| Golden Child | |
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| Written by | David Henry Hwang |
| Characters | Eng Siu-Yong Andrew Kwong Eng Tieng-Bin Elizabeth Kwong Eng Eling Reverend Anthony Baines Eng Luan Eng Ahn and others |
| Date premiered | April 2, 1998 |
| Place premiered | Longacre Theatre New York City, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Religion/Family |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | Manhattan and Eng Tieng-Bin's home village near Amoy, in Southeast China. The Present, Winter 1918 and Spring 1919. |
| IBDB profile | |
Golden Child is an Obie Award-winning[1][2] play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. Hwang's second Broadway play, it depicts a nineteenth century Chinese family being faced with Westernization. The play was developed Off-Broadway and premiered there on November 19, 1996 at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. It was directed by James Lapine, with Tsai Chin, and Jodi Long in the cast.
It was then revised during productions in California and Singapore. Then, it premiered on Broadway at the Longacre Theatre on April 2, 1998. This production was also directed by Mr. Lapine, with Randall Duk Kim and Ming-Na Wen in addition to Long. It was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play that year.
It is published by Theatre Communications Group and also in an acting edition published by Dramatists Play Service.
References
Golden Child is based on the 'Hill' family from the UK and the biased behaviour they have against their children. Although they say Alison is the ultimate Golden Child, it is obvious that it's really Donna.
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Although Alison and Donna were both originally created by Apes
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