The Chinese Lady
By Lloyd Suh
Directed by Michelle Chan
Featuring Uri Zhang Yueying and Luke Choi HoonMin
Lights by Ethan Vail
Sound by Rew Tippin
Costumes and Set by Hsiao-Wei Chen
Wig and Makeup by Michelle Hart
Movement and Dialect Support by Jason Paul Tate and Patrica Delorey
Stage Managed by Fiona Coffey
Asst. Stage Managed by Alan Kim Dongho
Produced by FSU/Asolo Rep Theatre, Ringling Museum of Art
Photos by Adrian Van Stee
“I could hardly imagine a more suitable setting. There, in front of posters promoting Koo-Koo the Bird Girl, the Bearded Lady and other side-show attractions, sits … the first Chinese woman to come to the United States … These two actors, under the direction of Michelle Chan, speak volumes with their body language … They move with practiced and precise motions and only occasionally allow themselves to ‘relax’ and reveal themselves.”
“… those narrative hints dissipate like mist from a teacup … Guest director Michelle Chan keeps her narrative cards close to her chest. The picture comes together in fragments, like a film of a broken mirror in reverse. The shattered story slowly clarified. You don’t know what’s going on. Then you finally do.”
