Chinglish

Play

Writers: David Henry Hwang

Context

Chinglish premiered at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in 2011, directed by Leigh Silverman. After a successful run it transferred to Broadway later that year, running for about 3 months, and the show was nominated for 3 Drama Desk Awards, including Best Play. In 2015 Chinglish was produced at East West Players in Los Angeles and David Henry Hwang rewrote the ending to better reflect current relations between China and the United States.

David Henry Hwang describes Chinglish as a play about communication. The characters in the play are often dealing with communication, usually

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