THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE SEASONS - Goodman Theatre
THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE SEASONS - Goodman Theatre
THE BEST OF ALL POSSIBLE SEASONS - Goodman Theatre
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14<br />
2010/2011 Season Productions<br />
In the Albert Ivar <strong>Goodman</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><br />
JunE 18 –JuLY 31, 2011<br />
ChinGlish<br />
World Premiere<br />
bY daVid hEnrY hWanG<br />
diRECtEd bY LEiGh SiLVErMan<br />
sEt dEsign bY daVid korinS<br />
CostuME dEsign bY anita YaViCh<br />
Lighting dEsign bY Brian MaCdEVitt<br />
sound dEsign bY darron L. WESt<br />
PRoJECtions dEsign bY JEFF SuGG<br />
(Left) Larry Zhang and Angela Lin. (Center) Jennifer Lim and James waterston. (Right) Jennifer Lim. Photos of Chinglish by Eric Y. Exit.<br />
In Chinglish, a Midwestern American businessman<br />
desperately looking to score a lucrative contract for<br />
his family’s sign-making firm travels to the Chinese<br />
provincial capital of Guiyang, only to learn how<br />
much he doesn’t understand— his translators are<br />
unreliable, his Australian-born consultant may be<br />
a fraud, and he is captivated by a beautiful,<br />
seemingly supportive government official who talks<br />
the talk—but what is she saying, anyway?
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