| Susan Soon He Stanton winner of Ten Minute API play contest |
Susan Soon He Stanton is from Honolulu, Hawaii and began writing plays at age fifteen
with Honolulu Theatre for Youth. Her plays have been performed or developed at Joe’s
Pub, The Flea, Kennedy Center,Kumu Kahua Theater, Honolulu Theater for Youth,
InkWell, New Sounds Theater, Yale University’s New Theater, Studio Theater, and Yale
Cabaret. Her play, Whatever Happened to John Boy Kihano? was the winner of the
Hawaii prize by Kumu Kahua Theater and was produced by Kumu Kahua in 2009. The
Art of Preservation was published by Broadway Play Publishing. Her feature-length
screenplay, Rosalind’s Helix received a best screenplay award and a feature film
development grant from the Sloan Foundation. She is the literary manager of the New
Sounds Theatre. She has received writing commissions from Red Sky Film Productions
and Kumu Kahua Theatre. She is a writer for Audrey Magazine, a national Asian-
American interest publication. She is the recipient of the Eugene O’Neil Memorial
Scholarship and is currently pursuing a MFA degree in playwriting at the Yale School of
Drama.
with Honolulu Theatre for Youth. Her plays have been performed or developed at Joe’s
Pub, The Flea, Kennedy Center,Kumu Kahua Theater, Honolulu Theater for Youth,
InkWell, New Sounds Theater, Yale University’s New Theater, Studio Theater, and Yale
Cabaret. Her play, Whatever Happened to John Boy Kihano? was the winner of the
Hawaii prize by Kumu Kahua Theater and was produced by Kumu Kahua in 2009. The
Art of Preservation was published by Broadway Play Publishing. Her feature-length
screenplay, Rosalind’s Helix received a best screenplay award and a feature film
development grant from the Sloan Foundation. She is the literary manager of the New
Sounds Theatre. She has received writing commissions from Red Sky Film Productions
and Kumu Kahua Theatre. She is a writer for Audrey Magazine, a national Asian-
American interest publication. She is the recipient of the Eugene O’Neil Memorial
Scholarship and is currently pursuing a MFA degree in playwriting at the Yale School of
Drama.
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Thursday October 22 8PM Ten
Minute API Play Contest
Performances with special guest star
Kristina Wong performance
Minute API Play Contest
Performances with special guest star
Kristina Wong performance
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