Sherwood Xuehua Hu (Chinese: 胡雪桦; born 1967), is a Chinese
American theatre director and film director.Hu was born in Shanghai in
1967, to Hu Weimin (胡伟æ°'; 1932-1989), a theatre director, and Gu
Menghua (顾åŸå Ž). His sister Hu Xuelian (胡雪莲) is a
producer.Born and raised in Shanghai in a creative and artistic
family, Hu relocated to the US where he earned a master's degree in
theater and film production from the State University of New York at
Buffalo, and a Ph.D. in directing from the University of Hawaii at
Manoa. He also studied under Joseph Papp at New York's Public Theater,
and began his professional career directing theatre, including
productions of Rashomon, Constant Prince, and The Chairman's Wife. He
also acted in the lead role of Song Liling in several productions of
David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly.Hu created The Legend of Prince
Lanling, a lavish stage production set in ancient China; this received
an honorable mention from the Kennedy Arts Center. He later adapted
this into his first feature film, the epic Warrior Lanling, which was
launched at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival, San Sebastian Film
Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival and others.
American theatre director and film director.Hu was born in Shanghai in
1967, to Hu Weimin (胡伟æ°'; 1932-1989), a theatre director, and Gu
Menghua (顾åŸå Ž). His sister Hu Xuelian (胡雪莲) is a
producer.Born and raised in Shanghai in a creative and artistic
family, Hu relocated to the US where he earned a master's degree in
theater and film production from the State University of New York at
Buffalo, and a Ph.D. in directing from the University of Hawaii at
Manoa. He also studied under Joseph Papp at New York's Public Theater,
and began his professional career directing theatre, including
productions of Rashomon, Constant Prince, and The Chairman's Wife. He
also acted in the lead role of Song Liling in several productions of
David Henry Hwang's M. Butterfly.Hu created The Legend of Prince
Lanling, a lavish stage production set in ancient China; this received
an honorable mention from the Kennedy Arts Center. He later adapted
this into his first feature film, the epic Warrior Lanling, which was
launched at the 1995 Telluride Film Festival, San Sebastian Film
Festival, Hawaii International Film Festival and others.
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