The Far Country

Theatre

Name:	Linda Gross Theater
Address:	336 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011

Production Information

First performance date:	November 17, 2022
Opening date:	December 5, 2022
Closing date:	January 1, 2023
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

An intimate epic that follows an unlikely family’s journey from rural Taishan to the wild west of California in the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Atlantic Theater Company	Producer

	Lloyd Suh	Playwright
	Fan Zhang	Composer

	Eric Ting	Director

	Clint Ramos	Set Designer
	Junghyun Georgia Lee	Costume Designer
	Jiyoun (Jiji) Chang	Lighting Designer
	Fan Zhang	Sound Designer
	Tommy Kurzman	Wig, Hair & Make-Up

	Alyssa K. Howard	Production Stage Manager

	William Cantler	Casting
	Karyn Casl	Casting
	Destiny Lilly	Casting
	The Telsey Office	Casting

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Ben Chase	Dean/Inspector
	Jinn S. Kim	Gee/Two
	Whit K. Lee	Yip/One
	Christopher Liam Moore	Harriwell/Interpreter
	Shannon Tyo	Yuen
	Amy Kim Waschke	Low
	Eric Yang	Moon Gyet

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Scenic Design	Clint Ramos	Set Designer
2	NOMINATED	2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Lighting Design	Jiyoun (Jiji) Chang	Lighting Designer
3	NOMINATED	2023 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play	Jiyoun (Jiji) Chang	Lighting Designer
4	NOMINATED	2023 Hewes Design Award, Scenic Design	Clint Ramos	Set Designer
5	NOMINATED	2023 Hewes Design Award, Lighting Design	Jiyoun (Jiji) Chang	Lighting Designer
6	WON	2023 Obie Award, Sustained Excellence of Performance	Shannon Tyo	Actor
7	WON	2023 Obie Award, Sustained Excellence in Directing	Eric Ting	Director
8	NOMINATED	2023 Pulitzer Prize, Drama	Lloyd Suh	Playwright