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Michael Yichao

MICHAEL YICHAO

  
Nationality:    USA
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I was born in Kunming, Yunnan, China but lived in Arizona since age 1.5. In 2010, I moved to California, and have been here in LA since then (with the occasional summer escapades to New York, Edinburgh and New Haven, CT). I'm a staff writer for a Chinese sitcom set (and produced/filmed) in Los Angeles. I also am a creative writer, project coordinator and translator for Rhetroactive, a themed entertainment design company. (Basically, I get to help make up the stories behind the rides, attractions, and parks we work for.) I am also a playwright. My plays have received honors from the Kennedy Center (10 Minute Play Regional Finalist 2014, Stephen Paul Lim Award 2012, 2013, 2014) and has been semi-finalists for the National Playwright's Conference (2011, 2013, 2014). My plays have also been produced at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (2013), at Boston College as part of the Art Festival by AHANA Collective Theatre (2013), at Bath Fringe Festival (2014) and at community theaters in California and Arizona.

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below is a list of Michael Yichao's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         #DeathFollowsMe         Between         Bread         Goose         Hide/Seek         In Progress [playwrights]         Jellyfish Pine         Luane         Missing Snow

#DeathFollowsMe

Synopsis:
"Murder She Wrote" meets "High School Musical"

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Written by Michael Yichao and Deena Selenow

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Genre:
Musical

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Between

Synopsis:
Four young people. Caitlin father is distant. Jayden discovers he is getting a new brother. Mary has a serious illness. Taylor is being sent to new foster parents

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Genre:
Youth play

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Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  doubling

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Bread

Synopsis:
Olivia and Dan spend a lot of time not telling each other how they feel

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1st Produced:
Boston College's Art Festival    2013

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Genre:
Ten minute play

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Male:  1            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Goose

Synopsis:
Dallin is turning 13, and no one comes to his party. His dad's out of town for work, his best friends are at a cooler kid's party - even his annoying older sister is away at soccer camp. Left by himself, Dallin takes flight through time, outer space, and his own memories  with help from an unexpected friend. A new, kid-friendly TYA (theatre for Young Audiences) piece by Michael Yichao, Goose is a winner of the Kennedy Center American Colleges theater Festival, a semi-finalist for the O'Neill theater National Playwriting Conference, and was developed with the Orchard Project.

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1st Produced:
Venue 13, Edinburgh Festival Fringe    Aug 2013

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CalArts Festival Theater

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Genre:
children's, drama 50 minutes

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Hide/Seek

Synopsis:
Philip has an impossible crush. His first love, his first heartbreak

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1st Produced:
O'Neill Playwrights Conference    2011

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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In Progress [playwrights]

Synopsis:
Three would be playwrights. One is told that he writes "white plays" so tries to write one about an Asian-American family. One finds she is terminally ill and hopes that she can use this as a lever to get her play produced. The other is having a bad year but cannot decide to use this to write another "bad year" play

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Genre:
Comedy

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Jellyfish Pine

Synopsis:
Emily loves Jack. Jack loves Emily. But never at the same time...

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Workshop at Arizona State University    2014

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Genre:
Drama

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Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Luane

Synopsis:
Luane is helping her grandmother move from the family home into sheltered accommodation

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Genre:
Youth play

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Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  extras

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Missing Snow

Synopsis:
Jason discovers is dog is sick and this forces him to look at his life, family and girlfriend

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Genre:
One act

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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