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Han Ong

HAN ONG  

 Nationality:    Asian American
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Dubbed a "genius" by the Macarthur Foundation, Han Ong is one of the hottest novelist/playwright/performers out there. In 1997, he was one of the recipients of the mysterious but generous Macarthur grant. The extra $200,000, approximately, in his pocket enabled him to produce his latest novel, Fixer Chao. His plays include Bachelor Rat, The Chang Fragments and Middle Finger.

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below is a list of Han Ong's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Batchelor Rat         Chang Fragments, The         Middle Finger         Reasons To Live         Suitcase Trilogy: Swoony Planet, The         Swoony Planet         Watcher         Woyzeck

Batchelor Rat

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1st Produced:
Thick Description, San Francisco    1992

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Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

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Chang Fragments, The

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The U.S. proves not to be the land of opportunity that the Chang family hoped for. Mr Chang abandons them and hangs himself in a flop house. Mrs Chang takes up dance classes to forget. The daughter enters a loveless marriage. The two sons one cannot adapt and the other insults American culture

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Joseph Papp Public Theater, New York    12 May 1996

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Middle Finger

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Reasons To Live

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1st Produced:
Magic Theater, San Francisco    1992

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Suitcase Trilogy: Swoony Planet, The

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Han Ong's SWOONY PLANET is the remarkable story of immigrants searching for identity in the vast American landscape. Kirtana, a single, Indian woman, seeks out her runaway son Farouk. Jessica, a Filipina who has adjusted to life in the Midwest, aids her search, leading Kirtana to an unimaginable world no child should experience. Artie, Jessica's son, races to find the father who abandoned him 16 years ago. Each, longing for wholeness and the chance to swoon, takes on an unforgettable, compromising journey.
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1st Produced:
Ma-Yi    1997

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Swoony Planet

Han Ong
Kirtana a single Indian woman is searching for her son. She is aided by Jessica. Jessica's son is also searching for his missing father.

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1st Produced:
-    2006

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in Version 3.0: Contemporary Asian American Plays, Theatre Communications Group (2 Aug 2011)   978-1559363631

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Watcher

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Woyzeck

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Original Playwright - Georg Buchner.

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Actors Gang

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Genre:
Adaptation

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