People’s War – Drama about The Start of Covid 19 in Wuhan

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Set in Wuhan, China, in early 2020, Yu-Min and An-Mei Zhou are celebrating the Chinese New Year with their neighbors, Shao-Long and Su-Nan Yan, along with their son, Chee-Ying. An-Mei works as a nurse in Wuhan Central Hospital, and grows concerned over the novel coronavirus that’s dominating the headlines. Strictly forbidden to spread rumors regarding the virus, An-Mei and Chee-Ying bond in secret over their shared fear of what the Chinese
government is hiding from its people, much to the dismay of Yu-Min, who suspects the two may be having an affair in this drama about the start of Covid 19.

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play about the start of covid 19

PEOPLE’S WAR – A DRAMA ABOUT THE START OF COVID 19

Set in Wuhan, China, in early 2020, Yu-Min and An-Mei Zhou are celebrating the Chinese New Year with their neighbors, Shao-Long and Su-Nan Yan, along with their son, Chee-Ying. An-Mei works as a nurse in Wuhan Central Hospital, and grows concerned over the novel coronavirus that’s dominating the headlines. Strictly forbidden to spread rumors regarding the virus, An-Mei and Chee-Ying bond in secret over their shared fear of what the Chinese
government is hiding from its people, much to the dismay of Yu-Min, who suspects the two may be having an affair in this drama about the start of Covid 19.

He orders Chee-Ying to stay away from his family, but not before An-Mei shares shocking video evidence from the hospital with Chee-Ying, which confirms that the government is underreporting the coronavirus death count. But things change when An-Mei tests positive for the disease, and the family is quarantined inside their apartment. Chee-Ying posts the videos from An-Mei online, which gets both of them arrested. Yu-Min is arrested as well, and he and his wife are depicted in alternating scenes getting ruthlessly questioned and beaten by officers. Yu-Min is eventually released, but the play ends when he and Tao are tragically placed back into confinement by the state.

Other plays by playwright Lauren Ennis:

All in the Past – set in 1940’s Shanghai this thrilling whodunit will have you on the edge of your seats
Resilience – French resistance screenplay
Straight to the Top – Screenplay set in the prohibition

Author: Lauren Ennis

Type: Full-length play

Genre: Drama about the start of Covid 19

Cast: 3F 4M, 7N

Ages of the Actors: Older Teens up

Suitable for: PG 12 – Violence

Length: 60 minutes

Set: The dining room of An-Mei and Yu-Min Zhou’s apartment in Wuhan, China. The apartment is decorated for Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rat and there is a banquet of traditional New Year’s dishes prepared on the table in the center of the room.

Level of Difficulty: 7/10 – for non Chinese performers, getting the cultural authenticity correct.

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Like this play? Other plays about the corona virus pandemic:

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A Visit During Covid – short comedy about corona virus
On Holiday – a play about betrayal during the corona virus pandemic

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