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Straight White MenStraight White Men
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
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We're Gonna Die
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Obie Awards - 2011 - Special Citations

Young Jean LeeWe're Gonna Die!


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Obie Awards - 2007 - Emerging Playwright Award

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Eisa Davis and Stephanie Ybarra to be Honored at BEYOND: HERE's 31st Annual Gala Photo
Eisa Davis and Stephanie Ybarra to be Honored at BEYOND: HERE's 31st Annual Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

HERE Arts Center will honor Eisa Davis and Stephanie Ybarra at their BEYOND: HERE's 31st Annual Gala. Learn more about the upcoming gala and see how to purchase tickets.
Japan Society Annual Play Reading Series Presents THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON In March Photo
Japan Society Annual Play Reading Series Presents THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON In March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2025

Japan Society will present a staged reading of the far side of the moon by Japanese playwright Izumi Kasagi, led by New York-based director Skye E. Kowaleski, taking place Monday, March 10 at 7:30 PM at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street).
Previews: ARTSWORKS SERIES at Desert Theatreworks Photo
Previews: ARTSWORKS SERIES at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Jan 21, 2025

ArtsWorks is a program by and for seniors--whether they come with a lifetime of experience or a renewed interest in creative expression--to engage in the performing arts without the pressures of memorization and rigorous rehearsals. But it’s so much more than reading plays. It’s music. It’s movement. It’s an opportunity to expand social connections within the community and to keep those juices flowing—the ones that boost and maintain cognitive skills. It’s joyous.
GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA! Extends for Final Time at Soho Rep Photo
GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA! Extends for Final Time at Soho Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2024

Soho Rep will present a second and final extension of its highly acclaimed world premiere production of Alina Troyano (aka Carmelita Tropicana) and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Feature: BEYOND CASTING: THE PLAY IS THE THING Photo
Feature: BEYOND CASTING: THE PLAY IS THE THING
by Herbert Paine - Nov 7, 2024

While casting practices have evolved to enhance diversity (albeit, too slowly and not enough), the selection of plays remains strikingly homogeneous. We need to focus on what is produced as much as who is cast.
RHEOLOGY, EAT THE DOCUMENT, and More Set for HERE 2024-2025 Season Photo
RHEOLOGY, EAT THE DOCUMENT, and More Set for HERE 2024-2025 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 26, 2024

HERE's 2024-2025 season features four world premieres and a diverse lineup of innovative performances. See the full schedule here!
PROTOTYPE Announces 2025 Festival Beginning This January Photo
PROTOTYPE Announces 2025 Festival Beginning This January
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2024

PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now has announced the lineup for 2025, set to resume January 9-19, 2025. This will mark the final season co-produced by HERE and co-curated by Kristin Marting, who founded the Festival together with Beth Morrison and Kim Whitener, and who is also the outgoing Founding Artistic Director of HERE.
HAMLET To Be Presented At The Collapsable Hole Photo
HAMLET To Be Presented At The Collapsable Hole
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2024

HAMLET is set to take the stage at the Collapsable Hole, offering a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.
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Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 30, 2024
by - May 30, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 30, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Raja Feather Kelly's THE FIRES Extended at Soho Rep Photo
Raja Feather Kelly's THE FIRES Extended at Soho Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2024

Soho Rep will present a two-week extension of The Fires, the world premiere play written and directed by Raja Feather Kelly that opened to acclaim last week. Learn how to purchase tickets.
HERE Announces 2024 Recipients Of $125K HARP Residencies Photo
HERE Announces 2024 Recipients Of $125K HARP Residencies
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2024

HERE will welcome three new members of the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP), one of the most robust residency programs in the country.
The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on MY BROKEN LANGUAGE
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2024

The Center for Fiction, a 200-year-old literary nonprofit that has created an immersive home for readers and writers in downtown Brooklyn, and Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, will co-present Story/Teller Arts: Quiara Alegría Hudes on My Broken Language: A Theater Jawn.
The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present STORY/TELLER ARTS: Br Photo
The Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group Present STORY/TELLER ARTS: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2024

