The Rice Eaters

$18.00

by Yide Cai

Full Length Play, 3f 3m

In a Chinese factory where workers mass produce Van Gogh replicas, the German and Hong Kong employers exploit their laborers with ruthless efficiency, prioritizing commerce over creativity. One ambitious artist, Fan Gao, claims his son’s work as his own and begins an affair with a German manager, leading to a cycle of betrayal and manipulation. As the once-oppressed rise to power, Fan Gao and his colleagues find that the knife of corruption cuts both ways.

by Yide Cai

Full Length Play, 3f 3m

In a Chinese factory where workers mass produce Van Gogh replicas, the German and Hong Kong employers exploit their laborers with ruthless efficiency, prioritizing commerce over creativity. One ambitious artist, Fan Gao, claims his son’s work as his own and begins an affair with a German manager, leading to a cycle of betrayal and manipulation. As the once-oppressed rise to power, Fan Gao and his colleagues find that the knife of corruption cuts both ways.

About the Author

From Shenzhen, China, Yide Cai is a MFA in Playwriting candidate at Boston University, and a graduate of Emory University with a BA in Playwriting & German Studies. He is a poet, translator, and an award-winning playwright with plays that have been selected to festivals such as KCACTF, Kanini Fest, WTP Table Series, and NSYPF. He is a fellow of the Laboratory for Global Performance & Politics, member of TPOC Producing cohort. He also works as a director and dramaturg in productions worldwide such as the assistant director of Prague Shakespeare, and the dramaturg of China’s premiere of The Book Of Will, which he translated.