The Script Society Reads "Golden Child" by David Henry Hwang

Name: The Script Society Reads "Golden Child" by David Henry Hwang
Start: 2026-07-08T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-07-08T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Bookstore1Sarasota

Schedule

Wed Jul 08 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Bookstore1Sarasota | Sarasota, FL

The Script Society is a limited-series collaborative group reading of dramatic works, led by Roxanne Baker. No experience required!
About this Event

The Script Society is our limited-series collaborative play reading group led by Roxanne Baker. Let's use the hazy, lazy days of summer to enjoy drama without the anxiety of memorizing lines or donning costumes! Choose a Reader ticket if you'd like an assigned role and the chance to participate in the reading, or a Listener ticket if you'd prefer to sit back, follow along, and enjoy the performance unfolding around you. No experience required; all you need is curiosity, enthusiasm, and a love of great storytelling.
July's pick is David Henry Hwang's Golden Child—a witty, moving Tony-nominated drama set in turn-of-the-century China, where one family finds itself caught between centuries-old tradition and the pressures of a rapidly changing world.
We will meet in person in the loft at our store at The Mark, 117 S. Pineapple Ave. The book club is $16.95, which is the cost of your copy of Golden Child to be picked up at Bookstore1 any time before our meeting. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

David Henry Hwang’s stage works include the plays M. Butterfly, Yellow Face, Chinglish, Golden Child, The Dance and the Railroad, and FOB, as well as the musicals Soft Power, Aida, Flower Drum Song and Disney’s Tarzan. M. Butterfly was revived on Broadway in 2017, starring Clive Owen and Jin Ha. The Broadway premiere of Yellow Face, starring Daniel Dae Kim, was honored with three 2025 Tony Nominations, including Best Revival of a Play, and actor Francis Jue won Best Supporting Actor in a Play. The production was video-captured for PBS’ Great Performances and the audioplay version was named one of Audible’s “Best of 2024.”

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR:

Roxanne Baker hails from the mecca of film, Rochester, NY, where she introduced films at the George Eastman House. Since she arrived in Florida, she has moderated film talk-backs at Burns Court and taught Film Appreciation at Sarasota Art Museum through Osher Life Long Learning.