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May 29, 2025

And the Soul Shall Dance

by Wakako Yamauchi

A clip from our 2022 production of Yamauchi’s tale of family and identity

Restless Night in Late Spring by Fumiko Enchi

at Yale-NUS in September 2024

Photo by Crispian Chan

Of the play, the director, Jonathan Vandenberg, said “we became deeply invested in the play’s themes—particularly the question of whether traditional and classical art forms are relevant in the modern world. And also, how to chart one’s life path.”

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Fumiko Enchi’s The Waiting Years

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The Inheritance by Kim Ja-Rim

Against the uncertainty of a post-war political and economic backdrop of 1960’s Korea, siblings Tosup and Yoonok, along with their respective partners, quarrel over their father's trunk, eagerly waiting to learn the details of their inheritance.

If you’re looking for a riff off of the living room drama genre that delves into the changing of gender roles in a traditional society marriage, family dynamics, and nefarious schemes, check out The Inheritance.