M. Butterfly

We become the Rice Queens of realpolitik. I am physically incapable of conveying how obsessed I am with this play. This little play was based off a true incident in which a French diplomat fell in love with a Chinese woman… only to discover that his love was a man spying on him all along,......more

A play based on a true story about a French diplomat who falls in love with a Chinese actress, only to realize that his exotic butterfly also identifies as male. Hwang's story highlights the beginning, middle, and end of Gallimard's descent through Song's seduction and how his appetite for dominance......more

David Henry Hwang’s masterpiece must be heard to be appreciated — no mere reading of the script can do it justice. Nor can David Cronenburg’s film version provide a substitute. With all of the political overtones stripped away, the film M. Butterfly becomes just another of the freak shows for which......more

White male privilege will fuck you up! There are a couple awkward lines and sometimes it feels like Hwang is being far too obvious with the themes of the play, not letting the audience work them out for themselves, but overall, M Butterfly is a fascinating study of racial and gender stereotypes in an......more

Need to see this live. Need it!......more