YELLOW FACE
BY DAVID HENRY HWANG
After becoming America's most prominent opponent of yellow-face casting, playwright David Henry Hwang finds himself in a bind after accidentally casting a white man, Marcus, as Asian in his latest play. As David scrambles to cover up his mistake, Marcus embraces his newfound identity – but with anti-Chinese sentiment sweeping the USA, how long can he keep up the ruse and still save face?
Nominated for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Yellow Face is a deeply funny examination of race and identity in a ‘post-racial’ society, as well as a moving exploration of the relationship between immigrant father and first-generation son.
Whitireia Theatre
9 - 18 March 2017
“Tse has brought to Wellington a play that is not only heavily relevant but is as sinister as it is moving as it is surprising as it is entertaining.”
Moana Ete, The Pantograph Punch
CAST
DHH: Alex Rabina
Marcus G. Dahlman: James Cain
HYH and Others: Benjamin Teh
Leah Anne Cho and Others: Ariadne Baltazar
Stuart Ostrow and Others: Matthew Loveranes
Jane Krakowski and Others: Catherine Zulver
The Announcer/Name Withheld On Advice of Counsel: Mike Bryant
CREW
Director: Cassandra Tse
Production Manager: Brigid Boyle
Stage Manager: Freya van Alphen Fyfe
Marketing & Publicity Manager: James Cain
Set Designer: Lucas Neal
Costume Designer: Lisa Kiyomoto-Fink
Lighting Designer: James Ruscoe
Sound Designer: Patrick Barnes
Graphic Designer: Callum Devlin
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