Passage

Inspired by E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India, Christopher Chen’s Passage is a poetic drama set in a fictional colonized country. When a tense encounter between a native citizen and an expat spirals into accusation and unrest, the play questions the murky ethics of imperialism, cultural misunderstanding, vulnerability, and identity. A meditation on how power imbalances affect personal and interpersonal dynamics across a spectrum of situations, Passage has been described as “tense and fascinating” by New York Magazine, and it is “guaranteed to raise your heart rate” (The New York Times).