David Henry Hwang uses the English-Chinese language barrier as the melody for his most recent Broadway play Chinglish. The comedy follows an American businessman who travels to China looking to score a lucrative deal in a small, bustling province. He quickly finds that language is not his only communication barrier as he encounters countless cultural differences that prove to be a struggle.
Hwang, a Chinese-American who regularly experiences cultural misunderstandings in his own life, plays with the language barrier to create a complex comedy that examines how people from different cultures interact.
In this article, Hwang discusses how he came about writing this hilarious, yet multifaceted play that has audiences raving.
“This show has gone to Broadway incredibly quickly,” says Hwang. “It’s a combination of producers feeling that it’s a very relevant subject and that it’s a comedy.”
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Source: LATimes.com