National Theater Company releases English book

The National Theater Company of Korea has released a compilation of three Korean plays translated into English, titled “Three Plays.”

The 150-page book features the well-loved plays Bae Sam-sik’s “March Snow,” Ko Yeon-ok’s “The Master Has Arrived,” and Park Geun-hung’s “Red Bus.” The book also contains commentaries written about the writers’ lives and works by honorary professor at Pennsylvania State University, Richard Nicole.

The National Theater Company of Korea has sent copies to more than 120 locations including Harvard University, Georgetown University and UCLA in the United States, Canada’s Toronto University, embassies and theater troupes in England and Australia.

“We will work hard to continue the translation and publication of Korean plays and introduce them abroad,” Kim Seul-gi, a representative of the theater company, stated.

The book will not be sold in bookstores or online, but is available for purchase at the National Theater Company of Korea’s office in Seogye-dong, Seoul, for the price of 10,000 won.

By Cha Yo-rim (yorimcha@heraldcorp.com)