“This play is a real treasure” -The Jacksonville Review

Two theatre groups have been mistakenly double-booked. One is preparing the romantic drama Secret Love, and the other is performing the riotous comedy Peach Blossom Land. Through their chaos and quibbles, they contend with the subject matter and the other company. This internationally acclaimed play wrestles coexistence with opposing ideologies through ancient fables, tragedy, and comedy.

Content Advisory Sexually explicit content, strong language, violence, haze.

Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land is approximately one hour and 30 minutes in length, plus a 15-minute intermission.

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“Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land by Taiwanese playwright, Stan Lai, was the first Chinese-language play (translated into English, of course) that ‘made it big’ in North America (at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival a few years ago), so to speak.

As somebody who was born and grew up in Hong Kong, and has struggled with believing that stories from my part of the world are just as valid over here, the prospect of sharing Secret… with you all excites me to no end. This play that I have heard about so many times, as a child, as a teen, and now again, as an adult. I am fascinated by the parallel worlds cohabiting the same theatre-space inside the play: the oscillation, tension, and cacophony that arises from the two plays within — crying out to each other through two different times.

I look forward to exploring with you all what that means, within our context, where we are, and with who we are. At this time and on this land. Together.”

– Derek Chan, director