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M butterfly 19886/26/2023 ![]() ![]() It is a play not to be missed, and it is a play once caught that will never be forgotten.” -NY PostĪdditional performance! Now available: Sunday, February 17 at 7:30pm. ![]() “It will move you, it will thrill you, it may even surprise you. This is an audaciously imaginative play, big in conception and theme, and a satisfying instance of a talented writer hitting full stride.” -Variety Butterfly David Henry Hwang joins the first string of American playwrights. Butterfly confronts the perception of Eastern culture by the West and the persistent romanticism that clouds it. When we build fantasies to hide the truth, what happens when it all comes tumbling down? Clever parallels to the famous opera Madame Butterfly abound in this fearless play about a French diplomat who falls for a Chinese opera star: the ideal, exotic woman in his mind, but in reality, a man with a secret mission. 1988 Drama Desk Award Winner – Outstanding New Play ![]()
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