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Trying to Find Chinatown
Trying to Find Chinatown a two-person play, in which two Asian-American men-one searching for his Asian heritage, the other trying to shake himself free-meet by chance in New York City.
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The Forbidden Phoenix
Sun Wukong’s goal is simple: to feed his son Laoson. Known to his people as the Monkey King, Sun Wukong leaves his home with a promise to return one day and feed the drought-ravaged city of Jung Guo. Sun Wukong's path, however, becomes a test of strength, agility, and character as he comes face to face with mysterious, enchanting, and heartless creatures. Inspired by the Chinese opera, The Forbidden Phoenix's lyricism brings us to a world where Chinese parables are woven with the painful history of the immigrant men who suffered greatly to build Canada's railroad in the 1800s. - Publisher
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First produced
2008, LKTYP, Edmonton
Publication year
2011
Published by
Playwrights Canada Press
ISBN
9780887549182
Winner, The Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama 2004
Winner, The Gwen Pharis Ringwood Award for Drama 2004
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