Heesun Hwang

Heesun Hwang

Heesun (she/her) is a queer, Korean-American writer and artist based out of New York and Seattle. As a playwright, she has been a part of Ashland New Plays Festival (inaugural New Voices, Pass the Pen Nominee); ZAPI artists/NYCC grants, Leviathan Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Quarantine Bake-Off. She is currently a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Group as a lyricist.
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Heesun (she/her) is a queer, Korean-American writer and artist based out of New York and Seattle. As a playwright, she has been a part of Ashland New Plays Festival (inaugural New Voices, Pass the Pen Nominee); ZAPI artists/NYCC grants, Leviathan Lab, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Quarantine Bake-Off. She is currently a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Group as a lyricist.

renewal, a new musical with music by Adam Rothenberg and book/lyrics by Heesun Hwang, is the recipient of the 2021-2022 YES Theatre New Works Commission.

Plays

  • KNOT by Heesun Hwang
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: A Family drama. Family history, A Family issue + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, drama
    Keyword: A Family drama. Family history, A Family issue, Asian American, korean american, cost of mental health
    A loose adaptation of "A Long Day's Journey into Night".

    The Kim family reunite for the first time in three years. Over the course of a weekend in August, the family confront broken truths and the uncertainties they face in their lives now.
  • confirm me by Heesun Hwang
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: confirmation, god + 8 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: confirmation, god, Jesus Christ, church, church group, christianity, Christian, religion, woman, girl
    At Mayflower UCC, Carol and Linda lead a group of high school girls in confirming their relationship to God.
  • A Peach Grows in Philadelphia by Heesun Hwang
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: absurd comedy, elitism
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: absurd comedy, elitism
    Dylan and Conor make a special peach.
  • let's make a fort by Heesun Hwang
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: children, forts + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: children, forts, fields, nature, wonder, youthful, curiosity
    Before the time of Instagram, Tik Tok, and VSCO girls....
    There was playing in your backyard.
    Five friends decide to build a fort.
  • Background Noise** by Heesun Hwang
    Cast: 
    15
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: noise, TV + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: noise, TV, film, Set, on set, office drama, comedy, drama
    A group of background actors conversations and interactions in their last week of filming.

    **Working draft.
  • GET IT GIRL by Heesun Hwang
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, parody/spoof
    Emily and Cara, both up and coming adults, in their day-to-day cleaning bicycles and toilets at a boutique gym.
  • 4/4 by Heesun Hwang
    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy, political + 2 more
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    Keyword: full length, end of life + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, political, satire, tragedy
    Keyword: full length, end of life, alternate world, slice of life, global pandemic, pandemic
    Washed with the world’s disillusionment, four young adults embark on a government sanctioned journey together. They tell and share their experiences from memories of “life before the world ended”.
  • pro golfer by Heesun Hwang
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: one act, one act drama + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: one act, one act drama, Korean, rural, children, loss, golf, Asian American
    Donny goes to his backyard for a nightly golf session when he stumbles upon a familiar face.
  • anything under the sun by Heesun Hwang
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: mother, young + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, period
    Keyword: mother, young, women, womxn, female, feminism, empowerment
    What makes a "good mother"? Are some people more equipped than others of bringing a child into this world? Judith believes that becoming a mother was all part of the plan. Nicole thinks that getting pregnant was a mistake.
    Through the eyes of four young women, ANYTHING UNDER THE SUN gives a glimpse into the lives of two young mothers in two fiercely different times.