| The Dance and the Railroad | |
| Premiere: | 1981 |
| Place: | Joseph Papp Public Theater |
| Orig Lang: | English |
The Dance and the Railroad is a 1981 play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. His second play, it depicts a strike in a coolie railroad labor camp in the mid-nineteenth century American West. The play premiered as part of a commission by the New Federal Theatre in 1981.[1] It had its professional debut on July 16, 1981 Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater. It was directed by John Lone, with Lone and Tzi Ma in the cast.[2]
Ma cited that Hwang would often rewrite the play during rehearsals.[3]
The play was adapted and produced on television by the ABC Arts channel, under the direction of Emile Ardolino. This production won a CINE Golden Eagle Award.
An Off-Broadway revival was produced in 2013 at the Signature Theatre under the direction of May Adrales.[4]
It is published as part of Trying to Find Chinatown: The Selected Plays by Theatre Communications Group and also in an acting edition published by Dramatists Play Service.