Geography: Americas > Northern America > Canada
Year: 2025
Produced by:
Creative Team: Jovanni Sy Co-written with Leanna Brodie
Suggested by the memoirs of Arthur Miller and Ying Ruocheng
Chinese Translations by Fang Zhang | Written and Director: Jovanni Sy Co-written with Leanna Brodie
Suggested by the memoirs of Arthur Miller and Ying Ruocheng
Chinese Translations by Fang Zhang
Synopsis: Synopsis：Salesman in China, by Leanna Brodie and Jovanni Sy, dramatizes the true story of Arthur Miller’s 1983 journey to Beijing to direct Death of a Salesman in Mandarin. Collaborating with Chinese actor and translator Ying Ruocheng, the production became a landmark in U.S.–China cultural exchange. The play explores cross-cultural tension, artistic ambition, and personal sacrifice through a bilingual ensemble. Set amid post-Cultural Revolution China, it’s a moving portrait of theatrical collaboration, identity, and bridge-building across nations, generations, and ideologies—all under the shadow of Cold War politics.