Iris Chang, the Chinese-American author of The Rape of Nanking, committed suicide in 2004.  Her research on this book and on her planned fourth book (about the Bataan Death March in WW II) were very emotionally difficult for her.  “The Silken Prison,” written in both English and Chinese, explores the psychological, emotional, and spiritual aspects of Iris’s work on The Rape of Nanking.

Playwright: Spike Wong

Director: Spike Wong

Venue: Center Stage Theater
Date: Monday, July 25, 2016
Time: 7:00 pm

Readers include Marion Wellington, Ben Fletcher, Lisa Hadley, John Chandler, Gary Edwards, Davis Banta, Helene Simkin Jara,  Hans Phillips, Desiree Phillips, Steve Capasso, Drea Kato, Cheryl Striepe, Grace McAlister, Gabrielle Gangitano, Margo Wong, Mia Becker, Susan Forrest, and Steve “Spike” Wong.