THE CHINESE LADY at Alliance Theatre

Dates: (9/18/2024 - 10/13/2024 )

Theatre:

Alliance Theatre

The Alliance Theatre presents The Chinese Lady, a play by Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh, running from September 18 to October 13, 2024. The production delves into the story of Afong Moy, believed to be the first Chinese woman in America, who is brought to the U.S. at age 14 in 1834 and displayed as a living exhibit. The cast features Keiko Agena, known for her role in Gilmore Girls, as Afong Moy, alongside Rex Lee from Fresh Off the Boat as Atung. Directed by Jess McLeod, the play explores themes of identity and cultural understanding as Moy grapples with her role in a foreign land.

Cast and Creative team for THE CHINESE LADY at Alliance Theatre

Cast

Keiko Agena

Afong Moy

Rex Lee

Atung

Akasha Grace

Ensemble

Terence Lee

Ensemble

Creative Team

Jess McLeod

Director

Lloyd Suh

Playwright

Se Hyun Oh

Set Designer

Hahnji Jang

Costume Designer

Hahnji Jang

Dramaturg

Hahnji Jang

Cultural Consultant

Lee Fiskness

Lighting Designer

Megumi Katayama

Sound Designer

Fan Zhang

Composer

Xiaonan Chloe Liu

Stage Manager

Myah Harper

Stage Management Production Assistant

Haylee Scott

Production Management Lead

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The Alliance Theatre is Atlanta’s national theater, expanding hearts and minds onstage and off. Founded in 1968, the Alliance Theatre is the leading producing theater in the Southeast, reaching more than 165,000 patrons annually. The Alliance delivers powerful programming that challenges adult and youth audiences to think critically and care deeply. Under the leadership of Susan V. Booth, the Jennings Hertz Artistic Director, the Alliance Theatre received the Regional Theatre Tony Award® in recognition of sustained excellence in programming, education and community engagement.

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