How To Be A Korean Woman (24-25 Season)
Dates : September 12, 2024 — September 22, 2024
Sun Mee Chomet‘s hilarious, heartfelt, and personal telling of searching for her birth family in Seoul, South Korea. Back by popular demand from its January 2024 run.
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Written and performed by Sun Mee Chomet
Direction and dramaturgy by Zaraawar Mistry
Run time: 85 minutes with no intermission
Back by popular demand from its January 2024 run.
How to Be a Korean Woman is a hilarious, heartfelt, and personal telling of Korean-American adoptee Sun Mee Chomet‘s search for her birth family in Seoul, South Korea.
This poignant one-woman show — told from the perspective of an adult Jewish adoptee — uses text, music, and movement to explore themes of family, love, adulthood, and the universal longing to know one’s past.
About the Production
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
Director: Zaraawar Mistry
Scenic Designer: Nephelie Andonyadis+
Lighting Designer: Jesse Belsky+
Production Stage Manager: Anthony O. Bullock*
Assistant Stage Manager: Shee Shee Jin
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theater, Theater J, and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States
+Member of United Scenic Artists Local 829
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Creative Connections
Join us for inspiring and insightful post-show conversations that explore the key themes of How To Be A Korean Woman. Led by Sun Mee and fellow adoptees from the DC Area, this Creative Connections series will offer a chance for audiences to respond to the performance and reflect on adoptee experiences.
Creative Connections events are free and open to the public.
| Friday, September 13, after the matinee | A Conversation with Sun Mee Chomet and Tricia Anderson |
| Saturday, September 14, after the performance | A Conversation with Sun Mee Chomet and A.D. Herzel |
| Sunday, September 15, after the matinee | A Conversation with Sun Mee Chomet, Melissa Corkum, and Alice Stephens |
| Thursday, September 19, after the performance | A Conversation with Sun Mee Chomet and Chana Bilek |
| Saturday, September 21, after the performance | A Conversation with Sun Mee Chomet and Liz Kleinrock |
| Wednesday, September 18, after the performance | A Conversation with Sun Mee Chomet |
| Sunday, September 22, after the performance | A Conversation with Sun Mee Chomet |
| Thursday, September 12: 6:00 PM reception, 7:30 PM performance | Adoptee Night: Join us for a pre-show reception at 6:00 PM with fellow adoptees and former foster youth. Use code Together25 for 25% off tickets In partnership with the Inclusion Initiative |
| Sunday, September 15, 2:00 PM | Constellation Matinee: After the performance, adoptees invite the adoption constellation to join in a sacred space where we will honor one adoptee’s story and explore better ways to love and support adoptees in our lives. Use code Constell25 for 25% off tickets In partnership with Adoption Wise |
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