Susan Soon He Stanton is an American playwright, television writer, and screenwriter. Stanton was a producer and writer for HBO's Succession, for which she won Emmy,[1] WGA,[2] and Peabody Awards.[3] She has also written for The Baby, Modern Love, Dead Ringers, and Conversation with Friends.
Biography
editStanton is from Aiea, Hawaii.[4] She attended NYU Tisch School of the Arts for a BFA and Yale School of Drama for an MFA[5] Stanton was an inaugural recipient of the Venturous Playwrights Fellowship,[6] an inaugural recipient of the Lark’s Van Lier Fellowship,[7][8] and a two-time Sundance Institute Theater Lab Resident Playwright.[9]
Awards
edit- Leah Ryan Fund for Emerging Women Writers 2017[10]
- The Kilroys’ List 2015, 2016, 2017[11]
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series (Succession) 2022, 2023
Bibliography
editPlays
edit- we, the invisibles
- Today Is My Birthday[12]
- Both Your Houses
- Takarazuka!!!
- Cygnus
- Solstice Party!
- The Things Are Against Us
- The Underneath
Films
edit- Dress (2013, dir. Henry Ian Cusick)
Opera
editReferences
edit- ^ Berger, John (2022-10-23). "Susan Soon He Stanton earns Emmy for her work on HBO's 'Succession'". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ^ Vary, Cynthia Littleton,Michael Schneider,Adam B.; Littleton, Cynthia; Schneider, Michael; Vary, Adam B. (2022-03-20). "'CODA,' 'Don't Look Up,' 'Hacks' and 'Succession' Win Top Prizes at 2022 Writers Guild Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Susan Soon He Stanton - Meet the Playwright of 'Today Is My Birthday'". Theater Mu. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Lum, Stephanie (2022-09-23). "A Hawaii writer's fairy tale adventure from humble roots to big Emmy win". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "The Pipeline Festival: Susan Soon He Stanton | WP Theater". wptheater.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Playwright Fellowships". Venturous Theater Fund. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Van Lier Fellowship". Rattlestick Theater. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Olmos, Matthew Paul (2017-11-02). "The Light and the Dark of Susan Soon He Stanton". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Sundance Institute Announces Artists and Projects for Two Fall Theatre Labs - sundance.org". 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ "Playwright Susan Soon He Stanton Wins Leah Ryan's Fund for Emerging Women Writers". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Tran, Diep (2017-06-23). "The Kilroys Are Here With More Plays by Women". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Green, Jesse (2017-12-10). "Review: In 'Today Is My Birthday,' Love Is a Butt Dial". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-03.