Goodman Theatre Presents CHINGLISH, 6/18-7/24

Chicago enjoys a David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang David Henry Hwang spring fling with two productions of the Tony Award-winning and twotime Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright's work: the world-premiere of Chinglish Chinglish directed by Leigh Silverman, June 18 - July 24 (Opening Night is June 27) at Goodman Theatre; and Silk Road Theatre Project's Chicago premiere of Yellow
Face Face directed by Steve Scott, June 14 - July 17 (Opening Night is June 18) at The Historic Chicago Temple Building, 77 W. Washington, produced in association with the Goodman. Tickets for both Chinglish ($25-73) and Yellow Face ($24 for previews, $34 for regular run) are now on sale and can be purchased at GoodmanTheatre.org, at the box office (170 N. Dearborn) or by phone: 312.443.3800. Artists, dates and ticket prices are subject to change.

"I couldn't be more excited to have my two most recent full-length plays, Chinglish and Yellow Face, playing around the corner from one another at two extraordinary theaters in Chicago, America's most vital theater city," said Playwright Playwright Da DaDaDavid Henry Hwang vid Henry Hwang vid Henry Hwang. "Mayor Daley called Chicago ‘the most China-friendly city in the United States;' at this moment, it certainly feels like the American city most friendly to this Chinese American playwright."

In Chinglish, directed by Leigh Silverman, American businessman Daniel arrives in China hoping to seal a new deal, but finds himself enmeshed in a system that he doesn't understand-and is more complex than he ever could have imagined. Leigh Silverman, who "has carved a niche for herself working with new plays" (The New York Times), directs this side-splitting world premiere about the joys and difficulties of intercontinental communication that is performed in both English and Mandarin (with English surtitles). The Goodman Theatre Women's Board is the Major Production
Sponsor of Chinglish and PricewaterhouseCoopers is the Corporate Sponsor Partner. Chinglish is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation's New American Plays Award. Yellow Face, directed by Steve Scott, is a revealing backstagecomedy and memoir which chronicles Hwang's struggle to define racial identity in the mixed-up melting pot of contemporary America. Part fact, part fiction, Yellow Face explores the pitfalls and promise of thepolitically correct.
Goodman Theatre Associate Producer Steve Scott directs. Production support for Yellow Face is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and ComEd.

Previews of Chinglish are June 18 - 26; Opening Night is Monday, June 27 at 7pm at Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn, and the regular run continues through July 24. Curtain times are Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday evenings at 7:30pm (no performances June 21 and 28 and July 3, 5 and 17), Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm, and Thursday, Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2pm (no matinees June 18, 23, 25 and July 2 and 21). 

Tickets can be purchased at GoodmanTheatre.org, at the box office (170 North Dearborn) or by phone at 312.443.3800. For Chinglish only-Mezztix Mezztix Mezztix are half-price mezzanine tickets available at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online (promo code MEZZTIX) day of performance; not available by telephone. 10Tix 10Tix 10Tix are $10 rear mezzanine tickets for students available at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online on the day of performance; not
available by telephone; a valid student I.D. must be presented when picking up the tickets; limit four per student with I.D. All tickets are subject to availability and handling fees apply. Discounted Group Tickets Group Tickets Group Tickets for 10 persons or more are available at 312.443.3820. Gift Certificates Gift Certificates Gift Certificates (recipients choose the production, date and time) are available in any amount at GoodmanTheatre.org. Artists, dates and ticket prices are subject to change.

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