Mary Magdalene, Daughter, Boatperson by Diana Khổng, a staged reading presented by CHUANG Stage and Fresh Ink Theatre, BCA Launchpad Residents. Directed by mica rose.

Performances are at the Boston Center for the Arts in the Black Box Theatre

 1973. Two sisters are torn apart after one makes the decision to leave; and the one who remains must learn to fight.

 2004. Three siblings are avoiding the question of where to scatter their mother’s ashes. One finds refuge in gambling sessions with the neighborhood aunties. One falls in love. And one learns from a goblin that her mother is trapped in the underworld. She follows her down, and time collapses.

Mary Magdalene, Daughter, Boatperson follows the women of a Vietnamese family across two generations, unraveling the imperialist legacy of partition during the Vietnam War.

Ticket price 

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Tickets are "Pay-As-You-Are" to provide radical access to theatre for those who identify as working-class immigrants of Asian American descent, a population in Boston underrepresented in arts and culture patrons. When you "Pay-As-You-Are," we empower you to select the ticket price that best reflects your socio-economic status and take action in community accountability to make arts accessible for all.

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Performance Dates/Times:

  • Previews:

    • May 1st: 7:30pm

    • May 2nd: 7:30pm

    • May 3rd: 1:00pm

  • Performances:

    • May 6th: 7:30pm

    • May 7th: 7:30pm

    • May 8th: 7:30pm

    • May 9th: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

    • May 10th: 2:00pm

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Founded in 2018, CHUANG Stage is Boston’s Asian American professional non-profit theatre company, cultivating joyful and radical pan-Asian stories that pioneer translingual activism in the arts.