Born and raised in China, Xiaoyan Kang started writing plays in English while studying under Philip Gotanda at Berkeley. Her plays often explore marginalized communities in China and the intersections of Chinese and American identities. She is particularly interested in the power dynamics across class, gender, and generations, as well as the ways technology shapes identities and relationships.
She is currently a member of EST/Youngblood and Boston Court Pasadena’s Playwrights Group, and a recipient of South Coast Repertory’s Elizabeth George commission. Her plays have been developed with The Playwrights Realm, Great Plains Theatre Commons, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Et Alia Theater. She is a runner-up for the Jane Chambers Award, a finalist for the Alliance Theatre/Kendeda...
Born and raised in China, Xiaoyan Kang started writing plays in English while studying under Philip Gotanda at Berkeley. Her plays often explore marginalized communities in China and the intersections of Chinese and American identities. She is particularly interested in the power dynamics across class, gender, and generations, as well as the ways technology shapes identities and relationships.
She is currently a member of EST/Youngblood and Boston Court Pasadena’s Playwrights Group, and a recipient of South Coast Repertory’s Elizabeth George commission. Her plays have been developed with The Playwrights Realm, Great Plains Theatre Commons, the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and Et Alia Theater. She is a runner-up for the Jane Chambers Award, a finalist for the Alliance Theatre/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Award, and a regional winner of the BBC International Radio Playwriting Competition. Her short plays have been produced at The Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival and 24 Hour Plays: Nationals. MFA: Iowa Playwrights Workshop.