Jeffrey Lo

Jeffrey Lo is a Filipino-American playwright and director based in the Bay Area. He is the recipient of the 2014 Leigh Weimers Emerging Arist Award, the 2012 Emerging Artist Laureate by Arts Council Silicon Valley and Theatre Bay Area Director's TITAN Award. His plays have been produced and workshopped at The BindleStiff Studio, City Lights Theatre Company and Custom Made Theatre Company. His play Writing Fragments Home was a finalist for the Bay Area Playwright's Conference and a semi-finalist for the O'Neill Playwright's Conference. Recent directing credits include The Language Archive and The Santaland Diaries at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Vietgone at Capital Stage, Peter and the Starcatcher at Hillbarn Theatre, The Grapes of Wrath, The Crucible and Yellow Face at Los Altos Stage...

Jeffrey Lo is a Filipino-American playwright and director based in the Bay Area. He is the recipient of the 2014 Leigh Weimers Emerging Arist Award, the 2012 Emerging Artist Laureate by Arts Council Silicon Valley and Theatre Bay Area Director's TITAN Award. His plays have been produced and workshopped at The BindleStiff Studio, City Lights Theatre Company and Custom Made Theatre Company. His play Writing Fragments Home was a finalist for the Bay Area Playwright's Conference and a semi-finalist for the O'Neill Playwright's Conference. Recent directing credits include The Language Archive and The Santaland Diaries at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Vietgone at Capital Stage, Peter and the Starcatcher at Hillbarn Theatre, The Grapes of Wrath, The Crucible and Yellow Face at Los Altos Stage Company, Uncle Vanya at the Pear Theatre (BATCC award for Best Production) Eurydice at Palo Alto Players (TBA Awards finalist for Best Direction) and The Drunken City at Renegade Theatre Experiment. Jeffrey has also worked with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, San Jose Repertory and is a company member of Ferocious Lotus Theatre Company and SF Playground. He is the Casting Director at the Tony Award Winning TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, a graduate of the Multicultural Arts Leadership Institute and a proud alumnus of the UC Irvine Drama Department.

Scripts

Zac and Siah or, Jesus in a Body Bag

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

Jesus has just died on the cross and everyone is left confused and unsure of what to do next. Especially Jesus’ loyal homies Zac and Siah who - despite what Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John will have you think - were really important to Jesus. Turning water into wine? They figured that out. Bread and fish for the village? Their handiwork as well. But when Jesus calls his shot and announces that he will rise from...

Jesus has just died on the cross and everyone is left confused and unsure of what to do next. Especially Jesus’ loyal homies Zac and Siah who - despite what Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John will have you think - were really important to Jesus. Turning water into wine? They figured that out. Bread and fish for the village? Their handiwork as well. But when Jesus calls his shot and announces that he will rise from the dead, Zac and Siah become desperate to keep their friend’s credibility and the Good News alive.

December

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

After a series of ups and downs over their years together, Floyd and Emilia's relationship ends at the beginning of March, 2020. Soon after the breakup, the world changed and the two feel a strong need to reconnect. The two FIlipino-Americans meet once a week on zoom morphing their tumultuous relationship to a best friendship. But today, as they meet for their regular zoom date on the week of Christmas, the...

After a series of ups and downs over their years together, Floyd and Emilia's relationship ends at the beginning of March, 2020. Soon after the breakup, the world changed and the two feel a strong need to reconnect. The two FIlipino-Americans meet once a week on zoom morphing their tumultuous relationship to a best friendship. But today, as they meet for their regular zoom date on the week of Christmas, the stress of the holidays complicates matters.

We're Here Now

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

Two lovers, stuck in separate countries due to the COVID 19, meet on zoom to help each other get through the emotional challenges of the pandemic and... other major milestones.

Two lovers, stuck in separate countries due to the COVID 19, meet on zoom to help each other get through the emotional challenges of the pandemic and... other major milestones.

Writing Fragments Home

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

Yup, Jay just moved back in with his mom – his girlfriend left him, he has writer’s block (bad for a playwright), and he just lost his job. On top of all that, his Filipino immigrant mom won’t even let him stay in his old room. And why doesn’t he “just become a nurse like she did?” Stuck sleeping on the couch, Jay must finally come face to face with the pressures and dreams of his parents while finding the...

