pokapola, pacdonalds, and the death of the last polarbear
-A Devising Musical with Recycled Materials
Cast Size: 5+
Orchestra size: 5 (Or can be done with a piano)
Studio to Large Scale, Outdoor
*Finalist/ New York Dramatist Guild’s National Fellowship, 2024
*Catskill Artist’s Residency, 2014
Full Script and Score Available
synopsis
Inspired by Nanook of the North, this devised musical comedy explores cultural colonialism and the intersection of environmental collapse with capitalism. The audience will experience an unconventional musical blending physical theatre, recycled materials, and communal storytelling. Drawing inspiration from Hannah Arendt’s "banality of evil," the show delves into how seemingly innocent actions can have catastrophic consequences.Featuring northern animals like polar bears and foxes, performed by a cast of six, this production seeks to redefine musical theatre through physical devising and innovative use of recycled objects.Diluted
-the Man Who Goes Transparent
A Musical Poem with Physical Theatre
Cast of 6+
Orchestra size: 2-6
Studio to Midscale Theatre
Musical Collaboration between Western classical and Korean traditional composers
*Official Invitation, Fukuoka International Theatre Festival, 2018
Full Script available
Performed in two different versions over 5 years.
English script and new music developmenet in progress
synopsis
Traces the final 24 hours of Korea’s most beloved poet, Yun Dong-ju, before his death in 1945, the play questions, “What defines me as ‘me’?” as a diaspora’s point of view. Caught between curiosity and longing, the story delves into what we need most to survive in a world marked by brutality.With the international musical collaboration between Korean traditional musicians and Western contemporary music, this show shall offer a unique soundscape. stuffed
-A Stuffed puppet musical for adults
Cast of 10+
Orchestra size: 8-12 (can be done with a piano.)
Midscale to Largescale Theatre
Full Script and Score Available
First reading in English, in New York, USA, 2010
Full Production in Korean, in Busan, Korea, 2011
English Script development in progress
synopsis
In a secluded community where longevity is revered, and taxidermy is seen as the sole method of preserving life, a mysterious salesperson arrives, offering life insurance.As the townspeople rush to insure their lives, an ominous presence of death begins to creep ever closer, until the entire town spirals toward its inevitable downfall.Occupying the island
-A K-Pop Musical about the Historic First Encounter of the UK and Korea
Cast of 7
Orchestra size: 5(can be done with a piano)
Studio to midscale theatre
Script in Developement
synopsis
Based on the first political encounter between Korea and the UK, this musical comedy highlights how mutual misunderstandings transform potentially serious incidents into unexpectedly result.