The Kilroys are a group of influential theatre leaders devoted to promoting more productions of plays written by women. This year, they built this list with nominations from 321 influential #newplay leaders who had read/seen at least 40 new plays last year.
Asian American/Pacific Islander playwrights wrote TEN of the 55 plays they thought they should be produced more. They include
- Peerless by Jihae Park
- Cardboard Piano by Hangsol Jung
- Kentucky by Leah Nanako Winkler
- No More Sad Things by Hangsol Jung
- Fruiting Bodies by Sam Chanse
- Wolf Play by Hangsol Jung
- King of the Yees, by Lauren Yee
- Soldier X by Rehana Lew Mirza
- Madame Ho, Eugenie Chan
- The Tiger Among Us, Lauren Yee
- Today Is My Birthday, Susan Soon He Stanton
More about the Kilroys here.
Congratulations, also, to the honorable mentions, who were nominated by at least three folks:
ADITI BRENNAN KAPIL – Brahman/i, a one-hijra stand-up comedy show
ADITI BRENNAN KAPIL – Imogen Says Nothing
ADITI BRENNAN KAPIL – Orange
ALICE TUAN – HIT
ALICE TUAN – Private Rivals
CARLA CHING – Nomad Motel
CELINE SONG – Tom & Eliza
DIPIKA GUHA – Mechanics of Love
JIEHAE PARK – The Good Ones
KIMBER LEE – tokyo fish story
LAUREN YEE – Hookman
LAUREN YEE – Samsara
LEAH NANAKO WINKLER – Death For Sydney Black
VELINA HASU HOUSTON – Calligraphy
YOUNG JEAN LEE – Straight White Men
(And just to be complete, here are the 2014 AAPI plays:
HANNAH AND THE DREAD GAZEBO by Jiehae Park
YOU FOR ME FOR YOU by Mia Chung
THE WORLD OF EXTREME HAPPINESS by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
DIFFERENT WORDS FOR THE SAME THING by Kimber Lee
I ENTER THE VALLEY by Dipika Guha )
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