The Dance and the Railroad

On the railroad that helped build America, two immigrant Chinese laborers navigate survival, identity, and the American Dream. An early David Henry Hwang play presented by Latino Theater Co $48
On a California mountain the 1867 Chinese Railroad Workers Strike, brings two laborers together: Ma, all optimism and idealistic hopes of fortune; and Lone, the pragmatic and independent former Chinese opera actor forced to leave the opera to work in America. While taking refuge away from the labor camp, Lone reluctantly teaches Ma how to perform Chinese opera.