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05/31/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Lloyd Suh

Lloyd Suh is Korean-American playwright who has written several modern-American classics. The Milwaukee Rep has produced some of his works including, "The Chinese Lady" and "The Heart Sellers" to rave reviews.

Many of his plays discuss the immigrant story across the centuries.

Suh is also known for additional plays such as "American Hwangap".and "The Far Country" - which was a 2023 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

05/30/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Rajiv Joseph

Rajiv Joseph is an American playwright of Indian and European heritage. He is best known for his 2010 play, "Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo", which starred Robin Williams on Broadway and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize that year.

Joseph's plays balance drama, comedy, and the range of human emotion.

He has written many plays including, ""Dakar 2000", "All this Intimacy"; "Gruesome Playground Injuries"; "Guards at the Taj"; "Animals Out of Paper"; and "Describe the Night".

Several of his plays have won Obie Awards (Off-Broadway) and other awards.

05/29/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Young Jean Lee
https://youngjeanlee.org/

Young Jean Lee is a Korean-American playwright known for writing provocative and experimental works.

Lee is the first Asian-American female playwright to have a play produced on Broadway. Her play, "Straight White Men" made its Broadway debut in 2018.

Another one of her plays, "We're All Gonna Die" won an Obie Award (Off-Broadway) mixing monologue, stand up, and music.

Some of her other plays include "Church," "The Shipment", and "Lear."

05/28/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Ayad Akhtar
https://ayadakhtar.com/

Ayad Akhtar is a Pakistani-American playwright who was born in New York and raised in Milwaukee!

Akhtar is best known for his play, "Disgraced", which won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for a Tony Award in 2015. His play, "Junk" was also nominated for a Tony Award in 2018.

Some of Akhtar's other plays include "The Invisible Hand"; "The Who & The What"; and "McNeal".

In addition to plays, Akhtar has written several novels, with the newest one, "The Radiance" being released in September 2026.

05/27/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Madhuri Shekar
https://www.madhurishekar.com/

Madhuri Shekar is an Indian-American playwright, best known for her plays, "A Nice Indian Boy" and "In Love and Warcraft"

In 2024, "A Nice Indian Boy" was turned into a movie on Hulu, starring Jonathan Groff.

Shekar is currently a resident playwright with New Dramatists.

As a screenwriter, she has written for the Netflix sci-fi show, "3 Body Problem" and the HBO show, "The Nevers".

05/25/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Jiehae Park
https://www.jiehaepark.com/

Jiehae Park is a Korean-American playwright, best known for her plays, "Hannad and the Dread Gazebo" and "Peerless".

Park did a fellowship with the Dramatists Guild Foundation in 2013-2014 as a playwright.

As a screenwritier, has written for "Hello Tomorrow!" and "Command Z".

05/23/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Damon Chua
https://www.damonchua.com/

Damon Chua was born in Singapore and now lives New York. Many of his plays explore Chinese culture and history; sometimes taking familiar stories and giving them a new Chinese twist.

His play, "Film Chinois" won an Ovation Award in 2007 for Best World Premiere of a play.

Other plays include, "Warrior Sisters of Wu"; "The Emperor's Nightingale"; and "Quixotic Professor Qiu".

Chua has also written prose and poetry.

05/22/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Hansol Jung
https://www.instagram.com/chokkie/

Hansol Jung is originally from South Korea. She is best known for her play, "Wolf Play" which won an Obie Award (Off-Broadway) in 2024. She has also written several other works including, "Among the Dead"; "Cardboard Piano"; Wild Goose Dreams"; and "Merry Me".

Jung has also translated many English-language works into Korean for production in South Korea; shows such as "Evita", "Spamalot"; and "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee".

Jung is a member of The Pack Company in NYC.

05/21/2026

The month of May is AAPI Heritage Month. Let's celebrate some AAPI Playwrights!

Dipika Guha
https://dipikaguha.com/

Dipika Guha was born in India. She lived in Russia and the UK before settling in the USA.

Guha was a resident playwright with New Dramatists from 2019-2025. She is perhaps best known for her play, "Yoga Play". Other works include, "The Betrothed" and "Blown Youth".

As a screenwriter, Guha wrote for "Sneaky Pete" on Amazon and has served as a producer on "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel".

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