Henry Cho

Henry Cho

About Me

Henry began his career as a musical theater actor and has since pursued various facets of theater, both onstage and behind the scenes. His passion for technical theater emerged at Rumsey Hall School, where his art teacher recognized his artistic potential and recommended him for roles as a stage manager and set designer.
Since joining St. Paul’s School as a sophomore in 2022, Henry has continued to thrive as an actor, taking on leading roles, including the main character in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee in the spring of 2023. Simultaneously, he expanded his expertise into technical theater, diving into costume and set design. He served as the head of costume design for the 2023 and 2024 One Acts Festival, winning multiple awards for his innovative designs.
In early 2024, Henry shifted his focus to directing and playwriting. Drawing from his diverse theater experience, he was appointed as assistant director of The Addams Family musical under the mentorship of his director, Kirsten McKinney. Over the summer, he directed and debuted his original, award-winning play, Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out, at the Union City Theater Festival.
Henry is the assistant director and dramaturg for Sense and Sensibility at St. Paul’s this fall. His play Breathe Love In, Breathe Love Out is set to be showcased at the 2025 St. Paul’s School One Acts Festival, sharing his original work with his school community.

Theater
is
Life!

Things I like to do

Acting

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Directing

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Design

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Clubs

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Click this link to see my Director's Portfolio for Breathe Love In, Breathe Love out.

Director's Portfolio

Performance

Breathe Love In,
Breathe Love Out

Written and Directed by Hyunjae Henry Cho
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This play is written in support of inclusion and diversity in the arts, performance, and our society as a whole.
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"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

New Jersey State Senate                

October 2024

Young Artist Award in Theater

St. Paul’s School Omar BrownFellowship, Nominee            

September 2024

Nominated for a fellowship to honor former faculty member 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.

St. Paul’s School Hugh Camp Cup, Finalist                                            

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  

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’sFailing Financial Aid System: Enlightenment for Dummies, 2022

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Henry Cho

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