Soft Power
Aug 6 - Sep 15, 2024A visionary musical fantasia by Tony Award winners David Henry Hwang (Yellow Face, M. Butterfly) and Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home, Kimberly Akimbo).
After the 2016 election, when a Chinese American playwright is attacked by an unknown assailant, he hallucinates a Golden Age musical comedy about a Chinese theater producer and Hillary Clinton falling in love. Hilarious and biting, this political satire dares to ask: Does American Democracy still work? And is it worth believing in?
An exhilarating ride through political absurdity with a faceoff between Chinese and American exceptionalism, Soft Power makes an electric debut in the nation’s capital.
“Subversive as well as funny, touching and thoroughly entertaining… You may never look at an American musical the same way again.” – Variety
Brilliantly funny
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Running time is approximately 85 minutes, no intermission
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This show depicts anti-Asian sentiments, political violence, adult language and will use flashing lights and theatrical haze. Recommended for ages 13+ Click here for more detailed content warnings
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September 6
August 18 (2PM)
September 10
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