During rehearsals for a play about Mao Tse-Tung, events from the actors’ real lives become the subject of their own epic propaganda play. The Hundred Flowers Project, a story of self-generating narratives, is at once a cautionary tale of history and a parable of media’s role in the politics of today.
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2012, Crowded Fire Theater, California
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Unpublished
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Playwright's website: http://www.christopherchen.org/plays.html
Playwright's website: http://www.christopherchen.org/plays.html
Realistic
A bold exploration of colonisation and objectification, based on the true story of the 'Hottentot Venus'. Sarah 'Saartjie' Baartman was an indigenous South African woman who - due principally to the large size of her buttocks - was exhibited as a freak-show attraction throughout 19th-century Europe. She became known as the 'Hottentot Venus', and was exploited by the doctor who loved her. -- Publisher
Realistic
Thunder Above Deeps Below deals with hard truths about homophobia and effects of society and family on anyone who is considered "different". Three homeless friends struggle on the streets of Chicago to scrounge up enough money for bus tickets to San Francisco. They are challenged by past and present choices.
