Plays

In 1930, a former Chinese aristocrat attempts to bring her daughter to the United States but finds herself trapped on Angel Island with a working-class mother and a young woman she fears will corrupt her daughter. As they clash and connect, the play reexamines the American Dream through feminism, class, and survival.

In a health-obsessed dystopian world, a teen’s diagnosis of a weak heart leads her to uncover secrets that make her question everything. A coming-of-age story about identity, emotions, dreams and nightmares.

In near-future Manhattan, a struggling Chinese immigrant finds hope in building a better life while caring for his mentally ill mother, thanks to a therapist who understands his language and culture, until he realizes she’s not what she seems. As his world begins to unravel, he must confront the question: does true healing mean breaking away or holding on?

Two Chinese international students flee political tension in the U.S. only to crash land in an idyllic, fable-land where the inhabitants live long, youthful, and non-competitive lives. Do they stay in this simple land or return to their fractured, complicated real world? The Peachlanders is a fable about escapism, responsibility, and belonging in a time of uncertainty.

In 13th-century China, a widowed poetess remarries for love only to confront a world determined to erase her. Inspired by the true story of Li Qingzhao nearly a thousand years ago, Yi-An Bu Yi-An is a story of survival, female agency, and reclaiming voice in a patriarchal world.

Nemo is a fourth-grade human girl who prefers to play by herself, but is constantly teased by her obnoxious table-mate, Stone. However, their dynamic changes with the arrival of a strange girl who possesses supernatural gifts/curses. The Drought Girl is one tale about two unlikely friendships told in three perspectives.

Age 7 +

Li seems to have it all: a stable job, a beautiful fiancée, and a mother who helps him navigate life. However, when his troublesome cousin asks him to perform a law-breaking favor in exchange for resolving their past issues, Li is forced to confront a clash between his mother's expectations and his own desires.