Yellow Face

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Yellow Face is a satirical play by David Henry Hwang that explores racial identity, representation, and Asian American experiences in the theater industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf play
satirical play
author David Henry Hwang NERFINISHED
award Obie Award for Playwriting NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaticForm two-act play
explores model minority myth
public versus private identity
role of media in racial discourse
tension between authenticity and performance
featuresCharacter DHH
HYH
Leah NERFINISHED
Marcus G. Dahlman NERFINISHED
Miles NERFINISHED
NWOA
genre comedy-drama
metatheatrical play
satire
hasMetatheatricalDevice play-within-a-play
self-referential narrator
hasPublicationForm acting edition
trade paperback
inspiredBy Jonathan Pryce yellowface debate
Miss Saigon casting controversy NERFINISHED
language English
mainTheme Asian American identity
assimilation
media controversy
racial identity
racial representation
stereotypes in theater
yellowface casting
nominatedFor Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED
partOf Asian American theater canon
portrays Asian American activism
Hollywood and Broadway casting practices
premieredAt Los Angeles NERFINISHED
premiereDate 2007
premieredAtTheater Mark Taper Forum NERFINISHED
setting American theater industry
United States of America
surface form: United States
structure metafictional
semi-autobiographical
subject Asian American experiences in the theater industry
race and casting in American theater
timePeriodOfNarrative 1990s
early 2000s
writer David Henry Hwang NERFINISHED

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David Henry Hwang notableWork Yellow Face