Upstage Series: Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang March 10, 2011

Upstage productions are student produced and directed. They provide Wellesley College students with the opportunity to explore all aspects of working independently in theatre.

What makes people who they are? Is it the color of their skin or the content of their character? This question and more are asked in David Henry Hwang's semi-autobiographical documentary-style play “Yellow Face,” in which an Asian-American playwright, in response to a blatant act of “yellow face” casting, hires the perfect actor to play his Asian-American leading role—only to find out later that he is actually white. Intersecting with the Donorgate scandals of the 1990s, this play is a humorous, zany, and ultimately moving study of what it means to be an American, and the lengths people will go to save their “face.”

Directed by Kat Chen

Showtimes TBA

Free to Wellesley, Babson, and Olin students with ID
$5 general admission
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