302:
conflicted about leaving the old traditions behind. Siu-Yong, addicted to opium, rejects Tieng-Bin's wishes to convert, and has Ahn spy on her husband's sessions with the reverend. When Tieng-Bin learns this, he destroys Siu-Yong's family altar. Luan and Eling are baptized along with Tieng-Bin, but Siu-Yong dies of an opium overdose. The ghost of Siu-Yong visits Eling and convinces her she will never be able to become fully
Western like Tieng-Bin wants, and so Eling sacrifices herself and her unborn child. Ahn confronts a devastated Tieng-Bin and encourages him to continue pursuing a Western life for the benefit of the family.
199:"Hwang has improved it--if not miraculously, than at least discernibly. He has added cogency to the short framing scenes that begin and end the story, and several other key scenes are clearer and stronger. As a result, "Golden Child" is more riveting and more moving, though it continues to suffer in part from over-explanation."
305:
Back in the present, Andrew is afraid he'll fail as a father and husband like Tieng-Bin, but Ahn explains that despite his suffering, Tieng-Bin did bring his family into the future. His actions allowed her to come to
America, become educated, choose her own husband and be a Christian. Andrew resolves
297:
with
Westerners, Tieng-Bin desires a modern life. He has returned to his home in rural China, where he has three wives—Eng Siu-Yong, Eng Luan, and Eng Eling—and a daughter, Eng Ahn, who calls herself the "Golden Child." Tieng-Bin, who has been meeting with a Christian missionary, Rev. Anthony Baines,
301:
In Act II, Tieng-Ban has Ahn and his wives meeting with Rev. Baines to learn about
Christianity. Eng Luan embraces the religion as she hopes to become Tieng-Ban's only wife when he converts and has to choose among the three. Tieng-Bin feels most fondly for Eling, who is now pregnant, but she is
314:
The reviewer of the 2012 Off-Broadway production wrote: " 'Golden Child' is loosely based on the story of Hwang's
Chinese great-grandfather's conversion to Christianity in the early years of the 20th century. Written with insight, compassion, and a sharp eye for the unintended consequences of
473:
298:
wishes to convert to
Christianity and adopt a more Westernized lifestyle, but that puts him at odds against his family and traditions. After arguing about it with his wives, Tieng-Bin orders that Ahn's feet be unbound, considering it to be a backward and inhumane practice.
666:
768:
315:
clashing cultures, 'Golden Child' is one of Hwang's best works, as entertaining as it is thought-provoking... Under Leigh
Silverman's perceptive direction, the cast does superb ensemble work.
364:
290:
In the present, Andrew Kwong is visited in his sleep by his dead grandmother, Eng Ahn. Andrew's wife
Elizabeth is pregnant and Andrew is conflicted about it.
674:
191:
The play was revised for the production at the South Coast
Repertory, where it ran in January 1997, again directed by Lapine. According to an article in the
931:
248:
1361:
1351:
1356:
590:
798:
650:
553:
1336:
746:
512:
522:
630:
1346:
880:
1297:
1012:
924:
1117:
1061:
517:
457:
260:
293:
Ahn tells him about his great-grandfather, Eng Tieng-Bin, who was a
Chinese businessman in 1918. After spending time in the
208:
17:
1265:
1182:
784:
275:
141:
in 1998. It explores an early twentieth-century Chinese family being faced with Westernization. It was nominated for a
1305:
1281:
1004:
433:
204:
1217:
1053:
917:
760:
622:
614:
506:
495:
169:
112:
Manhattan and Eng Tieng-Bin's home village near Amoy, in Southeast China. The Present, Winter 1918 and Spring 1919.
582:
1125:
712:
1093:
1077:
858:
546:
706:
279:
78:
896:
1198:
1190:
720:
161:
348:
244:, whom Hwang was a frequent collaborator with, also hosted the play as a part of their 1999–2000 season.
872:
732:
598:
331:
157:
1313:
1109:
1069:
820:
1341:
1166:
644:
539:
410:
177:
1225:
1174:
1133:
1020:
842:
828:
247:
An Off-Broadway revival opened on November 13, 2012, as part of a season of Hwang's works at the
222:
on April 2, 1998, and closed on May 31, 1998. This production was also directed by Lapine, with
988:
941:
850:
790:
658:
638:
574:
453:
306:
to write about his family history and finally starts to feel a fondness for his unborn child.
