Haruna Lee

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Haruna Lee
BornHong Kong
Notable awardsObie Award
Website
www.harunalee.com/home

Haruna Lee, formerly Kristine Haruna Lee, is a Taiwanese Japanese American theatre maker and writer.

Early life and education

Lee was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Japan.[1] They moved from Japan to the United States when they were eight. They did an undergraduate degree at NYU.[2]

Career

Lee's play, Suicide Forest, premiered in 2019 with Ma-Yi Theater Company and directed by Aya Ogawa.[3] Lee played the schoolgirl, Azusa, in this production.[4][5] Lee's mother, Aoi, also appeared in the show, which Ma-Yi remounted in 2020.[6] In 2023, Lee was invited to join the New Dramatists' resident playwright company until 2030.[7]

Personal life

Lee is half Japanese and half Taiwanese.[8]

Plays

  • Suicide Forest
  • plural (love), with Jen Goma and Morgan Green[9]
  • Communing with You
  • Memory Retrograde[9]
  • to the left of the pantry and under the sugar shack[10]
  • Drunkfish Oceanrant
  • Plum de Force[11]
  • Troika

Filmography

Television

Year Television show Credited as Notes Ref.
Writer
2020 The Flight Attendant Yes
2022 Pachinko Yes Season 2

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2020 Obie Awards Playwrighting Suicide Forest Won [12]
2021 Steinberg Playwright Awards n/a n/a Won [13]

References

  1. ↑ Szymkowicz, Adam (2017-04-23). "Adam Szymkowicz: I Interview Playwrights Part 925: Kristine Haruna Lee". Adam Szymkowicz. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  2. ↑ Polak, Brian James (2021-12-21). "The Subtext: Toward Liberation With Haruna Lee". AMERICAN THEATRE. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ↑ Clement, Olivia (2019-03-27). "Kristine Haruna Lee's Suicide Forest Begins at the Bushwick Starr". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  4. ↑ Rine, Natalie (2020-03-09). "Off-Broadway Review: Ma-Yi Theater Company presents The Bushwick Starr Production of "Suicide Forest"". OnStage Blog. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  5. ↑ Shaw, Helen (2019-12-18). "The Best Theater of 2019". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  6. ↑ Shaw, Helen (2020-03-06). "That's Really Mom Up There: Suicide Forest and SKiNFoLK". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  7. ↑ "Seven Playwrights Granted New Dramatists Residencies". AMERICAN THEATRE. 2023-08-02. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  8. ↑ Barbagallo, Jess (2016-11-01). ""A current gaining more wave:" 25 Years of Artist Development at Brooklyn Arts Exchange". The Brooklyn Rail. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Christopherson, Jody (2019-02-01). "An Interview With Playwright Kristine Haruna Lee". New York Theatre Reivew. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  10. ↑ Einerson, Katy (2016-02-09). "Talking to the left of the pantry and under the sugar shack: an interview with Kristine Haruna Lee". Culturebot. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  11. ↑ Smith, Olivia Jane (2013-09-10). "Olivia Jane Smith on Plum de Force, written and directed by Kristine Haruna Lee at the Bushwick Starr". New York Theatre Review. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  12. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (2020-07-14). "Heroes of the Fourth Turning, A Strange Loop Among 2020 Obie Award Winners". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  13. ↑ "2021 Steinberg Playwright Awardees Announced". AMERICAN THEATRE. 2021-12-14. Archived from the original on 2024-04-03. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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