Produced by Yun Theatre

Written by Christopher Chen

Directed by Christie Zhao

About the Play

A fantasia inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, PASSAGE is set in the fictional Country X, which is a neocolonial client of Country Y. B, a local doctor, and F, an expat teacher, begin to forge a friendship that is challenged after a fateful trip to a local attraction. A meditation on how power imbalances affect personal and interpersonal dynamics across a spectrum of situations, the play allows a director wide latitude in casting the roles by race, ethnicity, and gender, with different casting choices highlighting different societal structures.

Past Reviews

“Nationalist rage and resentment are taken to a quiet place in Christopher Chen’s PASSAGE… Voices are rarely raised in this gentle, tutorial exploration of xenophobia from the Obie Award-winning author of Caught… [PASSAGE is] guaranteed to raise your heart rate.” —The New York Times

“Christopher Chen’s tense, fascinating PASSAGE is a delicate walk through a field of landmines… To Chen’s great credit, PASSAGE struggles not to prescribe… It tries to stay true to its title, fashioning itself as a long dark corridor through which we’re all stepping together—tentatively, fearfully, hopefully—without a light or a door yet in sight.” — New York Magazine

“…a real and affecting drama…PASSAGE dares to raise questions that make the audience profoundly uncomfortable, but simultaneously creates a welcoming space to which everyone is invited. Unashamedly political yet deeply humane, it’s a difficult journey that is well worth the trouble.” —Time Out New York

Event Calendar

Join us for three post-show talkbacks to enhance your theatre experience:

September 15 / 22 / 27: Post-show Discussion – Engage directly with the actors and creative team to discuss different themes in this play and talk about your personally feelings and understandings. What does this play mean to you? What's your takeaway from the story? Be part of the conversation! We'd love to hear from you. This session will last approximately 45 minutes, and will start 10 minutes after the performance.

Important Cast Change

For the last 3 performances (September 26th, 27th and 28th), s/d/mosquito will be acted by Van Lan Pham.

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