By Lloyd Suh

Inspired by the true story of the first Chinese woman to step foot in America, Lloyd Suh’s critically-acclaimed play, THE CHINESE LADY, is a unique portrait of the United States as seen through the eyes of an idealistic Chinese migrant. In 1834, 14-year-old Afong Moy sailed into New York Harbor and was immediately put on display for a paying public who gawked as she brewed tea, ate with chopsticks, and walked around the room on her tiny bound feet. As audiences follow Moy’s travels through America as a living exhibit for decades, THE CHINESE LADY shares her impressions of a young country struggling with its identity and role in the world.  “Moving and often sharply funny” (The New York Times), THE CHINESE LADY serves as an examination of the ongoing struggle for empathy and understanding across cultural divides.