College premier of David Henry Hwang's play "Chinglish". Sponsored by the Confucius Institute at University of Michigan, directed by Flores Komatsu, and recorded in the Duderstadt Video Studio Oct 6th, 7th, & 8th 2013. "Chinglish is a sharp and relevant comedy about the challenges of communication across languages and culture. It's about the struggle to connect as people, and the universal human desire to understand and be understood. The play follows an American businessman who's desperately seeking to land a lucrative business deal in China's booming economic market. After continuous misunderstandings, shady arrangements, and an affair with a secretive Chinese woman, he learns that there is much to be lost, and found, in translation." The Production Team: Carlos Chou (Associate Producer) Flores Komatsu (Director) - BFA Theatre, Mexico. Yaqi Ge (Cinematographer) - BS Screen Arts & Cultures, Beijing, China. Clarisza Runtung (Asst. Director) - BFA Theatre, Jakarta, Indonesia. Gerui Wang (Art Consultant) - MA Chinese Studies, Changsha, China Yu Yan (Sociocultural Consultant) - MA Chinese Studies, Beijing, China Yiwen Zhou (Linguistic Consultant) - MA Linguistics, Shanghai, China Shuai Niu (Chinese Drama Consultant) - PhD Chemistry, Liaoning, China Kayleigh Laymon (Stage Manager) - BFA Design/Production, San Jose, CA Alexis Breese (Asst. Stage Manager) - BTA Theatre, Dayton, OH Peter Shin (Poster Designer) - BM Composition, Kansas City, MO Mayumi Kimura (Music Composer) - BM Composition, Mexico Chen Hao (Original Paintings) - China, Confucius Institute Visiting Scholar Liz Williams (Lighting Designer) - BFA Design/Production, Southfield MI Isaac Levine (Sound Designer) - BFA Performing Arts Tech, Pittsburg, PA Peter Leonard (Music Recording Engineer) - BS Sound Engineering, Maryland Musicians: Victor Huls (Cello), Xiaodong Wei (Erhu & Guzheng),, Gabriel Wilk (Guitar), Evan Dahan (Vibraphone) & Evan Saddler (Percussion), Noniko Hsu (Dizi). The Cast: Graham Techler (Daniel Cavanaugh) - BFA Theatre, Newton, MA Avery DiUbaldo (Peter Timms) - BFA Theatre, Aurora, CO Jingchen Wu (Cai Guoliang) - PhD Math, Beijing, China Caitlin Chou (Xi Yan) - BFA Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Isa Wenfei Zhang (Translator Qian) - MPH Human Nutrition, Beijing, China Justin Wong (Bing) - LSA, Rockville Centre, NY Linsen Li (Judge Geming) - PhD History - Chengdu, China Ping Guo (Prosecutor Li) - PhD Chemistry, Shijiazhuang, China Tian Tian (Translator Zhao) - MPP Public Policy & MA Economics, Xinxiang, China The production is sponsored by the Confucius institute, the Department of Theatre & Drama, The School of Music, Theatre and Dance: Collaborative Student Assembly, The International Institute, The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, Arts at Michigan, Basement Arts, Center of Chinese Studies, MESA/Trotter Multiethnic Student Affairs.
