Photo Flash: First Look at Michelle Krusiec, Alex Moggridge & More in Berkeley Rep's CHINGLISH
David Henry Hwang won three Obies and the Tony Award for Best Play with popular scripts like M. Butterfly and FOB. Now he's back with a canny comedy of cross-cultural errors, CHINGLISH, which makes its West Coast premiere at Berkeley Rep beginning August 29th and heads to Hong Kong in March 2013. Get a first look at the cast onstage below!
In Chinglish, an American businessman heads to Asia to score a lucrative contract for his family's firm – but the deal isn't the only thing getting lost in translation as he collides with a Communist minister, a bumbling consultant, and a suspiciously sexy bureaucrat. Two-time Obie-winner Leigh Silverman returns to stage the twists in a terrific play she took to Broadway. Love is on the line, and laughter fills the ledger in Chinglish.The creative team behind the Broadway production of Chinglish reunites for this production. These artists have collectively won six Tony Awards, five Obie Awards, and seven Hewes Design Awards: David Korins (sets), Anita Yavich (costumes), Brian MacDevitt (lighting), Darron L West (sound), and Jeff Sugg and Shawn Duan (projections). The talented cast includes Vivian Chiu, Celeste Den, Michelle Krusiec, Austin Ku, Alex Moggridge, Brian Nishii, and Larry Lei Zhang. The assistant director is Oanh Nguyen.
Chinglish began previews in Berkeley Rep's Roda Theatre on August 24, opens August 29, and runs through October 7, 2012. Next, it plays at South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa, Calif., from January 25 through February 24, 2013, and then appears at the Hong Kong Arts Festival from March 1 through March 6, 2013.
For tickets or information, visit berkeleyrep.org.
Michelle Krusiec and Alex Moggridge
Michelle Krusiec and Alex Moggridge
Larry Lei Zhang and Michelle Krusiec
Michelle Krusiec, Alex Moggridge and Brian Nishii
Austin Ku, Celeste Den and Vivian Chiu
Austin Ku and Michelle Krusiec
Michelle Krusiec and Alex Moggridge
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