"MY PLAYS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED AT THE COMPLEX , THE ROAD THEATRE COMPANY AND THE LOS ANGELES THEATRE CENTER. AMONG THEM IS VISAS AND VIRTUE, WHICH WAS ADAPTED TO THE BIG SCREEN, THE SHORT FILM RECEIVED THE ACADEMY AWARD FOR LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM. MY PLAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, WAS ADAPTED FOR PBS AND RECEIVED AN EMMY NOMINATION. I PARTNERED WITH AARON WOOLFOLK TO WRITE THE PLAY, BRONZEVILLE, WHICH RECEIVED A NOMINATION FOR AN OVATION AWARD FOR ORIGINAL PLAYWRITING, AS WELL AS FOUR NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINATIONS, INCLUDING A NOMINATION FOR BEST PLAYWRIGHT. MY PLAYS YURI AND MALCOLM X AND MEMORIAL DAY , BOTH RECEIVED THE RUBY YOSHINO SCHAAR PLAYWRIGHT AWARD. EVERY PLAY WAS DEVELOPED IN CHE’RAE’S PLAYWRITING WORKSHOPS. EVERY NOTE FROM CHE’RAE MADE THE PLAYS BETTER"
-TIMOTHY TOYAMA, PLAYWRIGHT
-TIMOTHY TOYAMA, PLAYWRIGHT