The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin

During the Chinese Exclusion Act, Harry Chin, a Chinese national, entered the U.S. by buying forged documentation. Like other “Paper Sons,” Harry underwent a brutal detention and interrogation, and lived the rest of his life keeping secrets – even from his daughter. Told through the eyes of a middle-aged Chin, THE PAPER DREAMS OF HARRY CHIN reveals the complicated loves and regrets of this Chinese immigrant who wound up in Minnesota. Through dreamlike leaps of time and space and with the powerful assistance of ghosts, the story of the Chin family reveals the personal and political repercussions of making group of people “illegal.”

By Jessica Huang
Directed by Jaki Bradley

With David Shih, Linden Tailor, Sam Encarnación, Stephanie Sooyhun Park, Anne Bates, and Allison Buck

Set Designer: Wilson Chin
Lighting Designer: Cha See
Costume Designer: Yao Chen
Sound Designer: Aaron Meicht
Projections: Ruben Lucas

Indiana Repertory Theater, 2022