The Language Archive and Other Plays

by Julia Cho

Overview

From whimsical comedies to nail-biting chillers, Julia Cho is one of the most versatile playwrights in the contemporary theater. Her plays have been produced at Playwrights Hori­zons, Roundabout Theatre Company, Vineyard Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, South Coast Repertory, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, and Long Wharf Theatre, among others. She’s the recipient of a Susan Smith Black­burn Prize and is an alumna of New Dramatists. This collection includes the plays The Language Archive, Durango, Aubergine, The Piano Teacher, and Office Hour.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781559365529
Publisher:	Theatre Communications Group
Publication date:	01/28/2020
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Julia Cho's plays include, The Language Archive, The Piano Teacher, Durango, The Winchester House, BFE, The Architecture of Loss and 99 Histories. She has been a resident playwright at New Dramatists since 2004. Her work has been produced at the Vineyard Theatre, The Public, South Coast Repertory, Long Wharf Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, New York Theatre Workshop, East West Players, Theatre @ Boston Court, and Silk Road Theatre Project, among others. Honors include the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Barrie Stavis Award, the Claire Tow Award for Emerging Artists, the L. Arnold Weissberger Award, and the 2020 Windham-Campbell Prize. Durango was also named one of the Top 10 Plays of 2006 by Entertainment Weekly and one of the Best of 2007 by the The L.A. Times. She is an alumna of the Juilliard School and NYU's Graduate Dramatic Writing Program.

Editorial Reviews

"A cozy, effective little chiller...Coolly imparts insights about the transmission of evil in a globalized world, where actions a continent away can spread their malign influence to the suburb next door."

New York Times on The Piano Teacher

"Cho displays a balance and compassion that's Chekhovian... a writer at the top of her game."

Village Voice on Durango

"Cho's playwriting style... lures us into caring about characters who never fail to surprise us with their simple humanity."

Los Angeles Times on Aubergine

"Delivers a moving meditation on love, loss, and the emotional power of food. Anyone who’s ever shared a quiet late-night meal with a loved one, especially one who’s no longer here, will find much to relate to."

Hollywood Reporter on Aubergine

"A very stimulating new play...preoccupied with matters of linguistics and, more specifically, about how we all take a leap of faith every time we open our mouths...Haunting."

Chicago Tribune on The Language Archive

"Undeniably topical…Cho is curious about the intersection of private and public selves, the way psychology and culture mutually express each other. This is a small play, but before you realize it, its rippling current has taken you far from the safety of shore."

Los Angeles Times on Office Hour

"...a strength of Cho's writing is her empathy for those who stumble toward and slip away from intimacies they desperately covet - but aren't equipped to handle."

Seattle Times

"Cho is fast establishing herself as a chronicler of small tragedies... she is not a sleight of hand artist but a craftsman."

Backstage on The Piano Teacher

"A finely wrought drama."

Los Angeles Times on Durango

"Cho's playwriting style... lures us into caring about characters who never fail to surprise us with their simple humanity." — Los Angeles Times on Aubergine

Los Angeles Times

"Cho is fast establishing herself as a chronicler of small tragedies... she is not a sleight of hand artist but a craftsman." — Backstage on The Piano Teacher

Backstage

"Cho displays a balance and compassion that's Chekhovian... a writer at the top of her game." — Village Voice on Durango

Village Voice