Golden Child (play)

Golden Child
Written byDavid Henry Hwang
CharactersEng Siu-Yong
Andrew Kwong
Eng Tieng-Bin
Elizabeth Kwong
Eng Eling
Reverend Anthony Baines
Eng Luan
Eng Ahn and others
Date premieredNovember 19, 1996
Place premieredPublic Theater
New York City, New York
Original languageEnglish
SubjectReligion/Family
GenreDrama
SettingManhattan and Eng Tieng-Bin's home village near Amoy, in Southeast China. The Present, Winter 1918 and Spring 1919.

Golden Child is a play by American playwright David Henry Hwang. Produced off-Broadway in 1996, it was produced on Broadway in 1998. It explores an early twentieth-century Chinese family being faced with Westernization. It was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play.