Julia Cho
Encyclopedia
Julia Cho is an American playwright
and television writer who has won national awards for her work.
She graduated from Amherst College
, from University of California, Berkeley
, New York University
(MFA
dramatic writing program) and The Juilliard School
where she was a Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellow. She has had five plays at South Coast Repertory
.
As a screenwriter, she has written for the television series Fringe
and Big Love
.
She lives in Santa Monica
.
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and television writer who has won national awards for her work.
Biographical information
Cho was born in Los Angeles and is the daughter of Korean immigrants. Her mother is a nurse and her father worked for an aerospace company where his job relocation led the family to move to Arizona. The Arizona desert is used as the setting for several of her plays.She graduated from Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
, from University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
(MFA
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts is a graduate degree typically requiring 2–3 years of postgraduate study beyond the bachelor's degree , although the term of study will vary by country or by university. The MFA is usually awarded in visual arts, creative writing, filmmaking, dance, or theatre/performing arts...
dramatic writing program) and The Juilliard School
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School, located at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, United States, is a performing arts conservatory which was established in 1905...
where she was a Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellow. She has had five plays at South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory
South Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
.
As a screenwriter, she has written for the television series Fringe
Fringe (TV series)
Fringe is an American science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. The series follows a Federal Bureau of Investigation "Fringe Division" team based in Boston, Massachusetts under the supervision of Homeland Security...
and Big Love
Big Love
Big Love is an American television drama that aired on HBO between March 2006 and March 2011. The show is about a fictional fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy...
.
She lives in Santa Monica
Santa Mônica
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.
Awards
- 2004 L. Arnold Weissberger Award, for BFE (award administered by Williamstown Theatre Festival)
- 2005 Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwriting Award (National Theatre Conference) for Durango
- 2005 Claire Tow Award for Emerging Artists
- 2009 Susan Smith Blackburn PrizeSusan Smith Blackburn PrizeThe Susan Smith Blackburn Prize established in 1978, is for English-language women playwrights. Named for Susan Smith, alumna of Smith College, who died of breast cancer.-Winners:* 1978-79 Mary O'Malley* 1979-80 Barbara Schneider...
for The Language Archive.
Works
- 99 Histories, Pacific Playwrights FestivalPacific Playwrights FestivalThe Pacific Playwrights Festival , a national forum for playwrights and theatre leaders, is dedicated to developing and producing new American plays. It is held every summer at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, California....
, South Coast RepertorySouth Coast RepertorySouth Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
, 2002 - BFE, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 2003
- The Architecture of Loss, Ny Theatre Workshop, 2004
- How To Be A Good Son, Kobe City University Of Foreign Studies (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan), 2004
- Bay and The Spectacles of Doom, La Jolla Theater's POP Tour (La Jolla, CA, United States), 2005
- Durango, Public Theater, NY, 2006
- 100 Most Beautiful Names of Todd, Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY, 2006
- The Winchester House, Boston Court, 2006
- First Tree in Antarctica, Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY, 2007
- The Piano Teacher, South Coast RepertorySouth Coast RepertorySouth Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
, CA, 2007 - Post It, Thumping Claw (festival of one-acts, Actor's Playpen, Hollywood, CA), 2008
- Round And Round, Milagro Theater, NY, 2008
- The Language Archive, South Coast RepertorySouth Coast RepertorySouth Coast Repertory is a professional theatre company located in Costa Mesa, California.Tony Award-winning South Coast Repertory, founded in 1964 by David Emmes and Martin Benson and now under the leadership of Artistic Director Marc Masterson and Managing Director Paula Tomei, is widely...
, 2009
Reviews
Love is a loony business in Julia Cho’s wryly beguiling new play, The Language Archive, making its world premiere at South Coast Repertory. Commissioned by New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, The Language Archive revolves around George, a professional linguist who’s a dud at communication—especially with his love-hungry wife, Mary, who’s set to leave him.
See also
- List of Big Love episodes: (i) episode 41-"Blood Atonement" and (ii) episode 45-"A Seat at the Table".
- List of Fringe episodes: (i) #5 "Power Hungry", (ii) #9 "The Dreamscape", (iii) #15 "Inner Child".
External links
- "15 minutes with ...Julia Cho", Theater Times, Cristofer Gross
- "East meets west", Time Out New York