‘The Chinese Lady’ and the Long Road Home
How Lloyd Suh’s ‘The Chinese Lady’ made it through 2 years of pandemic, protest, and anti-Asian hate to emerge as the nation’s most-produced and possibly most essential play.
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How Lloyd Suh’s ‘The Chinese Lady’ made it through 2 years of pandemic, protest, and anti-Asian hate to emerge as the nation’s most-produced and possibly most essential play.
Lloyd Suh’s play, which will be the most-produced of the coming season, speaks directly both to our tangled past and our complicated present.
The winning script ‘The Chinese Lady’ premiered in 2018 as a co-production between Ma-Yi Theater Company and Barrington Stage Company.
Celebrated playwrights and a legendary dramaturg make up this year’s class of theatre fellows.
Lloyd Suh and Katori Hall offer the latest teaching moments in race-conscious casting.