November 9–December 17, 2017
Written by Candace Chong
Translated from Chinese by Joanna C. Lee and Ken Smith
Adapted by David Henry Hwang
Directed by Helen Young
A gripping investigation of journalistic integrity, city planning, and social conscience, Wild Boar is a new play from one of Hong Kong’s most acclaimed playwrights. When a controversial professor goes missing, an editor and his student band together to publicize the truth. Old flames spark and friendships are tested in the U.S. premiere of this turbulent thriller about media manipulation, fake news, and who gets to speak for the poor.
Tricia | Christine Bunuan*
Ruan | F. Karmann Bajuyo
Mu Ne, Yam | Fin Coe
Agent, Karrie, Sunny | Emily Marso
Johnny | Scott Shimizu
Understudy for Agent, Karrie, Sunny | Zhanna Albertini
Understudy for Mu Ne, Yam | Harrison Hapin
Understudy for Johnny | Ian Michael Smith
Understudy for Ruan | Dwight Sora
Understudy for Tricia | Marie Treadway
*Member of Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
Producer | Malik Gillani
Producer | Jamil Khoury
Associate Producer | Corey Pond
Playwright | Candace Chong
Translator | Ken Smith
Translator | Joanna C. Lee
Adapter | David Henry Hwang
Director | Helen Young
Production Manager | Kelly Butler
Stage Manager | Joshua Baggett*
Scenic Designer | Yeaji Kim
Costume Designer | Melissa Ng
Lighting Designer | Lindsey Lyddan
Projections Designer | Anthony Churchill
Sound Designer and Original Music | Thomas Dixon
Props Designer | Katy Vest
Fight Choreographer | Dwight Sora
Fight Captain | F. Karmann Bajuyo
Dramaturg | Carol Ann Tan
Technical Director | Jason Pikscher
Assistant Director | Brent Ervin-Eickhoff
Assistant Stage Manager | Bailey Howard
Master Electrician | Neal Javenkoski
Electrician | Andy Koubec
Marketing Coordinator | Sharon Krome
Box Office Manager | Al Gillani
House Manager | Nick Johnson
Program Editor | Sarah Ibis
Press and Archive Photographer | Airan Wright
Videographer | Deann Baker
*Member of Actor's Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers.
Feature "Silk Road Rising Presents WILD BOAR Preview – Noir Leaps onto the Chicago Stage," Picture This Post, September 28, 2017
Feature "Weekend Passport: Silk Road Rising Theater’s 'Wild Boar,' A Tale Of Fake News And Censorship," Worldview, WBEZ Chicago, November 18, 2017
Review "First Draft Of History: A Review of Wild Boar at Silk Road Rising," New City Stage, November 21, 2017
Review "Chinese Press Examined in Play "Wild Boar" at Silk Road Rising," HuffPost, November 23, 2017
