Cherry Lou Sy

New York City
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Author, Playwright, Teacher

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  • B.A. New York University’s Gallatin School — magna cum laude, Cultural Studies
  • M.A. in English Literature
  • MFA in Playwriting program under Mac Wellman and Erin Courtney
  • Alumni:
    • Tin House
    • VONA
  • Plays developed or presented at:
    • The Public Theater – Animus Anima
    • La Mama Experiments – GIRL
    • The Tank – Possessed is a Verb
    • The Wild Project – Possessed is a Verb
    • Primary Stages’ ESPA – Paper Swag
    • The Classical Theatre of Harlem – Possessed is a Verb
    • Rising Circle Theater Collective –Time is a Lonely Hunter
    • The Brick – Possessed is a Verb
  • Mentor, PEN America’s Emerging Voices Fellowship
  • Claire Tow Teaching Award (2022)
  • Finalist for Bay Area Playwrights Festival;
    • Space on Ryder Farm’s Working Farm
  • Nominee for Cherry Lane Mentor Project
  • Tow International Research Fellow (Berlin)
  • Performer/Deviser in Ping Chong’s Undesirable Elements series
  • Senior Editor for The Adroit Journal