Great Leap, The
- Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy
- 3M, 1F
- ISBN: 9780573707285
When an American college basketball team travels to Beijing for a "friendship" game in the post-Cultural revolution 1980s, both countries try to tease out the politics behind this newly popular sport.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Dramatic Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre
- Accolades:
- Winner! Kesselring Prize (2017)
Finalist! Susan Smith Blackburn Prize (2017)
Cultures clash as the Chinese coach tries to pick up moves from the Americans and Chinese-American player Manford spies on his opponents. Inspired by events in her own father's life, Yee "applies a devilishly keen satiric eye to...her generation (and its parents)."
REVIEWS:
"A beautiful play with vibrant characters and rich history cackling with fresh dialogue."
Broadway World
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 1F
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