Chinglish: A Play
David Henry Hwang"Hwang's plays collectively chart the evolving definition of what it is to be an 'American.' . . . His art has illuminated and anticipated our ongoing national story with a sensibility unlike any other in the American theater."—Frank Rich
Springing from the author's personal experiences in China over the past five years, Chinglish follows a Midwestern American businessman desperately seeking to score a lucrative contact for his family's firm as he travels to China only to discover how much he doesn't understand.
Named for the unique & often comical third language that evolves from attempts to translate Chinese signs into English, Chinglish explores the challenges of doing business in a culture whose language—and ways of communicating—are worlds apart from our own.
David Henry Hwang's "best new work since M. Butterfly , this shrewd, timely & razor-sharp comedy" (Chicago Tribune) received its Broadway premiere in fall 2011.
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David Henry Hwang is the author of the Tony Award–winning M. Butterfly, the Pulitzer Prize–finalist Yellow Face, Golden Child, FOB, Family Devotions, & the books for musicals Aida (as co-author), Flower Drum Song (2002 Broadway revival), & Tarzan, among other works.