Can we practice goodness and create a world to sustain it? In this comic and complex play, one of Brecht's most entertaining characters, Shen Tei, the good-hearted, penniless, cross-dressing prostitute, is forced to disguise herself as a savvy businessman named Shui Ta to master the ruthlessness necessary to be a "good person" in a cruel world of limited resources.
| 2013 | Off-Broadway |
The Public Theatre Production Off-Broadway |
| 2023 | West End |
West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Taylor Mac |
| 2014 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Good Person of Szechwan |
| 2014 | The Lortels | Outstanding Director | Lear deBessonet |
| 2014 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Lisa Kron |
| 2014 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play | Taylor Mac |
| 2014 | The Lortels | Outstanding Revival | 0 |
| 2014 | The Lortels | Outstanding Scenic Design | Matt Saunders |
| 2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Play | Lear deBessonet |
| 2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music in a Play | Cesar Alvarez with The Lisps |
| 2013 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | 0 |
| 2013 | Obie Awards | Direction | Lear deBessonet |
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