WHAT: The World of Extreme Happiness
WHEN: Sunday, September 28 (play starts at 2pm)
Join YaleChicago, AAAYA Chicago, YaleChicago Performing Arts, and YaleWomen at the Goodman Theatre on Sunday, September 28 for a matinee performance of the world premiere play The World of Extreme Happiness. Celebrating the perseverance of the human spirit, The World of Extreme Happiness chronicles the journey of Sunny, a young factory worker who struggles to gain control over her life amid China’s modern economic transformation.
This bracing, poignant, and surprisingly funny play by acclaimed playwright Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig (hailed as “hard-hitting and bruisingly funny” by Time Out London) will be followed by a provocative panel discussion illuminating themes from the play and produced in partnership with the Goodman Theatre. The panel features production co-stars and Yale alumni Francis Jue ’85 and Jennifer Lim, YSD, in conversation with Chay Yew, artistic director of the acclaimed Victory Gardens Theater. Don’t miss this stimulating afternoon of drama, conversation, and cultural exploration with YaleChicago and the Goodman Theatre.
WHERE: Goodman Theatre, 170 North Dearborn Street)
COST: $28 (main floor); $18 (upper balcony)
**Must purchase tickets by Monday, September 15** through YaleChicago in order to get this deal (discounted main floor seats and post-show discussion) Register Here for The World of Extreme Happiness
For information about the performance and discussion, contact: Genea at aaaya.chicago@gmail.com
More about Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and The World of Extreme Happiness
“There aren’t many plays written for Asian/Asian-American actors, and few feature complex female characters. I was interested in writing about the world’s largest internal migration—rural Chinese peasants flooding the cities in search of better opportunities—through the lens of a young, ambitious Chinese woman,” said Cowhig (author of “The World of Extreme Happiness”)