June 3 – June 17
Jun 3 at 7:30 PM to Jun 17 at 7:30 PM
Theater for the New City
155 1st Ave, New York, New York 10003

Yangtze Repertory Theatre of America returns to Theater for the New City (TNC) June 3 to 18 to present the New York premiere of “410 [GONE]” by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, the prize-winning author of “The World of Extreme Happiness” (Manhattan Theater Club, 2015).

Chongren Fan directs; he staged Yangtze’s critically-applauded production of “Behind the Mask — a Play” by Chinese authors Feng BaiMing and Huang WeiRuo at TNC in 2015.

Where do we go when we die? In Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig’s dark and dazzling play, a boy named Seventeen has committed suicide and wanders into the Chinese Land of the Dead, a dominion ruled by Goddess of Mercy and Monkey King. His elder sister, Twenty-One, has been reliving the night of the suicide in order to find her lost brother. Between the lines of life and death, the siblings reflect on identity and explore heritage, but in the end, they must face the ultimate question: if there is no love without pain, what does it mean to love?

The actors are Carolina Do, Edgar Eguia, Meilin Gray, Gerardo Pelati and Roger Yeh. Scenic, costume and sound design are by Joseph Wolfslau. Lighting design is by Yi-Chung Chen. Stage Managed by Bonnie McHeffey.

The play will be acted in English with Chinese subtitles.

June 3 to 18, 2017
Theater for the New City, 155 First Ave. (at E. 10th Street), East Village
Wed – Sat at 7:30 and Sundays at 2:00 PM.
$25 general admission; $20 seniors & students; Wednesdays pay what you can (only pay in cash @ the box office).
Box office (212) 868-4444, www.yangtze-rep-theatre.org