Story showing in Castro Valley highlights importance of having your own interpreter as cultures collide
It’s red-carpet-premiere time for Plethos Productions as it presents David Henry Hwang’s “Chinglish” in Castro Valley, starting Nov. 6.
Showing at the Chabot Theatre, 2853 Castro Valley Blvd., this romantic comedy highlights the importance of having your own interpreter as cultures collide in a hilarious way as the story revolves around Daniel, an American businessman trying to land the deal of a lifetime in China. The show features Will Livingston as Daniel and Lan Zhong as the woman across the negotiating table. The cast also includes Tony Cardoza as Daniel’s unhinged consultant, Xun Zhang as the powerful Chinese minister, with Byron Guo, Bingcong Zhu and Skyler Riordan as an assortment of terrible translators who add mayhem to this comedy of errors.