{"id":22585,"date":"2026-08-27T19:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=22585"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T23:16:11","slug":"michael-man","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/michael-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Man"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael Man is an actor, pianist and theatre creator. Man was born in Hong Kong, has lived in Vienna and Taipei and now resides in Toronto. He is a graduate of the Taylor Academy, George Brown Theatre School, and Queen\u2019s University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Orphan of Chao<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By Ji Junxiang.
Translated and Adapted by Michael Man.
Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2026.
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The Kingdom of Jin, 612 BCE. The ruthless court minister Tu-An Ku orchestrates the annihilation of his rival, Chao Tun, and nine generations of his family. Only one survives: Chao Tun\u2019s newborn grandson, smuggled to safety by the doctor Cheng Ying. When the state decrees the execution of every infant until the orphan of Chao is found, Cheng Ying makes an unthinkable sacrifice to save the sole descendant and deceive Tu-An Ku into raising the boy as his own. Years later, the orphan must confront the truth of his lineage to avenge his family\u2019s bloodline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the thirteenth-century Chinese opera The Great Revenge of the Zhao Orphan<\/em> by Ji Junxiang \u7d00\u541b\u7965, Michael Man boldly adapts this legendary five-act revenge tale into a gripping, action-packed one-act with urgent contemporary resonance. Often called the \u201cChinese Hamlet<\/em>,\u201d The Orphan of Chao<\/em> is a timeless story of survival, sacrifice, and the cost of preserving one\u2019s values in the face of eradication.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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