NuWorks 2026: Program A

Happy to Be Here is a one man musical written/performed/accompanied/lived by Miguel Sutedjo, exploring his decision to return to NYC from Paradise, also known as Taiwan. During his year there, he wrote puppet shows and ESL musicals for his middle schoolers, ate rice for every meal, and fell in love with convenience stores, universal healthcare, and Asian hospitality. So if he was so happy there, why did he come back?
In Until the First Snow, and amid the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, Kelly travels to her grandmother’s home on the outskirts of Seoul, where past and present blur and fractured memories uncover a buried family history that reshapes her sense of identity and inner strength.