The Language Archive and Other Plays

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

"...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

From whimsical comedies to nail-biting chillers, Julia Cho is one of the most versatile playwrights in the contemporary theatre scene. For the past fifteen years, her stunning plays have been performed all over the country-from San Francisco to Off-Broadway-with one work premiering as far away as Japan. Her writing is at once touching and challenging, amusing and electric, and this new anthology contains a captivating sampling of her widely-lauded work. Five brilliant plays are included in this collection.

Julia Cho's plays include Aubergine, Office Hour, 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. Honors include the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Barrie Stavis Award, the Claire Tow Award for Emerging Artists, and the L. Arnold Weissberger Award. Durango was also named one of the Top 10 Plays of 2006 by Entertainment Weekly and one of the Best of 2007 by the L.A. Times.

A collection of plays from the award-winning playwright Julia Cho

“"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."”

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

"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"

"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"

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.

"Cho's playwriting style...lures us into caring about characters who never fail to surprise us with their simple humanity."-- Los Angeles Times "...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 From whimsical comedies to nail-biting chillers, Julia Cho is one of the most versatile playwrights in the contemporary theatre scene. For the past fifteen years, her stunning plays have been performed all over the country--from San Francisco to Off-Broadway--with one work premiering as far away as Japan. Her writing is at once touching and challenging, amusing and electric, and this new anthology contains a captivating sampling of her widely-lauded work. Five brilliant plays are included in this collection. Julia Cho 's plays include Aubergine, Office Hour, 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. Honors include the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Barrie Stavis Award, the Claire Tow Award for Emerging Artists, and the L. Arnold Weissberger Award. Durango was also named one of the Top 10 Plays of 2006 by Entertainment Weekly and one of the Best of 2007 by the L.A. Times . A collection of plays from the award-winning playwright Julia Cho

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