Clare Fuyuko Bierman
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Clare Fuyuko Bierman is a playwright and lyricist raised in a Japanese-Jewish home with some rabbits, a snake, and a bunch of finches. Current commissions include Yoko’s Husband’s Killer’s Japanese Wife, Gloria (Book by Brandy Hoang Collier, Music by Erika Ji, Winner of 5th Avenue Theater’s First Draft Commission), and Theseus and the Minotaur and the Other Six (Music by Joshua Vranas, Youth Theater Northwest). She has participated in the Johnny Mercer Songwriting Project, Broadway’s Future Songbook Series, and the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Play Festival. Originally from Los Angeles, she received her MFA from New York University. clarebierman.com

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R&D In-Process: Meet the Creators Behind YOKO’S HUSBAND’S KILLER’S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA

by Brandy Hoang Collier , Clare Fuyuko Bierman , Erika JiJune 14, 2023

R&D Group Members Brandy Hoang Collier, Clare Fuyuko Bierman, and Erika Ji answer questions about theater, storytelling, and the creative process behind their new musical, YOKO'S HUSBAND'S KILLER'S JAPANESE WIFE, GLORIA, which will be presented in the FINDINGS Series on June 16th.

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by The Civilians , Faith Zamblé , Phoebe CordeApril 16, 2024

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by Julia Izumi June 14, 2023

R&D Group member Julia Izumi outlines the timeline of the Great Chicago Fire ahead of her new play, A RE-ENACTMENT OF THE IMAGINED TRIAL OF DAISY THE COW 🐄, WHO ALLEGEDLY CAUSED THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE, presented in the Findings Series on June 14th.

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by Andrew Saito June 7, 2023

R&D Group member Andrew Saito discusses the inspiration for BLACKANESE, presented in the FINDINGS Series on June 8th.

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