Overview
- Composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang unveil a new adaptation of Journey to the West centered on Sun Wukong.
- Tony winner Diane Paulus directs a production that integrates puppetry, Peking opera elements, dance, and Buddhist sutras.
- The creative team features puppetry and scenic design by Basil Twist, projections by Hana S. Kim, and conductor Carolyn Kuan in the pit.
- Tenor Kang Wang leads the cast as the Monkey King, with Konu Kim as the Jade Emperor and Mei Gui Zhang as Guanyin among the principals.
- Performances run Nov. 14–30, with the Nov. 18 show live-streamed and available on demand through Nov. 25; the work is co-commissioned with the Chinese Heritage Foundation of Minnesota.