Jung Hee

2024, New York

also Choreographer

Jung Hee is a musical adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone. When her family is caught in the crossfire of South Korea’s Gwangju Uprising, Jung Hee must make an impossible choice: stay safe and pursue her dreams, or fight for the future of her family and city. Jung Hee weaves threads of familial bonds into the fabric of a city on fire in this new musical. It is also a mixture of theatrical forms: Act I is a musical, and Act II is a dance. The pivotal point is when the river pours down from the sky, allowing the audience to see the mourning, mesmerization, and also memories of the joy through movement and tableaus.

Production Photos By Delia Dumont & Jonathan Barbee.

Performed At Schapiro Theater In New York.

Composed & Written By Edison Hong

Directed By Delia Dumont

Choreographed By Zihe Tian

Dramaturg: Zihe Tian

Scenic Design: Ningning Yang

Costume Design: Benjamin Burton

Lighting Design: Zijun (Neil) Wang

Sound Design: Mitchell Sulkowski

Music Director: Andrew Shapiro

Production Stage Manager: Emily Griffith

Producers: Vick Liu & Eunha Chung

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