The Public Theater will present a reading of Saved, Part One: The Girl and the Sky as part of the 2025 Emerging Writers Group Spotlight Series. The reading will take place on 21 April 2025 at 1:30PM and 6PM. Taylor Reynolds will direct, Harris Kiernan will be dramaturg, and the cast of 12 includes Michael Gaston, Christine Heesun Hwang, Daniel K. Isaac, Zoë Kim, Jully Lee, Liz Leimkuhler, Kelly McAndrew, Joe Tapper, Shannon Tyo, Jeena Yi, and Estelle Lee. Tickets are available here – both readings are “sold out,” but there will be a standby list prior to each performance and patrons often get in that way, so it’s recommended to come 15-30 minutes before the performance begins.
The EWG Spotlight Series will also feature readings from Karina Billini, Tommy Endter, Humaira Iqbal, Celeste Jennings, Nina Ki, Gloria Oladipo, Valen-Marie Santos, Amita Sharma, and Al Sierra. Please come and see these fantastic, exciting new plays by these brilliant writers. The series will run 21 April through 20 May.
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Saved, Part One: The Girl and the Sky is the first play in a two-part drama about the South Korean adoption industry, from its Cold War origins to its transformation into a lucrative business empire built by systemic fraud and negligence. Three epic stories spanning six decades across Oregon; Washington D.C.; Vermont; Seoul; and Jeju Island, Saved explores what happens when we kill the parents and raise the children.