Greetings! I hope this email finds you well. As 2022 comes to an end, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the milestones Kyoung’s Pacific Beat reached this year and share some reflections for the New Year. DISMANTLING WHITE SUPREMACY KPB began the development of NERO in September 2020 to catalyze a conversation […]
Read More“Whiteness on Fire: A Cultural Reconstruction”Monday, October 57-9PM EST BIPOC members of our community and our white allies are invited to join us online for an evening of art and social convening. This program will feature NERO’s “Suck My Violin,” an original music video produced virtually during this pandemic, followed by an in depth conversation […]
Read MoreI came of age as a playwright witnessing 9/11 and its aftermath—the War on Terror and a grass-roots revolt manifest in the streets, and in the theater, speaking up against war. A few days after the terrorist attacks, I remember sitting at an auditorium at NYU and one of my classmates asking: “what is the […]
Read MoreGreetings from New York! This is my last Kyoung Update. I have some great news to share, and then I need to disappear and re-think what I’m doing. These past few months have been a whirlwind, the ups and downs of being a freelance artist have finally caught up with me, and this is about […]
Read MoreGreetings from Santiago! I’ve just returned from a trip to Chiloé, a southern Chilean island, where I spent the Christmas holidays with my family and gathered research materials for my thesis play, TALA. For pictures from my trip, click here. CHILOÉ Chiloé is a peculiar island, full of idiosyncrasies. It was first occupied by Spanish […]
Read MoreGreetings from New York! As you can tell, I’m trying out a new format for my sporadic, Kyoung Updates. As it turns out, my mailing list has grown to a point where I need an e-mailing service to catch up with you all. Hopefully, this will be a better way for me to communicate with […]
Read MoreHey everyone, great news! I’ve been accepted to Ensemble Studio Theater’s Youngblood program! Youngblood is a critically acclaimed collective of emerging playwrights under the age of 30. The program provides artistic guidance, peer support, regular feedback and a fertile production environment. I’m excited to continue writing and hope to count with your support to make it happen! Thanks so […]
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