"I didn’t realize that it was the way to reach you."

In 2023, a writer is given the opportunity to create a play about the climate crisis and meets Ian, a native on a sinking island.

The writer witnesses the stark reality of the climate crisis from around the world and promises to ensure the play is sustainable.

In 2043, the story of Earth as ‘you' is told through different perspectives and voices as they prepare for their final performance before doomsday.

A final message descends upon those who have turned a blind eye to the urgent signals coming from Earth. Hopefully, this play will resonate with all of you living in 2023

"Why do you say that when you can see what’s going on?”

As a contemporary dramatist, Han Minkyu has focused on “finding new meaning by placing characters and events of the times against the backdrop of contemporary society" and "expanding the boundaries of theatrical expression.” In The Way to Reach You, he aims to create a theatrical fantasy centered on two characters by expanding the present, the future, and even the world.

SYNOPSIS

In 2043, some people are putting on a play in the face of impending doom.

Twenty years back in time, while working on a play about the climate crisis, a playwright interviews experts and victims of climate change and regrets that he has always seen the issue only as theatrical 'material'.

Then one day he goes on the Internet and meets Ian, a native on a sinking island pleading for help from random people.

No one else can see the helpless islander, and just as the playwright makes an unexpected promise in response to a desperate plea, the line is disconnected.

Faced with beings from the past and voices from the present, the playwright takes one step after another to fulfill his promise to Ian - until doomsday in 2043.

The 12th Seoul Culture Today Young Artist Award (2021)