Yup, Jay just moved back in with his mom – his girlfriend left him, he has writer’s block (bad for a playwright), and he just lost his job. On top of all that, his Filipino immigrant mom won’t even let him stay in his old room. And why doesn’t he “just become a nurse like she did?” Stuck sleeping on the couch, Jay must finally come face to face with the pressures and dreams of his parents while finding the bravery to fight for his voice as a young artist of color in America.

Waiting For Next

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

Frank is in a middle school parking lot waiting for his parents (like he always is) when he meets Marcus, who is also waiting (like he always is). What comes next is a friendship that defines both their lives, as they grow up and apart and together again, supporting each other through school, relationships, careers, and so much more.

Frank is in a middle school parking lot waiting for his parents (like he always is) when he meets Marcus, who is also waiting (like he always is). What comes next is a friendship that defines both their lives, as they grow up and apart and together again, supporting each other through school, relationships, careers, and so much more.

Seven Fingers: The Story of Larry Itliong

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

From the beginning of the Delano Grape Strike to the formation of the United Farm Workers of America, Larry Itliong tells the untold story of the crucial contributions made by him and the Filipino manongs to one of the greatest labor movements in American History.

From the beginning of the Delano Grape Strike to the formation of the United Farm Workers of America, Larry Itliong tells the untold story of the crucial contributions made by him and the Filipino manongs to one of the greatest labor movements in American History.

Dealing Dreams

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

Intelligent go-getters Zoe and Trey are striving to keep their heads afloat in today's economy. They've graduated from elite schools only to face unemployment and chances at low-paying "McJobs". They're underqualified for jobs they want, overqualified for jobs they don't want. Then Trey comes up with a striking new concept for a social networking website ... an idea that if developed right, might make them rich...

Intelligent go-getters Zoe and Trey are striving to keep their heads afloat in today's economy. They've graduated from elite schools only to face unemployment and chances at low-paying "McJobs". They're underqualified for jobs they want, overqualified for jobs they don't want. Then Trey comes up with a striking new concept for a social networking website ... an idea that if developed right, might make them rich and change their lives forever. As they pursue their Silicon Valley dream, Zoe and Trey's lives do change profoundly ... but not in the ways that they imagined.

A Kind of Sad Love Story

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

After 7 years of having what seemed to be the perfect relationship Emily left Andrew. Andrew wasn’t sure why Emily did it. Emily wasn’t quite sure either. All she knew was that it needed to happen. As Andrew frantically works to find a way to fix his relationship, Emily tries to figure out why it was that she left him in the first place. A Kind of a Sad Love Story is the bittersweet story of a stagnant...

After 7 years of having what seemed to be the perfect relationship Emily left Andrew. Andrew wasn’t sure why Emily did it. Emily wasn’t quite sure either. All she knew was that it needed to happen. As Andrew frantically works to find a way to fix his relationship, Emily tries to figure out why it was that she left him in the first place. A Kind of a Sad Love Story is the bittersweet story of a stagnant relationship between two twenty somethings who, in order to move on with their lives, must first break each other's heart.

Brendan's Damn Good Day

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

Brendan is a bench. He's a hopeless romantic but everyone in town always choose him as the perfect location for heartbreak. Oh, also, Brendan has a friend named Humphrey. He's a garden gnome. Today Brendan will take matters into his own hands. Today, he will have a damn good day.

Brendan is a bench. He's a hopeless romantic but everyone in town always choose him as the perfect location for heartbreak. Oh, also, Brendan has a friend named Humphrey. He's a garden gnome. Today Brendan will take matters into his own hands. Today, he will have a damn good day.

Wave

by Jeffrey Lo

Synopsis

Three teenagers share their account of the day a kid they thought they knew, mysteriously walked around the school and found his way on top of Building B for the whole school to see.

Three teenagers share their account of the day a kid they thought they knew, mysteriously walked around the school and found his way on top of Building B for the whole school to see.