Saved is a two-part drama about the South Korean adoption industry, from its Cold War origins to its transformation into a lucrative business empire built by systemic fraud and negligence. Three epic stories spanning six decades across Oregon, Washington DC, Vermont, Seoul, and Jeju Island, Saved explores what happens when we kill the parents and raise the children.
“Save the children of Korea and achieve your divine purpose.”
Reading at the Public Theater
The Public Theater will present a reading of SAVED, PART ONE: THE GIRL AND THE SKY on 21 April 2025 at 1:30PM and 6PM. The reading will be directed by Taylor Reynolds, with dramaturgy by Harris Kiernan. Appearing in the reading are Michael Gaston, Christine Heesun Hwang, Daniel K. Isaac, Zoë Kim, Jully Lee, Liz Leimkuhler, Kelly McAndrew, Elizabeth Stahlmann, Joe Tapper, Shannon Tyo, Jeena Yi, and Estelle Lee.
Conversation with Tony Kushner
Conducted as a culmination of the Public Theater’s Emerging Writers Group.
Jesse and the proposal for Saved received the Ollie New Play Award from the Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation in November 2023.