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The Chou Speaks Back at A.R.T. New York Theatres - Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre
Dates: 11/28/2026 - 11/29/2026
502 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
Tickets: $20
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What does a comedian dream about? What is her deepest fear?
In a surreal and absurd inner world, a comedian trained in Chou (, the clown role in Chinese Opera) searches for the origins of her comedy dream. Encountering the icons of her life: Charlie Chaplin, Lucille Ball, Jacques Tati, and Joan Rivers, she discovers the struggles behind the laughter: the ability to confront your true self.
The Chou Speaks Back is a playful, intimate, and multidisciplinary solo performance about a comedian’s struggle to claim her own voice. Shifting across characters, memories, and dreamlike scenes, the work brings Chinese Opera into conversation with physical comedy, dance, and film. It reimagines comedy as a space where cultural inheritance, surrealism, and vulnerability meet.
Cast and Creative Team for The Chou Speaks Back at A.R.T. New York Theatres - Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre
Cast
Dii Fu
Playwright, Actor
Dii Fu is a Brooklyn-based interdisciplinary artist working across performance, music, video, and installation. Combining humor, traditional Chinese culture, and participatory collaboration, she explores LGBTQ+ identities, feminism, and urban culture. Her selected stage credits include the theatre productions President’s Invitation and Dirty Legal Secrets, and the Chinese opera Farewell My Concubine. Her original solo music show Love Laugh Life has been presented in multiple cities across China and the United States. As a stand-up comedian, she appeared on the Telly Award-winning reality show Chow Fun Stand-up and CrazyLaugh. Her single “Picky Girls” has surpassed 200,000 streams worldwide, and her music video 9 2 5 was shortlisted for the International Music Video Awards.
Creative Team
Celeste Lin
Director
Mia Harada
Production Stage Manager
Yuzhu (Carina) Jiang
Stage Manager
Scenic Designer
Xi (Zoey) Lin 林曦
Sound Designer & Co-Composer
Lighting Designer
Etzu Shaw
Projection Designer
Henry Shen
Technical Director
孙也佳 Sun Yejia
Dramaturg
Jieming Yang
Choreographer
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Where is Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres located?
Jeffrey and Paula Gural Theatre at A.R.T./New York Theatres is at 502 West 53rd Street, New York, NY.
Is there an intermission?
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