99 Histories
by Julia Cho

Name: 99 Histories
Brand: Julia Cho
SKU: 9780822220299
Rating: 4.59 (29 reviews)

Off-Broadway

99 Histories Book Cover — 99 Histories Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

75 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Expandable CastingUnit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers love the emotional depth and character development in this play. Many find the themes of family and heartbreak resonate strongly, making it a memorable experience. The dialogue and unexpected twists are particularly praised.

Emotional depthGreat charactersIntriguing themesLimited performances noted

Synopsis

A 29-year-old Korean-American woman, pregnant and unmarried, tries to mend her estranged relationship with her culturally very Korean mother.

ThemesKorean Americans--Drama Korean Americans Mother and child--Fiction Mother and child--Drama Mother and child Mothers and daughters--Drama Mothers and daughters PS3603.H6 A613 2005

Press Reviews

"If you write an immigrant story, it’s going to be a classic American story... writer-director Chay Yew also notes, ‘[Cho offers] great emotional maturity and economy of words and a great passion for language. She’s very good at drawing character who have emotional complexity."
— Los Angeles Times

"An absorbing family drama."
— Stage Raw

"By the end, Cho attains what she’s been reaching for all along: a sense of the continuity of love and history, a reconciliation between past and present, the living and the dead."
— Westword

"Some really beautiful buds, roses and thorns of love. Cho has written an astounding piece on the complexities of love, motherhood, relationships and Chung 정."
— Jo Siemi, Storygraph

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Sah-Jin Female, American-Korean, Eunice’s mother, fifties.	female	—	Female, American-Korean, Eunice’s mother, fifties.
Girl / Young Sah-Jin Female, Korean-American.	female	—	Female, Korean-American.
Daniel Merritt Male, white American, twenties.	male	—	Male, white American, twenties.
Young Woman Female, Korean, twenty.	female	—	Female, Korean, twenty.
Joe Male, white American. Played by the actor who plays Daniel.	male	—	Male, white American. Played by the actor who plays Daniel.
Paul Male, Korean-American, early thirties.	male	—	Male, Korean-American, early thirties.
Eunice Female, Korean-American, late twenties.	female	—	Female, Korean-American, late twenties.