Stan Lai
Stan Lai | |
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Lai in 2019 | |
| Native name | 賴聲川 |
| Born | 25 October 1954 Washington D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright, Theatre director, festival director, professor |
| Nationality | Taiwanese |
| Education | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | Fu Jen Catholic University University of California, Berkeley |
| Years active | 1984-present |
| Notable works | Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land, The Village, A Dream Like a Dream, AGO |
| Notable awards | Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land: Silver Sakura Award Tokyo International Film Festival; Caligari Prize Berlin International Film Festival; Silver Screen Award for Best Film, Best Director, NETPAC-FIPRESCI Award Singapore International Film Festival |
| Spouse |
Ding Nai-chu (m. 1978) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Pawo Choyning Dorji (son-in-law) |
| Website | |
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Stan Lai or Lai Sheng-chuan (traditional Chinese: 賴聲川; simplified Chinese: 赖声川; pinyin: Lài Shēngchuān, born 25 October 1954) is an American-born Taiwanese playwright and theater director who is perhaps best known for his play Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land. Apart from being a world-renowned theatre artist, Lai is also an award-winning filmmaker, and a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and has translated multiple books on the subject. Robert Brustein has called Lai "The major contemporary Asian playwright of his time, perhaps of all time."