I do what I want, say what I want, and I am not hesitate to do a spontaneous cartwheel if I feel so moved.
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Julia Cho
Julia Cho (born 1975) is an American playwright and television writer who has won national awards for her work. 2Early life and education Cho was born in Los Angeles, California, and is the daughter of Korean immigrants. Her mother is a nurse and her father worked for an aerospace company where his job relocation led the family to move to Arizona. The Arizona desert is used as the setting for several of her plays. She graduated from Amherst College in 1996 with a degree in English, the University of California, Berkeley where she earned a masters degree in English literature, New York University's dramatic writing program (MFA), and the Juilliard School where she was a Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellow. 2Career She has had five plays at South Coast Repertory. As a screenwriter, Cho has written for the television series Big Love and Fringe. 3Plays 99 Histories, Pacific Playwrights Festival, South Coast Repertory, 2002 BFE, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 2003 The Architecture of Loss, Ny Theatre Workshop, 2004 How To Be A Good Son, Kobe City University Of Foreign Studies (Kobe, Hyogo, Japan), 2004 Bay and The Spectacles of Doom, La Jolla Theater's POP Tour (La Jolla, CA, United States), 2005 Durango, Public Theater, NY, 2006 100 Most Beautiful Names of Todd, Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY, 2006 The Winchester House, Boston Court, 2006 First Tree in Antarctica, Ensemble Studio Theatre, NY, 2007 The Piano Teacher, South Coast Repertory, CA, 2007 Post It, Thumping Claw (festival of one-acts, Actor's Playpen, Hollywood, CA), 2008 Round And Round, Milagro Theater, NY, 2008 The Language Archive, South Coast Repertory, 2009 3Awards 2004 L. Arnold Weissberger Award, for BFE (award administered by Williamstown Theatre Festival) 2005 Barrie and Bernice Stavis Playwriting Award (National Theatre Conference) for Durango 2005 Claire Tow Award for Emerging Artists 2009 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize for The Language Archive. 3Reviews Love is a loony business in Julia Cho’s wryly beguiling new play, The Language Archive, making its world premiere at South Coast Repertory. Commissioned by New York’s Roundabout Theatre Company, The Language Archive revolves around George, a professional linguist who’s a dud at communication—especially with his love-hungry wife, Mary, who’s set to leave hi
Don't hold back. For anyone. The farther you go, the prouder I'll be.
Nothing stays the same forever.
I'm sorry I'm not perfect, sorry I'm not good enough, and sorry I'll never be like you.
What was once a blessing became an... inconvenience.
You are a woman now. And your body is starting to change. It's nothing to be embarrassed about.
We've all got an inner beast. We've all got a messy, loud, weird part of ourselves hidden away. And a lot of us never let it out.
I am my own person. But that doesn't mean doing whatever I want. Like most adults, I have responsibilities.
I like boys. I like loud music. I like gyrating! I’m 13, deal with it!
People have all kinds of sides to them, Mei, and some sides are messy.
I’ve been obsessed with my mom’s approval my whole life. I couldn’t risk losing it. But losing you guys is worse.
I accept and embrace all labels.
I’m finally figuring out who I am. But I’m scared it will take me away from you.
Honoring your parents sounds great, but if you take it too far, well, you might forget to honor yourself.
My whole life I’ve been perfect little Mei Mei. But maybe I like this new me.