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.
Week 1
- Thursday, May 23 at 7pm
- Friday, May 24 at 8pm
- Saturday, May 25 at 2pm
- Saturday, May 25 at 8pm
- Sunday, May 26 at 2pm
Week 2
- Wednesday, May 29 at 7pm
- Thursday, May 30 at 7pm
- Friday, May 31 at 8pm
- Saturday, June 1 at 2pm
- Saturday, June 1 at 8pm
Cast
BENJI — Trevyn Wong
MARYANNE — Jen Lewis
MR. BAILEY — Matt Goldstein
DAMIAN — Henry Dolgoff
NUWA — Bowen Huang
BENJI/DAMIAN (U/S) — Phoenix Yuan
Creative Team
Playwright — Brandon Zang
Director — Carla Mirabal Rodríguez
Assistant Director — Kaye Hu
Dramaturg — Regine Vital
Movement Director — Fernadina Chan
Production Stage Manager — Winnie Chiang
Asst. Stage Manager (Rehearsal) — Emma J. Hunt
Asst. Stage Manager (Performance) — Kiera Turner
Production Manager — Becca Cottrell
Assistant Production Manager — Molly Bercutt
Scenic & Carpentry Lead — Devan McCulloch
Sound Designer — Anna Drummond
Prop Designer — Addie Pates
Scenic Designer — Qingan Zhang
Costume Designer — Sandra Zhihan Jia
Lighting Designer — Ashley Yung