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

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Stanton 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

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Bibliography

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Plays

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  • we, the invisibles
  • Today Is My Birthday[12]
  • Both Your Houses
  • Takarazuka!!!
  • Cygnus
  • Solstice Party!
  • The Things Are Against Us
  • The Underneath

Films

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Opera

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Susan Soon He Stanton - Meet the Playwright of 'Today Is My Birthday'". Theater Mu. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The Pipeline Festival: Susan Soon He Stanton | WP Theater". wptheater.org. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ^ "Playwright Fellowships". Venturous Theater Fund. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  7. ^ "Van Lier Fellowship". Rattlestick Theater. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  8. ^ Olmos, Matthew Paul (2017-11-02). "The Light and the Dark of Susan Soon He Stanton". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  9. ^ "Sundance Institute Announces Artists and Projects for Two Fall Theatre Labs - sundance.org". 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  10. ^ "Playwright Susan Soon He Stanton Wins Leah Ryan's Fund for Emerging Women Writers". womenandhollywood.com. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  11. ^ Tran, Diep (2017-06-23). "The Kilroys Are Here With More Plays by Women". AMERICAN THEATRE. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  12. ^ 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.