Summer Intensive and Advanced Playwriting semester. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America.

Plays

  • Seoul City Sue by Kenjiro Lee
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic
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    Keyword: COVID 19, quarantine play + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, docudrama/historic
    Keyword: COVID 19, quarantine play, North Korea, South Korea, metatheater
    In Korean War-era Seoul, an American woman spouts North Korean radio propaganda as the voice of “Seoul City Sue”. In a year not too far in the past, a Korean-American writer grapples with identity and isolation in the face of global catastrophe. Inspired by true events, Seoul City Sue spans decades of history, as well as history that feels like decades but in reality was only about a year or so.
  • MOMENTS: A Guide to Casual Living, ft. Jin and Julie by Kenjiro Lee
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, experimental
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    Keyword: absurdist, absurdist comedy
    Genre: comedy, experimental
    Keyword: absurdist, absurdist comedy
    A journey through a day in the life of two close friends, Jin and Julie, as they discuss questions like how they met, what dreams mean, and what exactly it is we're waiting for at any given moment. A storybook for adults.
  • "Primal": A Monologue for Our Times by Kenjiro Lee
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: zoom
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental, political
    Keyword: zoom
    The world is confusing. The world is chaotic. The current moment is hard to fathom, and sometimes you feel the need to scream. When's the last time you screamed? When's the last time you had an excuse to scream? What if this play gave you permission to scream? Literally?
  • The Asian Crime Show Play by Kenjiro Lee
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 1 more
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    Keyword: Asian American, Police Procedural
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, satire
    Keyword: Asian American, Police Procedural
    Two Asian-American background characters on a procedural crime television show get an unexpected spotlight when one of the show's leads hears them talking. A satirical take on the current Asian-American representation debate.
  • A Model Korean by Kenjiro Lee
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Korea, Asian American
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Korea, Asian American
    The Korean diaspora collides in a Korean culture course project group as Max, Lucy, and James learn about Korea, and by extension, themselves, over the course of a semester.
  • Fussbudget: A Parody by Kenjiro Lee
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: coming of age, becoming an adult + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, parody/spoof
    Keyword: coming of age, becoming an adult, childhood friendship, broken friendship
    In a bar in a suburban town, two childhood friends run into each other for the first time in years. What begins as a tense reunion becomes a retrospective on how they've changed since their last meeting, and the different ways we view our past. An unauthorized parody.