264:
241:
235:
130:
34:
392:
1273:
1249:
1233:
1028:
964:
219:
215:
138:
1289:
252:
223:
531:
1241:
1085:
972:
888:
814:
726:
690:
74:
1330:
776:
606:
268:
124:
1158:
980:
698:
173:
165:
134:
864:
834:
500:
294:
185:
956:
806:
754:
682:
562:
231:
142:
127:
909:
376:
1257:
181:
489:
1101:
365:"Hwang's 'Golden Child ' Opens Pre-B'way Engagement in Singapore Jan. 13"
256:
667:
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf
227:
16:
This article is about the David Henry Hwang play. For other uses, see
349:"After Some Smart Revisions, Hwang's 'Golden Child' Gains Luster"
913:
535:
188:: Performance, Tsai Chin, and Playwriting, David Henry Hwang.
474:"'Golden Child' Gets First-Rate Revival at Signature Theatre"
234:
for Best Play, as well as Costume Design (Play or Musical) (
769:
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
238:) and Featured Actress in a Play (Julyana Soelistyo).
211:
in San Francisco in February 1998 to March 15, 1998.
1209:
1150:
1045:
948:
230:in addition to Long. It was nominated for the 1998
108:
100:
92:
84:
70:
62:
40:
30:
25:
172:, closing on December 8, 1996. It was directed by
925:
547:
164:) and the Public Theater. The play premiered
8:
675:Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You
399:playbillvault.com, accessed October 11, 2015
278:and also in an acting edition published by
932:
918:
910:
554:
540:
532:
452:. New York: Theatre Communications Group.
22:
324:
591:Six Characters in Search of an Author
563:Obie Award for Best New American Play
338:lortel.org, accessed October 11, 2015
203:The play next had engagements at the
7:
799:The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
363:Lefkowitz, David and Glaser, Blair.
383:ibdb.com, accessed October 11, 2015
184:. The production won the 1996-1997
631:The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel
411:"Production History & Archive"
251:. This production was directed by
14:
881:What the Constitution Means to Me
651:When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
476:backstage.com, November 13, 2012
1183:The Lost Empire/The Monkey King
1362:Plays about race and ethnicity
1352:Plays set in the United States
1118:Jade Flowerpots and Bound Feet
1062:The House of Sleeping Beauties
518:Internet Off-Broadway Database
1:
1357:Plays set in the 20th century
209:American Conservatory Theater
168:on November 19, 1996, at the
18:Golden Child (disambiguation)
785:Circle Mirror Transformation
276:Theatre Communications Group
156:is a co-production with the
137:in 1996, it was produced on
448:Hwang, David Henry (1998).
205:Singapore Repertory Theatre
1378:
1337:Plays by David Henry Hwang
1218:1000 Airplanes on the Roof
1054:The Dance and the Railroad
761:The Romance of Magno Rubio
615:The Indian Wants the Bronx
507:Internet Broadway Database
502:Golden Child
496:Internet Broadway Database
491:Golden Child
367:Playbill, January 12, 1998
170:Joseph Papp Public Theater
15:
1013:Tibet Through the Red Box
859:Underground Railroad Game
747:Hedwig and the Angry Inch
713:Love! Valour! Compassion!
569:
207:in January 1998, and the
1347:Obie Award-winning plays
1298:Dream of the Red Chamber
1094:Trying to Find Chinatown
583:Who'll Save the Plowboy?
280:Dramatists Play Service
79:New York City, New York
54:Reverend Anthony Baines
721:How I Learned to Drive
214:The play premiered on
201:
162:Costa Mesa, California
897:Dark Disabled Stories
733:The Vagina Monologues
197:
158:South Coast Repertory
1266:The Sound of a Voice
1070:The Sound of a Voice
397:Broadway Production"
1306:An American Soldier
1282:Alice in Wonderland
645:The Hot l Baltimore
623:What the Butler Saw
274:It is published by
1134:A Very DNA Reunion
1126:The Great Helmsman
873:Describe the Night
354:, January 13, 1997
310:Critical reception
58:Eng Ahn and others
1324:
1323:
1078:As the Crow Flies
949:Full-length plays
942:David Henry Hwang
907:
906:
851:Guards at the Taj
472:Haagensen, Erik.
415:East West Players
352:Los Angeles Times
265:Julyana Soelistyo
249:Signature Theatre
242:East West Players
236:Martin Pakledinaz
193:Los Angeles Times
131:David Henry Hwang
116:
115:
85:Original language
66:November 19, 1996
35:David Henry Hwang
1369:
1250:Flower Drum Song
1234:The Silver River
965:Family Devotions
934:
927:
920:
911:
556:
549:
542:
533:
477:
470:
464:
463:
445:
439:
431:
425:
424:
422:
421:
406:
400:
390:
384:
374:
368:
361:
355:
345:
339:
329:
220:Longacre Theatre
23:
1377:
1376:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1368:
1367:
1366:
1327:
1326:
1325:
1320:
1205:
1151:Film/television
1146:
1041:
944:
938:
908:
903:
821:Grimly Handsome
565:
560:
486:
481:
480:
471:
467:
460:
447:
446:
442:
432:
428:
419:
417:
408:
407:
403:
391:
387:
375:
371:
362:
358:
347:Winer, Laurie.
