The House of Sleeping Beauties
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The House of Sleeping Beauties is a 1983 play by American
playwright
David Henry Hwang
. Hwang's fourth play, it is an adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata
's novella House of the Sleeping Beauties
. The play depicts Kawabata and how he might have come to have written the novella. The play was first produced as part of the production Sound and Beauty
on November 6, 1983 Off-Broadway
at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.. It was directed by John Lone
, with Victor Wong
in the cast.
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
.
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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...
. Hwang's fourth play, it is an adaptation of Yasunari Kawabata
Yasunari Kawabata
was a Japanese short story writer and novelist whose spare, lyrical, subtly-shaded prose works won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968, the first Japanese author to receive the award...
's novella House of the Sleeping Beauties
The House of the Sleeping Beauties
House of the Sleeping Beauties is a novella by Nobel Prize winning author Yasunari Kawabata.A story about a lonely man, Old Eguchi continuously visits the House of the Sleeping Beauties in hopes of something more....
. The play depicts Kawabata and how he might have come to have written the novella. The play was first produced as part of the production Sound and Beauty
Sound and Beauty
Sound and Beauty is the omnibus title of two plays by American playwright David Henry Hwang. Hwang's fourth play, The House of Sleeping Beauties, was adapted from Yasunari Kawabata's novella House of the Sleeping Beauties. It tells the story of the narrator of that novella investigating the brothel...
on November 6, 1983 Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
at the Joseph Papp Public Theater.. It was directed by John Lone
John Lone
John "Johnny" Lone is a Hong Kong born American actor of Chinese and English descent. Lone has played roles as diverse as a caveman in Iceman , the last Emperor of China in The Last Emperor , and an apparently female opera performer in M. Butterfly .-Personal life:Lone was born as Ng Kwok-leung...
, with Victor Wong
Victor Wong
Victor Wong was a Chinese American character actor who appeared in supporting roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s.-Education:...
in the cast.
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...
.