Trying to Find Chinatown

Trying to Find Chinatown

"Trying to Find Chinatown" is a 1996 play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. It deals with issues of identity by pitting an Asian street musician with a Caucasian man who claims Asian American heritage. The play premiered as part of the Actors Theatre of Louisville's Humana Festival on March 29, 1996. It was directed by Paul McCrane.

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


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