Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Take Two for a Milestone Moment for Asian American Playwrights
TDF: 2020 was shaping up to be the year of the Asian American playwright in New York City. Then COVID-19 hit and all the productions shut down—most before they even opened. After six painfully turbulent years for the theatre industry and its artists, there’s a welcome feeling of déjà vu this month as four new plays by Asian American women and nonbinary dramatists bow Off Broadway simultaneously.
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I’m taking an Asian American Studies class right now so this article is particularly relevant and interesting. I think a lot of times as audiences we pay attention to who we see on stage, sometimes, as designers, we pay attention to who is behind the production, but we less often notice who actually wrote the story we’re watching in the first place. As I thought about this article, I realized that for a lot of plays I know I couldn’t tell you the demographics of the playwright, and for the plays where I could tell you, none of the playwrights I know are Asian American. Especially post-Covid, Asian American perspectives are so important to understanding the full picture of race and racism in America, as well as the legacy of immigration. Its exciting to see a surge in Asian American playwrights, and I hope to hear about their work and get to read or watch it someday.
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