Last of the Suns
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Apr 27, 2003
Closed May 11, 2003
Opened Apr 27, 2003
Closed May 11, 2003
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Running Time:
1hr. 45min.
1hr. 45min.
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
The OBIE Award-winning Ma-Yi Theatre Company presents the NY premiere of Alice Tuan's Last of the Suns, directed by Chay Yew. The play is is a biting satire set in the mind of a 100-year-old ex-Nationalist Chinese General and revolves around three generations of the Sun Family and traverses a thorny American landscape where past meets present and the exploitation of women takes many forms, from foot-binding to ice-skating. Tuan uses street-wise and fantastical language to blend Chinese folklore with the banalities of American consumerism.
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"Let me die," cries a wheelchair-bound figure at the beginning of Alice Tuan's Last of the Suns. It is the 100-year-old General Sun, an ex-Nationalist Chinese general now living with his family in California. Played in this production by actress Ching Valdes-Aran in a startling cross-gender performance, the power of this opening moment is unfortunately not maintained throughout the rest of the play. Tuan's text attempts to interweave the general's memories and inner thoughts with the contemporary story of his dysfunctional family, an ambitious move that does not quite succeed.
Produced by the Ma-Yi Theatre Company and directed by Chay Yew, Last of the Suns takes place on the general's 100th[...]