The World Premiere Production of Nüwa in Fairyland

Presented by CHUANG Stage, a Launchpad Resident

Written by Brandon Zang | Directed by Carla Mirabal Rodríguez

After getting cast as Puck in his high school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Benji dives deep into method acting to prepare for his role. In the enchanted forest of foggy adolescence, he runs into a stranger: the Chinese creator goddess Nüwa (女娲). Does she hold the key to his birthplace as a transracial adoptee? Or will Benji never escape Fairyland? Conceived by Chinese Canadian playwright Brandon Zang, Nüwa in Fairyland fuses Shakespeare’s charm with Chinese folklore into a coming-of-age tale.

Location: BCA Black Box Theatre

Duration: 100 minutes without intermission

Tickets: Ticket are Pay-As-You-Are, Starting at $0! (Suggested Price: $25)

NOTE: The play and the performance of Nüwa in Fairyland is aesthetically bilingual in Mandarin Chinese and English; English translation surtitles will be projected during Mandarin Chinese dialogues.

Community Events Schedule

• Friday, 5/24, 8pm — Queer AAPI Night with MAP for Health (Performance by Anju)
• Saturday, 5/25, 2pm — Coffee & Bake Goods Pop-Up with Panethenic Pourovers
• Saturday, 5/25, 8pm — Chinese Adoptee Night with China’s Children International
• Thursday, 5/30, 7pm — Post-Show Conversation with Cast and Creative Team
• Friday, 5/31, 8pm — Tea & Sweets Pop-Up with Panethenic Pourovers
• Saturday, 6/1, 4pm — Special Scribble Sesh: Community Write Out in Fairyland (Separate RSVP Required)