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Julia Cho

ジュリア・チョ

Julia Cho

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1975-07-05 （Los Angeles, California, U.S.）
国籍
United States
言語
English
居住地歴
West Los Angeles, California, U.S.

経歴

職業
Playwright, Television writer, Screenwriter
活動期間
2001年〜

学歴

Amherst College
学位: BA
国: United States
University of California, Berkeley
学位: MA
国: United States
New York University
学位: MFA
国: United States
The Juilliard School
学位: Graduate diploma
国: United States

受賞歴

Windham–Campbell Literature Prize
2020
主催: Windham–Campbell Prizes (administered by Yale University)
結果: 受賞
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
2010
対象作品: The Language Archive
主催: Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
結果: 受賞
L. Arnold Weissberger Award
2004
対象作品: BFE
主催: Unknown
結果: 受賞
Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwriting Award
2005
対象作品: Durango
主催: National Theatre Conference
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

99 Histories

2002年 Play

Drama about Eunice, a young woman who discovers an unexpected pregnancy. She recalls childhood as a musical prodigy and confronts a dark family past. Explores memory, mother-child bonds, and the Korean concept of chung.

memorymother-child relationshipstraumadiaspora

The Language Archive

2009年 Play

Depicts a dedicated linguist, George, who becomes unable to express himself after his marriage breaks up. Themes of language, love, and loss. Winner of the 2010 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.

languagelovelossbreakdown of communication

Office Hour

2016年 Play

Written in response to the Virginia Tech shooting; through a conversation in office hours the play examines notions of 'good' and 'bad', violent tendencies among students, and stereotypes about perpetrators.

violencemoralitycollege lifeprejudice

Aubergine

2017年 Play

Explores Asian American identity through family and memory, incorporating discussions of food, diaspora, and the experiences of 1.5 and second-generation immigrants.

identityfamilyfooddiaspora

BFE

2003年 Play

Depicts the life of fourteen-year-old Panny in her first year of high school, exploring childhood and the transition to adulthood.

coming of ageyouthidentity

The Architecture of Loss

2004年 Play

Explores the aftermath of a son's disappearance and return, depicting multiple perspectives on loss and family impact.

lossfamilymemory

Durango

2006年 Play

Story of Boo-Seng Lee, a Korean immigrant single father raising two sons in the American Southwest, contrasting the idea of the American Dream with reality.

immigrationfamilyAmerican Dream

The Winchester House

2006年 Play

V's story about confronting the past and choosing whether to tell the original narrative or to create a new one.

memoryself-explorationnarrative

The Piano Teacher

2007年 Play

About Mrs. K's nostalgia and the effects of reconnecting with former piano students; examines how memory can be both comforting and revealing of darker truths.

nostalgiamemoryloneliness

全著作

  • 99 Histories
  • BFE
  • The Architecture of Loss
  • Durango
  • The Winchester House
  • The Piano Teacher
  • The Language Archive
  • Office Hour
  • Aubergine

翻案

  • Turning Red (writer)
  • Elio (co-writer)

作風・主題

文体
contemporary realismsubtle psychological characterizationdialogue-driven structure
頻出モチーフ
memoryfamilyfooddiaspora

評価・遺産

Julia Cho is known for plays that weave Korean American experience, family, and memory. Active across theatre, television, and film, she has received international recognition including the 2010 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and the 2020 Windham–Campbell Literature Prize.

引用

  • The play at its core is also just a play about life: about the things that we carry with us, the things that we eat, and why we eat the things we eat.
    出典: Author's comment / article about Aubergine (2017年)

豆知識

  • Awarded the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize in 2020.
  • Contributed to the screenplays of Pixar films Turning Red (2022) and Elio (2025).
  • Won the 2010 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for The Language Archive.