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“A theatrical poem!"

-Roma Torre, New York 1

“Four Stars!"

-Time Out New York

Extended through March 24!
 

On a California mountaintop in 1867 near the Transcontinental Railroad, two Chinese workers struggle through poverty and hunger to reconnect with the traditions of their homeland. THE DANCE AND THE RAILROAD follows the twice-extended GOLDEN CHILD as the second production in the Residency One: David Henry Hwang Series.

IMAGE: David Henry Hwang. Photo by Gregory Costanzo.

Preview

David Henry Hwang And His Impact

The Dance And The Railroad Trailer

Production Photos

Yuekun Wu (Lone) and Ruy Iskandar (Ma).

IMAGE: Photo by Joan Marcus.

 

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David Henry Hwang on The Dance And The Railroad

 
 

Backstage

MEET & GREET PHOTOS

Director May Adrales.

IMAGE: Photo by Gregory Costanzo.

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Who’s Who

CAST

Ma: Ruy Iskandar
Lone: Yuekun Wu

CREATIVE TEAM

Scenic Design: Mimi Lien
Costume Design: Jennifer Moeller
Lighting Design: Jiyoun Chang
Sound Design: Broken Chord
Music: Huang Ruo
Chinese Opera Consultant: Qian Yi
Wig Design: Leah J. Loukas
Vocal Coach : Grace Zandarski
Production Stage Manager: Cole P. Bonenberger
Casting: Telsey + Company, William Cantler CSA

Actor

Ruy Iskandar

Ma
Actor

Measure for Measure (Public Theater), American Night: Ballad of Juan Jose (Denver Center Theater), Purim Play (Classic Stage Co.), You For Me For You (Ma-Yi Theater), Rhinoceros (Brooklyn Lyceum), Pretty Precious Unicorns (HERE Arts Center), Twelfth Night (Pennsylvania Shakespeare), King Lear (Pennsylvania Shakespeare), Arok of Java (EPBB), No Poem No Song (Kraine Theater), Hamlet (NYU), T'is Pity She's a Whore (NYU), The Storm (NYU), Hot L Baltimore (NYU). NYU Grad Acting.

Yuekun Wu

Lone
Actor

Yuekun Wu (Lone) Off Broadway: Clocked Out (Roy Arias Theaters). Off-Off Broadway: Love in Tear and Laughter (Theater for the New City), Luo Shen: Legend of the Luo River (Theater for the New City). Others: Swoony Planet, The Marriage of Figaro, Groundwork of the Metaphysic of Morals, The Good Person of Szechwan, and more. Film/Television: "American Dreams in China", "The Flying Swordsman", and more. Training: A.R.T./MXAT at Harvard University.

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Preview

David Henry Hwang And His Impact

The Dance And The Railroad Trailer

 
 

Production PHOTOS


Photos by Joan Marcus.

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Explore

David Henry Hwang on The Dance And The Railroad

 
 

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Backstage

MEET AND GREET PHOTOS


Photos by Gregory Costanzo.

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Performance Info

First Performance:

February 5

Last Performance:

March 24, 2013


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