Photo Flash: Abingdon Theatre Company Presents THE NANJING RACE
By: Leslie Fazin Oct. 29, 2010
In THE NANJING RACE, Philip (Marcus Ho), a gay Japanese-American businessman, visits Nanjing China in 1988. Yu Ahn (Ian Wen), a hotel "floor-boy" befriends Philip in the hope of being sponsored to go to America. But it is Bao (James Chen), another floor-boy, who intrigues Philip. Trapped in their social and racial identities, the three men struggle to come to terms with their desires and prejudices. THE NANJING RACE depicts an intimate culture-clash at an intriguing moment in recent Chinese history.
Reggie Cheong-Leen's THE NANJING RACE is a recipient of the American Theatre Critics Association's Best Regional Play Award whose past honorees include Moises Kaufmann's 33 VARIATIONS, Lynn Nottage's INTIMATE APPAREL, and Nilo Cruz's ANNA IN THE TROPICS. THE NANJING RACE was first produced at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey.
Reggie Cheong-Leen's THE NANJING RACE runs October 29 through November 21 at Abingdon Theatre Arts Complex's Dorothy Strelsin Theatre (312 West 36th Street): Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:00pm; Fridays at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm; and Sundays at 2:00pm (with the following exception: special opening night performance, Sunday, November 7 at 5:00pm). Tickets are $25; www.abingdontheatre.org or 212-868-2055.
THE NANJING RACE by Reggie Cheong-Leen, directed by Brian Tom O'Connor
Previews begin Friday, October 29. Opens November 7 at Abingdon Theatre Company. Performances through November 21.
For more information, visit www.abingdontheatre.org.
Marcus Ho and Ian Wen
Ian Wen and James Chen
Marcus Ho and James Chen
James Chen, Ian Wen and Marcus Ho
Ian Wen and James Chen
Marcus Ho and James Chen
Photo Credit: Kim T. Sharp
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