346:
342:
330:
326:
321:
312:
288:
253:Leigh Silverman
224:Randall Duk Kim
151:
145:for Best Play.
96:Religion/Family
77:
71:Place premiered
57:
55:
53:
51:
50:Elizabeth Kwong
49:
47:
45:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1375:
1373:
1365:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1329:
1328:
1322:
1321:
1319:
1318:
1310:
1302:
1294:
1286:
1278:
1270:
1262:
1254:
1246:
1238:
1230:
1222:
1213:
1211:
1207:
1206:
1204:
1203:
1195:
1187:
1179:
1171:
1163:
1154:
1152:
1148:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1138:
1130:
1122:
1114:
1106:
1098:
1090:
1082:
1074:
1066:
1058:
1049:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1033:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1001:
993:
985:
977:
973:Rich Relations
969:
961:
952:
950:
946:
945:
939:
937:
936:
929:
922:
914:
905:
904:
902:
901:
893:
885:
877:
869:
855:
847:
839:
825:
811:
803:
795:
781:
773:
765:
751:
737:
717:
703:
695:
687:
679:
671:
663:
655:
635:
627:
619:
611:
603:
595:
587:
579:
570:
567:
566:
561:
559:
558:
551:
544:
536:
530:
529:
527:New York Times
520:
509:
498:
485:
484:External links
482:
479:
478:
465:
458:
440:
426:
401:
385:
369:
356:
340:
323:
322:
320:
317:
311:
308:
287:
284:
150:
147:
114:
113:
110:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
94:
90:
89:
86:
82:
81:
75:Public Theater
72:
68:
67:
64:
63:Date premiered
60:
59:
42:
38:
37:
32:
28:
27:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1374:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1332:
1316:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1303:
1300:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1291:
1287:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1271:
1268:
1267:
1263:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1239:
1236:
1235:
1231:
1228:
1227:
1223:
1220:
1219:
1215:
1214:
1212:
1210:Music theatre
1208:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1188:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1172:
1169:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1160:
1156:
1155:
1153:
1149:
1142:
1141:Cain and Abel
1139:
1136:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1127:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1115:
1112:
1111:
1110:Merchandising
1107:
1104:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1095:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1083:
1080:
1079:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1067:
1064:
1063:
1059:
1056:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1044:
1037:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1002:
999:
998:
994:
991:
990:
986:
983:
982:
978:
975:
974:
970:
967:
966:
962:
959:
958:
954:
953:
951:
947:
943:
935:
930:
928:
923:
921:
916:
915:
912:
899:
898:
894:
891:
890:
886:
883:
882:
878:
875:
874:
870:
867:
866:
861:
860:
856:
853:
852:
848:
845:
844:
840:
837:
836:
831:
830:
826:
823:
822:
817:
816:
812:
809:
808:
804:
801:
800:
796:
793:
792:
787:
786:
782:
779:
778:
774:
771:
770:
766:
763:
762:
757:
756:
752:
749:
748:
743:
742:
738:
735:
734:
729:
728:
723:
722:
718:
715:
714:
709:
708:
707:Floyd Collins
704:
701:
700:
696:
693:
692:
688:
685:
684:
680:
677:
676:
672:
669:
668:
664:
661:
660:
656:
653:
652:
647:
646:
641:
640:
636:
633:
632:
628:
625:
624:
620:
617:
616:
612:
609:
608:
607:The Old Glory
604:
601:
600:
596:
593:
592:
588:
585:
584:
580:
577:
576:
572:
571:
568:
564:
557:
552:
550:
545:
543:
538:
537:
534:
528:
524:
521:
519:
515:
514:
510:
508:
504:
503:
499:
497:
493:
492:
488:
487:
483:
475:
469:
466:
461:
455:
451:
444:
441:
437:
436:
430:
427:
416:
412:
409:Wood, XimĂłn.
