Yellow Face (play)

For the 2010 film, see Yellow Face (film).
For the 2023 novel, see Yellowface (novel).
See also: Portrayal of East Asians in Hollywood
Yellow Face
Written byDavid Henry Hwang
CharactersDHH
Marcus G. Dahlman
HYH
Leah Anne Cho
Stuart Ostrow
Rocco Palmieri
Jane Krakowski
Miles Newman
The Announcer
Name Withheld on Advice of Counsel (NWOAOC)
and others
Date premieredMay 2007
Place premieredMark Taper Forum
Original languageEnglish
SubjectCulture, race
GenreDrama
Setting1990 to the present.
New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Boston, San Francisco, Guizhou Province

Yellow Face is a semi-autobiographical play by David Henry Hwang, featuring the author himself as the protagonist, DHH, mounting his 1993 play Face Value. The play's themes include questions of race and of the interaction between media and politics.[1]

The play premiered in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum in May 2007.[2] In December, it played off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in December 2007 and January 2008.[3] After several other productions, it is playing on Broadway from September to November 2024 at Roundabout Theatre Company.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ParkWebsite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference lortel was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Hall was invoked but never defined (see the help page).