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5.21.2010

A relevant World Lit play at the Guthrie.

M. Butterfly, by David Henry Hwang, plays at the Guthrie through June 6.

[M. Butterfly] is an epic play tracing lines of race, gender and power through love and deception. An evocative and beautiful blend of theatrical styles and voices, M. Butterfly is a tour de force that cuts to the heart of the distortions that pollute cross-cultural interactions. It has become a modern classic, beautifully blending the power and politics of Madame Butterfly and a contemporary world in which sexuality identity issues have become a topic of open discussion and dialogue. This landmark play has become a contemporary classic and launched David Henry Hwang to the forefront of the new American theater.

Source: guthrietheater.org

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I really wanted to see this but I couldn't go by myself. I've met Randy Reyes too. He's really nice! Totally random comment... sorry

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