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Euijoon Kim

EUIJOON KIM  

 Nationality:    Asian American
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Euijoon Kim. a Los Angeles native, Euijoon Kim received his B.a. in Film Studies from the University of California, Irvine. While continuing his education in Film/TV production, he joined the David Henry Hwang Playwriting Institute in 1996. There he completed three plays and several one-acts and monologues he performed himself. His third play, My Tired Broke ass Pontificating Slapstick Funk, was given a mainstage production at East/West Players for their 2000 season. Karaoke Stories is his first play, and was originally completed in 1996. Since then it has had staged readings and productions at theaters in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Virginia, and New York.

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

 Karaoke Stories         My Tired Broke Ass Pointificating Slapstick Funk

Karaoke Stories

Synopsis:
Karaoke Stories is a live cinematic opus of loss, sorrow, and unrequited love played out in a rundown L.a. karaoke bar ("a rehab center for the emotionally retarded"). as Jeff, an under-qualified producer with is own "ideas," reads from Eric's screenplay, the characters come to life on the karaoke stage, fulfilling a Tour De Force vision of "meaningful/thought-provoking" sex, violence, and political incorrectness. It's The Love Boatmeets Pulp Fiction meets Porky's,with an all Asian-American cast and one token white guy.

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1st Produced:
Second Generation Productions    1999

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1st Published:
Playscripts, Inc - New York   -

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Genre:
110-130 min Comedy

Parts:
Male:  18            Female:  6            Other:  18 males, 6 females (18-28 actors possible: 12-18 males, 6-10 females)

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My Tired Broke Ass Pointificating Slapstick Funk

Synopsis:
It's a story about Eric who is plagued by old men with little dogs, mysterious fuzzy slippers, arrogant video store clerks, and angry Asian actors. He hasn't been right since he traded insults with Karen in the men's room of that club in Koreatown. How is this generAsian 1.5'er going to get out of his tired broke ass funk?
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1st Produced:
East West Players, La: Paper Or Plastic    1999

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