405:
402:
398:
396:
389:
386:
382:
380:
373:
370:
366:
360:
357:
353:
350:
344:
341:
337:
335:
328:
325:
318:
316:
309:
307:
303:
299:
296:
291:
285:
283:
281:
277:
272:
270:
269:Greg Watanabe
266:
262:
258:
255:and featured
254:
250:
245:
243:
239:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
212:
210:
206:
200:
196:
194:
189:
187:
183:
179:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
148:
146:
144:
140:
136:
132:
129:
126:
123:is a play by
122:
121:
111:
107:
103:
99:
95:
91:
87:
83:
80:
76:
73:
69:
65:
61:
48:Eng Tieng-Bin
44:Eng Siu-Yong
43:
39:
36:
33:
29:
24:
19:
1312:
1304:
1296:
1288:
1280:
1272:
1264:
1256:
1248:
1240:
1232:
1224:
1216:
1197:
1189:
1181:
1173:
1167:M. Butterfly
1165:
1159:Blind Alleys
1157:
1140:
1132:
1124:
1116:
1108:
1100:
1092:
1084:
1076:
1068:
1060:
1052:
1035:
1027:
1019:
1011:
1003:
997:Golden Child
996:
995:
987:
981:M. Butterfly
979:
971:
963:
955:
895:
887:
879:
871:
863:
857:
849:
841:
833:
827:
819:
813:
805:
797:
789:
783:
775:
767:
759:
753:
745:
741:Golden Child
740:
739:
731:
725:
719:
711:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
649:
643:
637:
629:
621:
613:
605:
597:
589:
581:
573:
526:
513:Golden Child
511:
501:
490:
468:
450:Golden Child
449:
443:
435:Golden Child
434:
429:
418:. Retrieved
414:
404:
395:Golden Child
394:
388:
379:Golden Child
378:
372:
359:
351:
343:
334:Golden Child
333:
327:
313:
304:
300:
292:
289:
273:
261:Jennifer Lim
246:
240:
213:
202:
198:
192:
190:
174:James Lapine
166:Off-Broadway
154:Golden Child
153:
152:
135:off-Broadway
120:Golden Child
119:
118:
117:
46:Andrew Kwong
26:Golden Child
1175:Golden Gate
1046:Short plays
1021:Yellow Face
835:An Octoroon
829:Appropriate
599:Home Movies
295:Philippines
228:Ming-Na Wen
186:Obie Awards
149:Productions
133:. Produced
1342:1996 plays
1331:Categories
1314:Soft Power
1226:The Voyage
1199:The Affair
1191:Possession
989:Face Value
807:4000 Miles
791:The Aliens
659:Short Eyes
639:Bad Habits
575:The Blacks
459:1559361581
438:lortel.org
420:2019-07-12
319:References
232:Tony Award
143:Tony Award
128:playwright
41:Characters
31:Written by
1258:Ainadamar
1029:Chinglish
1005:Peer Gynt
940:Works by
525:from the
381:Broadway"
182:Jodi Long
178:Tsai Chin
52:Eng Eling
1102:Bang Kok
843:Hamilton
257:Annie Q.
216:Broadway
139:Broadway
125:American
56:Eng Luan
1290:The Fly
1086:Bondage
1036:Kung Fu
889:English
815:Detroit
691:Cloud 9
516:at the
505:at the
494:at the
218:at the
176:, with
109:Setting
93:Subject
88:English
1317:(2018)
1309:(2018)
1301:(2016)
1293:(2008)
1285:(2007)
1277:(2006)
1274:Tarzan
1269:(2003)
1261:(2003)
1253:(2001)
1245:(2000)
1237:(1997)
1229:(1992)
1221:(1988)
1202:(2016)
1194:(2002)
1186:(2001)
1178:(1994)
1170:(1993)
1162:(1985)
1143:(2014)
1137:(2010)
1129:(2007)
1121:(2001)
1113:(1999)
1105:(1996)
1097:(1996)
1089:(1992)
1081:(1986)
1073:(1983)
1065:(1983)
1057:(1981)
1038:(2014)
1032:(2011)
1024:(2007)
1016:(2004)
1008:(1998)
1000:(1996)
992:(1993)
984:(1988)
976:(1986)
968:(1981)
960:(1980)
900:(2024)
892:(2023)
884:(2019)
876:(2018)
868:(2017)
854:(2016)
846:(2015)
838:(2014)
824:(2013)
810:(2012)
802:(2011)
794:(2010)
780:(2009)
777:Ruined
772:(2004)
764:(2003)
750:(1998)
736:(1996)
716:(1995)
702:(1989)
694:(1982)
686:(1980)
678:(1979)
670:(1975)
662:(1974)
654:(1973)
634:(1971)
626:(1970)
618:(1968)
610:(1965)
602:(1964)
594:(1963)
586:(1962)
578:(1961)
523:Review
456:
267:, and
699:Spunk
336:1996"
104:Drama
101:Genre
1242:Aida
865:Oslo
788:and
727:Rent
454:ISBN
286:Plot
226:and
180:and
957:FOB
755:Bug
683:FOB
195:,
160:, (
1333::
862:/
832:/
818:/
758:/
744:/
730:/
724:/
710:/
648:/
642:/
413:.
393:"
282:.
271:.
263:,
259:,
933:e
926:t
919:v
555:e
548:t
541:v
462:.
423:.
377:"
332:"
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.