Written by Christopher Chen, Passage is a fantasia inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India. Passage is set in the fictional Country X, which is a neocolonial client of Country Y. B, a local doctor, and F, an expat teacher, begin to forge a friendship that is challenged after a fateful trip to a local attraction.
“Nationalist rage and resentment are taken to a quiet place in Christopher Chen’s PASSAGE… Voices are rarely raised in this gentle, tutorial exploration of xenophobia from the Obie Award-winning author of Caught… [PASSAGE is] guaranteed to raise your heart rate.”
—The New York Times
“Christopher Chen’s tense, fascinating PASSAGE is a delicate walk through a field of landmines… To Chen’s great credit, PASSAGE struggles not to prescribe… It tries to stay true to its title, fashioning itself as a long dark corridor through which we’re all stepping together—tentatively, fearfully, hopefully—without a light or a door yet in sight.”
— New York Magazine
“…a real and affecting drama…PASSAGE dares to raise questions that make the audience profoundly uncomfortable, but simultaneously creates a welcoming space to which everyone is invited. Unashamedly political yet deeply humane, it’s a difficult journey that is well worth the trouble.”
—Time Out New York
Creative Team
Director - Christie Zhao
Production Manager - Grecia Leal Pardo
Dramaturg - Edward Mast
Stage Manager - Patrick Kang
Assistant Stage Manager - Sihan (Samantha) Yang
Scenic Designer - Duma Du
Sound Designer & Composer - Josh Valdez
Assistant Composer - Yuelan
Lighting Designer - Albert Chen
Costume Designer - Jojo
Electrician & Assistant Costume Designer - Anna Shih
Assistant Costume Designer - Lilah Foster
Audience Experience Designer - Rebecca Chen
Graphic Designer - Linziyu Lu
Technical Director - Albert Chen
Assistant Technical Director - Sihan (Samantha) Yang
Movement Director - Olga Kravtsova
Marketing Staff - Yiyi Deng, Hazel Zhu
Producer - Zoe Ding, Harvey Yang
Assistant Producer - Yun Liu
PR/Outreach - Eddy Xin
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