Sell Me: I Am From North Korea

Sora Baek is an award-winning actor, writer and producer from South Korea whose masterful one-woman show is inspired by the true stories of North Korean defectors and survivors who risk everything to escape one of the world’s most repressive regimes. This acclaimed show was a sell-out sensation at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  Baek delivers a brutally honest performance filled with vulnerability, humor, and boundless energy as she explores questions about women’s rights, social justice and empowerment. Playbill called Baek’s vivid play “breathtaking” whose impoverished lead character 15-year-old Jisun makes the heart-wrenching decision to sell herself to buy medications for her dying mother. A second-generation North Korean refugee herself, Baek’s grandparents fled the North during the Korean War with her father when he was only four years old. Featuring historical photos, real-life footage and public testimony, this startling multimedia play is a “powerful, riveting experience.  A must see!” (William Patterson University).