The Far Country
BY LLOYD SUH
DIRECTED BY JENNIFER CHANG
WEST COAST PREMIERE
PEET’S THEATRE
MAR 8–APR 14, 2024
The script crackles…Gorgeous.
A beautiful tale that resonates with history…put The Far Country on your must-see list
Dazzling…A glorious historical epic!
Following a critically acclaimed debut in New York, Pulitzer Prize finalist Lloyd Suh brings The Far Country back to its roots in a triumphant West Coast premiere. In the wake of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Moon Gyet has arrived at San Francisco Bay’s Angel Island Immigration Station with an invented biography and a new name, both given to him by a man who made the same arduous crossing several years earlier. But passage to San Francisco — and the dream of a better life for future generations — commands a very high price. Spanning two countries and three generations, Lloyd Suh’s breathtaking account of immigration, identity, and memory has been called “Artful…an act, loving and sorrowful, of reclamation” by The New York Times.
Production information
Runtime: Two hours and 10 minutes including intermission
Stage effects advisory: Haze/fog effects, occasional loud noise, and the aroma of chicken soup
Content advisory: None
Cast
(in alphabetical order)
Moon Gyet | Tommy Bo*
Gee/Three | Feodor Chin*
Dean/Inspector | John Keabler*
Yip/One | Whit K. Lee*
Low/Two | Tess Lina*
Yuen/Four | Sharon Shao*
Harriwell/Interpreter | Aaron Wilton*
Understudies
(in alphabetical order)
Moon Gyet/Yip/One | Andrew Ge
Gee/Three/Yip/One | Alex Hsu*
Low/Two/Yuen/Four | Kina Kantor*
Harriwell/Interpreter/Dean/Inspector | Joseph O’Malley*
Creative team
Scenic Design | Wilson Chin
Costume Design | Helen Q. Huang
Lighting Design | Minjoo Kim
Sound Design and Original Music | Fan Zhang
Projections | Hsuan-Kuang Hsieh
Movement | Erika Chong Shuch
Dialect Coach | Joy Lanceta Coronel
Casting | Karina Fox
Stage Manager | Alyssa K. Howard*
Assistant Stage Manager | Emily Betts
* Indicates a member of Actors’ Equity Association, the union of professional stage actors and stage managers in the United States
Tess Lina (Low/Two) and Tommy Bo (Moon Gyet) in Lloyd Suh’s The Far Country.
Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Tommy Bo (Moon Gyet) and John Keabler (Dean/Inspector) in Lloyd Suh’s The Far Country.
Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Tommy Bo (Moon Gyet), Sharon Shao (Yuen/Four), and Whit K. Lee (Yip/One) in Lloyd Suh’s The Far Country.
Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre
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Photo by Kevin Berne/Berkeley Repertory Theatre
Tommy Bo (Moon Gyet) and Whit K. Lee (Yip/One) in Lloyd Suh’s The Far Country