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[Off-Broadway, 2014]
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Bookwriter, Music and Lyrics

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winner
Obie Awards - 2011 - Special Citations

Young Jean LeeWe're Gonna Die!


winner
Obie Awards - 2007 - Emerging Playwright Award

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Review: PULLMAN, WA at The Phoenix Group
by Brett Cullum - Aug 15, 2025

It probably helps that Domenico Leona is a poet, and that Ashley Galan just knows theater so dang well. They and this cast pull off a really radical, well-realized regional premiere for a play by a complex and compelling force in American Theatre.
Center for Performance Research Names Jaclyn Biskup Executive Director
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 13, 2025

The Board of Directors of CPR – Center for Performance Research—which supports the development and incubation of new work in dance, performance, and time-based art—today announced that Jaclyn Biskup has been named Executive Director.
Brooklyn College's 'Bring A Weasel and A Pint Of Your Own Blood' Fest Comes To Life World
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2025

The 17th annual Bring A Weasel and A Pint of Your Own Blood Festival will take place this year at the recently reopened Life World in September. Learn more here!
Interview: Domenico Leona of PULLMAN,WA at THE PHOENIX GROUP
by Brett Cullum - Aug 3, 2025

What starts off as this well-intentioned self-help seminar becomes this brutal disintegration of all of their egos and the way they live their own lives.
TAMARIE, MISS MARPLE, THE WIZARD OF OZ & More Lead BroadwayWorld's 2025 Houston Summer Theater Picks
by Brett Cullum - Jul 9, 2025

When you think of summer, you think of food, but rarely do you immediately think of thespians and theater. But why is that? Theaters are cool and dark, and they often seem like great places to escape the heat.
The Orchard Project Announces 2025 Artists, Projects & Summer Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 25, 2025

The Orchard Project has announced the teams and artists selected to participate in its 2025 Summer Labs in Saratoga Springs, NY. Fifteen teams are creating new theatrical work in The Orchard Project's hallmark Performance Lab; eight are developing television shows in its Episodic Lab; four are creating new podcasts in its Audio Lab; and nine multidisciplinary artists are developing new work in the Greenhouse Lab.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 30, 2025
by - May 30, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 30, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Inside BEYOND: HERE's 31st Annual Gala; $1.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant Announced 
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2025

HERE Arts Center celebrated Eisa Davis, Co-creater of WARRIORS, Playwright (Bulrusher) and performer (Passing Strange), as the Avant-Guardian honoree and artist, culture worker, Program Officer at Mellon Foundation, Stephanie Ybarra as the HEREmantitarian honoree. 
Joshua William Gelb and More to Perform at BEYOND: HERE's 31st Annual Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 30, 2025

HERE Arts Center has revealed the performers for BEYOND: HERE’S 31st Annual Gala. Performers will include Joshua William Gelb and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Eisa Davis and Stephanie Ybarra to be Honored at BEYOND: HERE's 31st Annual Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 19, 2025

HERE Arts Center will honor Eisa Davis and Stephanie Ybarra at their BEYOND: HERE's 31st Annual Gala. Learn more about the upcoming gala and see how to purchase tickets.
Japan Society Annual Play Reading Series Presents THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON In March
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 13, 2025

Japan Society will present a staged reading of the far side of the moon by Japanese playwright Izumi Kasagi, led by New York-based director Skye E. Kowaleski, taking place Monday, March 10 at 7:30 PM at Japan Society (333 East 47th Street).
Previews: ARTSWORKS SERIES at Desert Theatreworks
by Charlie Thomas - Jan 21, 2025

ArtsWorks is a program by and for seniors--whether they come with a lifetime of experience or a renewed interest in creative expression--to engage in the performing arts without the pressures of memorization and rigorous rehearsals. But it’s so much more than reading plays. It’s music. It’s movement. It’s an opportunity to expand social connections within the community and to keep those juices flowing—the ones that boost and maintain cognitive skills. It’s joyous.
GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA! Extends for Final Time at Soho Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2024

Soho Rep will present a second and final extension of its highly acclaimed world premiere production of Alina Troyano (aka Carmelita Tropicana) and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Feature: BEYOND CASTING: THE PLAY IS THE THING
by Herbert Paine - Nov 7, 2024

While casting practices have evolved to enhance diversity (albeit, too slowly and not enough), the selection of plays remains strikingly homogeneous. We need to focus on what is produced as much as who is cast.
RHEOLOGY, EAT THE DOCUMENT, and More Set for HERE 2024-2025 Season
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 26, 2024

HERE's 2024-2025 season features four world premieres and a diverse lineup of innovative performances. See the full schedule here!
PROTOTYPE Announces 2025 Festival Beginning This January
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2024

PROTOTYPE: Opera | Theatre | Now has announced the lineup for 2025, set to resume January 9-19, 2025. This will mark the final season co-produced by HERE and co-curated by Kristin Marting, who founded the Festival together with Beth Morrison and Kim Whitener, and who is also the outgoing Founding Artistic Director of HERE.
HAMLET To Be Presented At The Collapsable Hole
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 6, 2024

HAMLET is set to take the stage at the Collapsable Hole, offering a fresh interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld May 30, 2024
by - May 30, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is May 30, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Raja Feather Kelly's THE FIRES Extended at Soho Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2024

Soho Rep will present a two-week extension of The Fires, the world premiere play written and directed by Raja Feather Kelly that opened to acclaim last week. Learn how to purchase tickets.
HERE Announces 2024 Recipients Of $125K HARP Residencies
by A.A. Cristi - May 10, 2024

HERE will welcome three new members of the HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP), one of the most robust residency programs in the country.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Young Jean Lee written?

Young Jean Lee has written 1 shows including We're Gonna Die (Bookwriter, Music and Lyrics).

What awards has Young Jean Lee been nominated for?

Special Citations (Obie Awards) for We're Gonna Die! and Emerging Playwright Award (Obie Awards).

What awards has Young Jean Lee won?

Young Jean Lee has received Special Citations from the Obie Awards for We're Gonna Die! She also won the Emerging Playwright Award from the Obie Awards.

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