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Looking for Family
식구를 찾아서
Official English Title
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SOURCE
original
SETTING
Korea
BOOK
original
Two elderly women become family
Korean Premiere
2011
Korean Premiere Theatre
Culture and Arts Theater CT, 2011
Further Korean run reference:
https://www.themusical.co.kr/Musical/Detail?num=2583
The Musical search cue — “식구를 찾아서”
Summary
Two elderly women become unlikely companions and form a new family, finding humor and warmth amid aging, solitude, and everyday conflict.
Origin & Development
Premiered in 2011. Written by playwright Oh Mi-yeong with music by composer Cho Sun-hyung, co-produced in early stages by Chungmu Arts Center and Sureul Art Hall. Developed through the 2010 Creative Factory musical workshop program, selected as an outstanding support piece, and later chosen for the Daegu International Musical Festival’s creative musical category before opening in Seoul. Built as a small-cast, character-centered comedy-drama focusing on non-traditional family bonds. 2011 – Premiere, Chungmu Arts Center Small Theater Blue (Seoul). 2011 – Daegu International Musical Festival, Creative Musical Award winner. 2012 – 18th Korea Musical Awards, Best Script Award.
Later revivals – Performed nationwide through touring programming and municipal theater invitations, including The Zum Art Center (2020). Audience record – Over 100,000 cumulative spectators.
Partial Synopsis
An elderly woman, Bok-nyeo, lives quietly with her three animal companions until another grandmother, Ji-hwaja, suddenly arrives at her home, following a mistaken address in her son’s letter. Forced into unwanted cohabitation, the two women begin a journey to track down Ji-hwaja’s missing son, gradually discovering each other’s past wounds and redefining what “family” means. With comedy, warmth, and a balance of lightness and grief, the musical portrays the idea that family can be chosen, not only inherited.
寻找家人
2018
2018-10-09
to
2018-10-10
Country:
China
City:
Shanghai
Production Type:
Reading / Showcase
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Shanghai Culture Square
Introduced through excerpts and pitching sessions alongside five other Korean originals, the work drew a notably warm audience and press response for its simplicity and heartfelt treatment of aging and found family. It was later staged as a Chinese-language version with actor-director Chen Peisi as artistic director.
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