THE PIECE
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.
THE ARTIST
Jesse Jae Hoon (윤재훈) is a playwright, organizer, and occasional actor. He’s developed work with The Public Theater (EWG ’23-25), New York Theatre Workshop, The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, Rattlestick Theater (’24 Terrence McNally New Works Incubator), Ma-Yi Theater Company (’22-’24) resident playwright), Yangtze Rep (Project YZ ’26), The Playwrights Realm (’22-23 fellow), Theater J, Egg & Spoon Theater Collective, The Parsnip Ship (’23 Radio Roots fellow), and more. 2023 Ollie New Play Award; 2024 MacDowell Fellow; 2025 Yaddo Residency. MFA in Playwriting from Hunter College, BFA in Drama from NYU Tisch. jessejaehoon.com