About Me
In 2024, Henry expanded into directing and new work development. He served as an assistant director on multiple productions at St. Paul’s, beginning with The Addams Family under Kirsten McKinney. He then wrote, directed, and premiered his original, award-winning play, Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out, which opened at Theatre Row and later played the Union City Theater Festival. He concluded his assistant directing in 2025 with Twelfth Night the musical prior to graduation.
Recently, Henry has worked as stage crew for large scale musicals in South Korea, most notably Seol Min-seok’s Adventure in Korean History: Ahn Jung-geun. He brings precision, support, and a maker’s eye to every production.
Theater
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Things I like to do
Acting
Directing
Design
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Director's PortfolioPerformance
Breathe Love In,
Breathe Love Out
Written and Directed by Hyunjae Henry Cho
This play is written in support of inclusion and diversity in the arts, performance, and our society as a whole.
"Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out" is a play about an autistic teenager, striving to gain support from her family to pursue her dreams in obtaining college education.
Date: August 6th 2024
Location: Theater Row, NYC
Rehearsal
Breathe Love In,
Breathe Love Out
Behind the scene of the play "Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out," written and directed by Hyunjae Henry Cho
Performance
Addam's Family
Associate Director, Henry Cho
Performed at St. Paul's School on May 19th 2024
Performance
Monologue:
The Vortex
Associate Director, Henry Cho
Performed at St. Paul's School on May 19th 2024
Awards
Presidential Scholar Candidate, U.S. Department of Education
April 2025
- Selected into an exclusive pool of students by the U.S. Department of Education to apply to the Presidential Scholar Program
National Gold Medal, Critical Essay, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Critical Essay - Exhalation and Consciousness
March 2025
Young Artist Award in Theater, New Jersey State Senate
October 2024
- Nominated for exceptional directing and scriptwriting: “Breath Love In, Breath Love Out”
- Invited to perform at Union City’s Theater Festival 2024
Omar Brown Fellowship, Nominee, St. Paul’s School
September 2024
- Nominated for Fellowship to honor former faculty Omar Brown’s legacy of commitment to community engagement, mental health and wellness, spiritual formation, and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice (DEIJ) initiatives at St.Paul’s School.
Hugh Camp Cup, Finalist, St. Paul’s School
May 2024
- One of six finalists in the school-wide speech competition in memory of Hugh Camp III (Form of 1918). Awarded for excellence in public speaking and speech writing.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
- Silver Key, Critical Essay, River Mother, 2025
- Gold Key, Dramatic Script, Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out, 2024
- Gold Key, Costume Design, Forest Guardian, 2024
- Silver Key, Costume Design, Arctic Angel, 2024
- Honorable Mention, Costume Design, Magma, 2024
- Silver Key, Costume Design, The Wizard, 2023
- Silver Key, Set Design, Abandoned Heaven, 2023
- Honorable Mention, Costume Design, The Bostonians, 2023
- Honorable Mention, Visual Art, Covid 19 and its Impact, 2022
- Honorable Mention, Critical Essay, America’s Failing Financial Aid System: Enlightenment for Dummies, 2022
