World of Extreme Happiness

When Sunny is born in rural China her parents leave her in a slop bucket to die because she's a girl. She survives and at 14 leaves for the city where she works a low-paying factory job and attends self-help classes to improve her chances at securing a coveted office position. When Sunny's attempts to pull herself out of poverty lead to dire consequences for a fellow worker she is forced to question the system she's spent her life trying to master - and stand up against the powers that be.<br/> <br/>Savage tragic and desperately funny <i>The World of Extreme Happiness</i> is a stirring examination of a country in the midst of rapid change and individuals struggling to shape their own destinies.<br/><br/>This new edition is published to coincide with the US premiere of the play at the Goodman Theatre Chicago which then transfers to the Manhattan Theater Club NYC.