Junwoo Lee, Resident Director of Theater Baeda, Appointed as New Head of Seoul City Theater Company

On November 10, the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts announced the appointment of director Junwoo Lee as the new head of the Seoul City Theater Company.

Born in 1985, Junwoo Lee is the youngest person ever to take on this role. He will lead the Seoul City Theater Company for the next three years.

The new director, Junwoo Lee, has been serving as the resident director of Theater Baeda since January 15, 2017, and as the director of performances at the Korea-China Theater Exchange Association since February 7, 2022. Through original plays and collaborative projects, he has maintained an active presence in the theater scene. Recently, he garnered attention as a young director by winning the Dong-A Theater Award for Best Production for two consecutive years.

Junwoo Lee, New Director of Seoul City Theater Company
[Photo by Sejong Center for the Performing Arts]

Director Lee received the Excellence Award at the 46th Seoul Theater Festival for "Principle." With "Red Leaves," he won the Best Production and Best New Director awards at the 58th Dong-A Theater Awards, the Grand Prize, Best Production, and Young Theater Artist awards at the 14th Korea Theater Awards, and was selected for the Best 7 Plays of the Year by Korean Theater. Additionally, with "The Story of Wang Seogae," he won the Best Production, Best Playwriting, and Best Acting awards at the 57th Dong-A Theater Awards, the Performance and Theory Production Award, was selected as one of the Best 3 Plays of the Year by the Korean Theater Critics Association, and was included in the Best 7 Plays of the Year by Korean Theater.

He has also received critical acclaim from both audiences and critics for his experimental and narrative-driven direction in a variety of genres, including "The Door Within the Door," "The Unprotected," "Jekyll and Hyde," and the musical "Hongryeon."

Upon his appointment, Junwoo Lee stated, "I will strive to create performances that audiences can trust by listening to and respecting diverse voices."

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