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Lloyd Suh
OccupationPlaywright
NationalityAmerican
EducationIndiana University Bloomington (BA)
The New School for Social Research (MFA)
Notable awardsAlpert Award in the Arts (2019)

Lloyd Suh is an American playwright and the recipient of the 2019 Herb Alpert Award in the Arts in theatre.[1]

Life

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Suh is a second-generation Korean-American.[2] He was born around 1975[3] and is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana.[4] He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington.[2]

Career

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His plays have been performed in the United States with Ma-Yi, the Play Company, Ensemble Studio Theatre, La Mama ETC, Magic Theatre and the Denver Center Theatre Company. They have been performed internationally at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in Manila and with the PCPA in Seoul, Korea.[5][6]

Starting in 2015, he has been a member of the Dramatists Guild Council.[6] He joined The Lark as the Director of Artistic Programs in 2011. From 2005 to 2010 he was the Artistic Director of Second Generation and Co-Director of the Ma-Yi Writers Lab.[5]

Suh was on the National Steering Committee for the creation of the first National Asian American Theatre Conference and the first National Asian American Theatre Festival.[4]

He is an alum of EST's Youngblood and the Soho Rep Writer Director Lab.[6] He received his BA from Indiana University Bloomington in 1998 and his Master of Fine Arts from the New School for Social Research.[4]

Works

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His plays include: The Chinese Lady,[7] The Far Country, Charles Francis Chan Jr's Exotic Oriental Murder Mystery, Franklinland, The Wong Kids in the Secret of the Space Chupacabra Go!, American Hwangap, Jesus in India,[8] Great Wall Story[9][10] and The Heart Sellers.[11]

Awards

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In 2016, Suh received the Helen Merrill Award and in 2019 he was the recipient of the Herb Alpert Award in the Arts.[6] He was named one of the "50 to Watch" by the Dramatists Guild.[4] In 2020 he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellow Award.[12][13]

His play The Chinese Lady was nominated for the 2022 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play.[14] Suh was a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play The Far Country.[15]

References

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  1. ↑ "Lloyd Suh | The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts". herbalpertawards.org. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  2. 1 2 "Playwright Lloyd Suh talks college days at IU, inspiration behind Pulitzer finalist 'The Far Country'". news.iu.edu.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Richard (2022-12-21). "Lloyd Suh's Plays About the Past Speak Directly to Our Present". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-02-21.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Lloyd Suh". Playing On Air. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. 1 2 Lark, The. "Lloyd Suh | The Lark Staff". The Lark. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Lloyd Suh | New Dramatists". newdramatists.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  7. ↑ "Lloyd Suh Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  8. ↑ "Jesus in India, by Lloyd Suh". magictheatre.org. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  9. ↑ "Lloyd Suh". Ma-Yi Theater Company. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  10. ↑ "Lloyd Suh theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  11. ↑ Higgins, Jim (2023-02-11). "Milwaukee Repertory Theater's world premiere of 'The Heart Sellers' is a stunning comedy". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-01-09.
  12. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Lloyd Suh". Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  13. ↑ "Lloyd Suh | Artists Repertory Theatre". Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  14. ↑ Chloe Rabinowitz (June 8, 2022). "COMPANY, SIX & More Win 2022 Drama Desk Awards – See the Full List!". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved May 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Finalist: The Far Country, by Lloyd Suh". The Pulitzer Prizes. 2023.
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