The Actress Who Died A Thousand Deaths

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Dates:	Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Hours:	7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$ see below
Category:	Theater & Shows

A Wellesley Repertory Theatre Festival Event Co-created by Cinthia Chen and Annie Jin Wang Conceived by Cinthia Chen

The Actress Who Died A Thousand Deaths is an experimental theatre piece about the dreams, consequences, tragedies, and potential of a woman ahead of her time.

Anna May Wong was a film star in the nascent years of Hollywood, famous for originating some of the most well-known examples of Orientalist 'china doll,' 'lotus flower' and 'dragon lady' stereotypes in Western cinema.

Taking place in 1938, our play imagines Anna May Wong in her late 30s, after being passed over for O-Lan in The Good Earth (the role would go to Luise Rainer in yellowface, for which she would win the Academy Award), and with her career in decline.

In a stupor, she dreams of her younger self and through surreal interactions with her father, costars, and lovers on the sets of some of her most iconic films, begins to experiment with taking control of the camera to redirect the gaze on herself.

This presentation will take place in the Ruth Nagel Jones Theatre within Alumnae Hall on the Wellesley College campus.

Date and Time: On Tue, 30 Sep 2025 at 19:00 - Tue, 30 Sep 2025 at 21:00

Venue details: Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 02481, United States

Category: Arts | Performing Arts | Theatre

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www.wellesleyrepertorytheatre.org/2025-festival

LOCATION

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Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA, 02481 map
Phone: 7812832678