Golden Child is a co-production with the South Coast Repertory, (Costa Mesa, California) and the Public Theater.
[1] The production won the 1996-1997 Obie Awards: Performance, Tsai Chin, and Playwriting, David Henry Hwang.
"[2] The play next had engagements at the Singapore Repertory Theatre in January 1998, and the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco in February 1998 to March 15, 1998.
[7] This production was directed by Leigh Silverman and featured Annie Q., Jennifer Lim, Julyana Soelistyo, and Greg Watanabe.
Anthony Baines, wishes to convert to Christianity and adopt a more Westernized lifestyle, but that puts him at odds against his family and traditions.
Siu-Yong, addicted to opium, rejects Tieng-Bin's wishes to convert, and has Ahn spy on her husband's sessions with the reverend.
[8] The reviewer of the 2012 Off-Broadway production wrote: " 'Golden Child' is loosely based on the story of Hwang's Chinese great-grandfather's conversion to Christianity in the early years of the 20th century.
Written with insight, compassion, and a sharp eye for the unintended consequences of clashing cultures, 'Golden Child' is one of Hwang's best works, as entertaining as it is thought-provoking...