Bondage (play)
Encyclopedia
Bondage is a 1992 play by American
playwright
David Henry Hwang
. It deals with issues of race and racial stereotypes by placing a fully disguised man and woman in an S and M parlor playing out sexual games. The play premiered as part of the Actors Theatre of Louisville
's Humana Festival on March 1, 1992. It was shown in tandem with Suzan-Lori Parks
' short play Devotees in the Garden of Love under the title Rites of Mating. It was directed by Oskar Eustis
and featured B. D. Wong and Hwang's wife Kathryn Layng
.
It is published as part of Trying to Find Chinatown: The Selected Plays by Theatre Communications Group
. and also in an acting edition published by Dramatists Play Service
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang is an American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S.He was born in Los Angeles, California and was educated at the Yale School of Drama and Stanford University...
. It deals with issues of race and racial stereotypes by placing a fully disguised man and woman in an S and M parlor playing out sexual games. The play premiered as part of the Actors Theatre of Louisville
Actors Theatre of Louisville
Actors Theatre of Louisville is a performing arts theater located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky. It was founded in 1964 by Louisville native Ewel Cornett, local producer Richard Block and actor Ken Jenkins of Scrubs fame, and was designated the "State Theater of Kentucky" in 1974. It is run as a...
's Humana Festival on March 1, 1992. It was shown in tandem with Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks is an African American playwright and screenwriter. She received the MacArthur Foundation "Genius" Grant in 2001, and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play, Topdog/Underdog.-Early years:...
' short play Devotees in the Garden of Love under the title Rites of Mating. It was directed by Oskar Eustis
Oskar Eustis
Oskar Eustis is the artistic director at the Public Theater and has worked as a director, dramaturg, and artistic director for theaters around the country.-Career:...
and featured B. D. Wong and Hwang's wife Kathryn Layng
Kathryn Layng
Kathryn Layng is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Nurse Curly Spaulding in the comedy-drama series Doogie Howser, M.D. The series aired from 1989 to 1993 and was her major screen role. After the series ended, Layng guest starred in the series Joe's Life, Diagnosis Murder, New...
.
It is published as part of Trying to Find Chinatown: The Selected Plays by Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group
Theatre Communications Group is an organization dedicated to the promotion of non-profit professional theatre in the United States. TCG has over 450 member theatres located in 47 states; 17,000 individual members; and a growing number of University, Funder, Business and Trustee Affiliates...
. and also in an acting edition published by Dramatists Play Service
Dramatists Play Service
Established in 1936 by members of the Dramatists Guild and the Society for Authors' Representatives, Dramatists Play Service, Inc. is a theatrical publishing and licensing house...
.