The Chinese Lady from Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater Completes Run April 10

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Off-Broadway News The Chinese Lady from Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater Completes Run April 10

The extended Off-Broadway run stars Shannon Tyo and Daniel K. Isaac reprising their roles from the 2018 run.

By Leah Putnam

April 10, 2022

Shannon Tyo in *The Chinese Lady* Joan Marcus

Lloyd Suh’s The Chinese Lady ends its run at The Public’s Shiva Theater April 10. The production from Ma-Yi Theater Company began previews February 23 and opened March 8.

Inspired by the true story of the first Chinese woman to step foot in America, The Chinese Lady follows 16-year-old Afong Moy, who sailed into New York Harbor in 1834 and was immediately put on display for a paying public. As Afong Moy travels through America as a living exhibit for decades, the play offers her impressions of a young country struggling with how to define itself.

READ: What Did Critics Think of Off-Broadway's The Chinese Lady?

Shannon Tyo and Daniel K. Isaac reprise their roles as Afong Moy and Atung, respectively, having previously starred in the Ma-Yi Theater Company staging Off-Broadway at Theatre Row in 2018. Cindy Im and Jon Norman Schneider served as alternates, performing at select shows during the Public run.

Ralph B. Peña served as director on the production at The Public, which featured scenic design by Junghyun Georgia Lee, costume design by Linda Cho, lighting design by Jiyoun Chang and Elizabeth Mak, sound design and original music by Fabian Obispo, and projection design by Shawn Duan. Maggie Manzano was the production stage manager, and Brody Thrash was the stage manager.