The Sound of a Voice

The Sound of a Voice

"The Sound of a Voice" is a 1983 play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. Hwang's fifth play, it is an original ghost story inspired by Japanese folk stories and films. The play was first produced as part of the production "Sound and Beauty" on November 6, 1983 Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. It was directed by and featured John Lone.

Composer Philip Glass and Hwang adapted it for the opera "The Sound of a Voice" in 2003. That same year, Susan Hoffman directed a film adaptation entitled "Sound of a Voice" adapted by actor-screenwriters Lane Nishikawa and Natsuko Ohama. The film was developed through the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women and premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 4th.

It is published as part of "Trying to Find Chinatown: The Selected Plays" and "Between Worlds: Contemporary Asian-American Plays" by Theatre Communications Group and also in an acting edition published by Dramatists Play Service.


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