[2013-04-19] M. Butterfly

Our April meeting was devoted to “M. Butterfly”, a play by an Asian American playwright David Henry Hwang.  During the introductory presentation club members looked at various theatrical traditions Hwang was inspired by to write his masterpiece play. 

David Henry Hwang (1957 - )

          David Henry Hwang was born  in Los Angeles, CA , on August 11, 1957. He is the eldest child of Henry Yuan Hwang and Dorothy Hwang, first-generation immigrants from China. He graduated from Stanford University in 1979 with a BA in English. He also attended the Yale School of Drama. His literary career focused primarily on the illustration of Asian American social and political relations and the exploration of his Chinese heritage.