Whiting Awards
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Edition 33 (2018) Winner
Hansol Jung
チョン・ハンソル
Jeong Hansol
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Jeonju
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Languages
- Korean, English
- Residence History
- Jeonju, South Korea → South Africa → South Korea → New York, United States
Career
- Occupations
- Playwright, Translator, Television writer
- Active Years
- 2014-2025
- Affiliations
- Ma-Yi Theater Writers' Lab, Page 73 Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop 2050 Fellowship, Princeton University Hodder Fellow
- Memberships
- Ma-Yi Theater Writers' Lab member
- Nominations
- Ruby Prize 2014 (No More Sad Things) Nominated, Lambda Literary Award 2023 Drama (Wolf Play) Finalist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | — | — | — | 交換留学時期 | United States |
| Pennsylvania State University | — | Musical Theatre Directing | — | — | United States |
| Yale University | Yale School of Drama | Yale School of Drama | MFA | — | United States |
New York University
Period:
交換留学時期
Country:
United States
Studied abroad as an exchange student
Pennsylvania State University
Musical Theatre Directing
Country:
United States
Transferred to Yale University
Yale University
Yale School of Drama
/ Yale School of Drama
Degree:
MFA
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
United States
Playwriting
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Whiting Award | — | Drama | Whiting Foundation | Won |
| 2017 | Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting | — | — | — | Won |
| 2020 | Steinberg Playwright Award | — | — | — | Won |
| 2023 | Lucille Lortel Awards | Wolf Play | Outstanding Play | — | Won |
| 2024 | Obie Awards | Wolf Play | Playwriting | — | Won |
| 2025 | Herb Alpert Awards in the Arts | — | Theatre | — | Won |
Whiting Award
2018
Category:
Drama
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Won
Helen Merrill Award for Playwriting
2017
Result:
Won
Steinberg Playwright Award
2020
Result:
Won
Lucille Lortel Awards
2023
Work:
Wolf Play
Category:
Outstanding Play
Result:
Won
Obie Awards
2024
Work:
Wolf Play
Category:
Playwriting
Result:
Won
Herb Alpert Awards in the Arts
2025
Category:
Theatre
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Among the Dead
2016 DramaA play spanning 30 years exploring legacy, impact, and experiences of Korean 'comfort women' of World War II.
Comfort womenLegacyWar
Cardboard Piano
2016 DramaA two-act play set in Uganda about two girls' makeshift wedding interrupted by a child soldier, and a return years later.
FaithViolenceIdentity
No More Sad Things
2015 DramaFollows a 42-year-old tourist in Maui who becomes romantically involved with a 15-year-old.
Age differenceSadnessRelationships
Wild Goose Dreams
2017 DramaA love story between a North Korean defector and a South Korean goose-father who meet online.
DefectorImmigrationLove
Wolf Play
2019 DramaAbout a Korean boy adopted in America who is 're-homed' and then second-chance-adopted; he believes himself to be a wolf puppet.
AdoptionIdentityFamily
Merry Me
2023 DramaA queer sex comedy riffing on restoration comedies, about a lieutenant pretending conversion therapy to pursue married women.
QueerSexComedy
Bibliography
- Among the Dead
- Cardboard Piano
- No More Sad Things
- Wild Goose Dreams
- Wolf Play
- Merry Me
Translations by Author
- Translated over 30 English-language musicals into Korean, including Spamalot, Dracula, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Innovative structuresTime-hoppingPuppetry elements
- Recurring Motifs
- ImmigrationIdentityFamily disruption
Legacy
Renowned South Korean-American playwright known for innovative plays exploring immigration, identity, and family from Asian-American perspectives. Wolf Play and others highly acclaimed.
Trivia
- Had three plays on the 2015 Kilroys' List, the most that year.
- Hodder Fellow at Princeton University 2019/20.
- Writer for Tales of the City (2019) and Pachinko (2022).