Golden Child

Jennifer Lim, Annie Q, Julyana Soelistyo, and Leslie Hu. Photo by Richard Termin, Signature Theater Production, 2012

Drawn from stories told to Hwang as a child by his grandmother about their family history, Golden Child tells of a wealthy and polygamous Chinese merchant in 1918, who embraces the new religion of Christianity. In so doing, he sets off a power struggle between his three wives, and forever changes the lives of his succeeding generations.

Golden Child premiered at the Public Theater in 1996, directed by James Lapine, and won a 1997 Obie Award for Playwriting, then moved in 1998 to Broadway, where it received a Tony Nomination for Best Play. It was revived at Signature Theatre in 2012, directed by Leigh Silverman.

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Production photos from the Golden Child at Signature Theatre in 2012. Photos by Richard Termin

Photos by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.

Jodi Long, Lianna Pai, and Julyana Soelistyo Photo by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.

Stan Egi, John Christopher Jones, and Julyana Soelistyo Photo by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.

Tsai Chin and Julyana Soelistyo Photo by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.

Jodi Long and Julyana Soelistyo Photo by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.

Julyana Soelistyo, Jodi Long, and Tsai Chin Photo by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.

Stan Egi and John Christopher Jones Photo by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.

Lianna Pai and Tsai Chin Photo by Michal Daniels, from The Public Theater production in 1996.