Beyond M. Butterfly: Asian American Theater Takes Flight in the New Century
Illustration for Arena Stage
by Jody Hewgill
The Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program, in its inaugural collaboration with Arena Stage, one of the nation’s premier regional theaters, presented a Think Tank in conjunction with Arena Stage’s production of David Henry Hwang’s Tony Award-winning classic play, M. Butterfly.
Time:
Tuesday, October 12, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Old Vat Room, Arena Stage
1101 Sixth St., SW
Washington, DC
The panel discussion featured playwrights Hwang, Chay Yew (A Language of Our Own, Red, Porcelain), and Julia Cho (Architecture of Loss, BFE), as well as senior editor of American Theatre magazine, Randy Gener.
The October 12 panel event was free and open to the public. Arena’s production of M. Butterfly ran through October 17, 2004.
Discussion