[2][3] The title of the play comes from the portmanteau Chimerica, coined by Niall Ferguson and Moritz Schularick, referring to the significance of the sociopolitical relationship between China and America, especially in the global economy.
[2] Chimerica follows photojournalist Joe Schofield, who photographed the unidentified Tank Man during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.
Twenty years later, Chinese dissident and ESL teacher Zhang Lin, who was present during the 1989 pro-democracy protests and subsequent massacre, assists Joe in his quest to find Tank Man.
The production was directed by David Muse at Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., Rob Yang played Zhang Lin opposite Ron Menzel's Joe Schofield.
The production was directed by Chris Abraham and starred Evan Buliung as Joe and Paul Sun-Hyung Lee as Zhang Lin.
The production starred Mark Leonard Winter as Joe and Jason Chong as Zhang Lin among the cast of 32 actors.
This play reading is meant to spread awareness and increase appreciation of playwrights and playwriting from around the world and to global audiences.