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An Interview with Marcus Yi Author of Micro Shrimp by Gary Wien Chances are that when Marcus Yi’s parents first bought him a microscope they never expected it would lead to a musical involving dancing shrimp, but that’s exactly what happened. His play, Micro Shrimp, won the 2014 New Jersey Playwright’s Contest held each year by William Paterson University and will have its world premiere March 31 through April 18 at the Hunziker Black Box Theatre. “I first discovered the existence of brine shrimp when my parents bought me a microscope,” March 2015 Next Article Article Index Events 97