Silk Road Theatre Project
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The Silk Road Theatre Project is a production unit located in Downtown Chicago
which presents plays written by individuals of Asian and Arab descent.
The professional theatre is located in the modern basement of the Chicago Temple Building
, 77 Washington Street, directly across from the Richard J. Daley Center
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The Project is unaffiliated with the Methodist Church above and maintains a secular relationship.
Productions in 2007 include David Henry Hwang
's Golden Child
, and Merchant on Venice by Shishir Kurup
.
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
which presents plays written by individuals of Asian and Arab descent.
The professional theatre is located in the modern basement of the Chicago Temple Building
Chicago Temple Building
The Chicago Temple Building is a 173 meter tall skyscraper church located at 77 W. Washington St. in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the congregation of the First United Methodist Church of Chicago. It was completed in 1924 and has 23 floors dedicated to religious and office use...
, 77 Washington Street, directly across from the Richard J. Daley Center
Richard J. Daley Center
The Richard J. Daley Center, also known by its courtyard Daley Plaza and named after longtime mayor Richard J. Daley, is the premier civic center of the City of Chicago in Illinois. Situated on Randolph and Washington Streets between Dearborn and Clark Streets, the Richard J. Daley Center is...
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The Project is unaffiliated with the Methodist Church above and maintains a secular relationship.
Productions in 2007 include David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang
David Henry Hwang is an American playwright who has risen to prominence as the preeminent Asian American dramatist in the U.S.He was born in Los Angeles, California and was educated at the Yale School of Drama and Stanford University...
's Golden Child
Golden Child (play)
Golden Child is an Obie Award-winning play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. Hwang's second Broadway play, it depicts a nineteenth century Chinese family being faced with Westernization. The play was developed Off-Broadway and premiered there on November 19, 1996 at the Joseph Papp Public...
, and Merchant on Venice by Shishir Kurup
Shishir Kurup
Shishir Ravindran Kurup is an Indian American actor, most notably seen on the television sci fi series Surface as Dr. Singh. Most recently he was on seen on episodes of top TV shows, Heroes and Lost. He is a playwright and theatrical director as well, and a member of the Cornerstone Theater...
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