Join the Center for Fiction and Theatre Communications Group for Story/Teller Arts: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins with Jocelyn Bioh.
Soho Rep to Present World Premiere of Raja Feather Kelly's THE FIRES Photo
Soho Rep to Present World Premiere of Raja Feather Kelly's THE FIRES
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 29, 2024

Soho Rep will present The Fires, a world premiere play written and directed by Raja Feather Kelly. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Apollinaire Theatre Company Will Present TOUCHING THE VOID Beginning Next Month Photo
Apollinaire Theatre Company Will Present TOUCHING THE VOID Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 24, 2024

Based on Joe Simpson’s bestselling memoir turned BAFTA-winning film, David Greig’s thrilling adaptation charts this astonishing feat of human endurance. Life-affirming and often darkly funny, Touching the Void takes the audience on an epic adventure that asks how far you’d be willing to go to survive.
Theatre Communications Group Announces Recipients For PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: IN THE ST Photo
Theatre Communications Group Announces Recipients For PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: IN THE STACKS
by Blair Ingenthron - Mar 2, 2024

Theatre Communications Group reveals the recipients of the Plays for the People: In the Stacks initiative, an effort to support and promote new theatrical works.
Theatre Communications Group Announces Recipients For PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: IN THE ST Photo
Theatre Communications Group Announces Recipients For PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE: IN THE STACKS
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 2, 2024

Theatre Communications Group has announced the recipients of Plays for the People: In the Stacks. With funding from the Mellon Foundation, TCG has provided $25,000 total in book credits to the fifty recipient organizations, helping to expand and diversify their drama collections.
Review: An Eye-Opening STRAIGHT WHITE MEN by Young Jean Lee Premieres at Tamparep Photo
Review: An Eye-Opening STRAIGHT WHITE MEN by Young Jean Lee Premieres at Tamparep
by Drew Eberhard - Feb 5, 2024

Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men is a 2014 Dramatic Comedy that premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in New York City on November 7, 2014. Directed by the playwright Lee, and featuring Austin Pendleton as “Ed”, Pete Simpson, James Stanely, and Gary Wilmes. Following its run off Broadway, the play was then produced by Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, opening in February 2017 and running until March 26, 2017. Young Jean Lee’s play made its transfer to Broadway with Previews beginning at the Hayes Theatre June 29,2018, with its official opening night on July 23. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, and featuring a cast of Armie Hammer as Drew, Josh Charles as Jake, Paul Schneider as Matt, Kate Bornstein and Ty Defoe as “Stagehands-in-Charge,” and Stephen Payne as Ed. Both Tom Skerritt and Denis Arndt had ties to the production but left before opening and during previews.
Previews: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at TampaRep Photo
Previews: STRAIGHT WHITE MEN at TampaRep
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - Jan 31, 2024

STRAIGHT WHITE MEN explores identity, privilege, and masculinity in contemporary America as three brothers, Matt, Jake, and Drew, reunite with their father, Ed, for Christmas. Guided by the 'Persons in Charge,' the audience gains a new perspective on heterosexual males.
TampaRep to Present STRAIGHT WHITE MEN in February Photo
TampaRep to Present STRAIGHT WHITE MEN in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2024

TampaRep presents Straight White Men, a provocative comedy exploring identity, privilege, and masculinity in contemporary America. Follow three brothers as they navigate family dynamics during the holiday season.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Young Jean Lee written?

Young Jean Lee has written 1 shows including We're Gonna Die (Bookwriter, Music and Lyrics).

What awards has Young Jean Lee been nominated for?

Special Citations (Obie Awards) for We're Gonna Die! and Emerging Playwright Award (Obie Awards).

What awards has Young Jean Lee won?

Young Jean Lee has won the Special Citations at the Obie Awards for We're Gonna Die! and the Emerging Playwright Award at the Obie Awards.

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