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