The Public Theater officially opened the world premiere of David Henry Hwang's new play Yellow Face, directed by Leigh Silverman on Monday, December
10 at 7 PM, to run through Sunday, December 23.
"In Yellow Face,
Playwright David Henry Hwang puts himself center stage with alter-ego DHH,
telling his side of the explosive controversy stirred up when he led the
protest against the hiring of Jonathan Pryce in the original Broadway
production of Miss Saigon. Truth and
fiction are hard to separate as Hwang gives us a funny and moving backstage
look at his search to confront the roles that race and ethnicity play in
America," state press notes.
The cast of Yellow
Face features Noah Bean, Francis Jue, Julienne Hanzelka Kim, Kathryn Layng,
Hoon Lee, Lucas Caleb Rooney, and Anthony Torn. Yellow Face will
feature sets by David Korins; costumes by Myung Hee Cho; lights by Donald
Holder; and original composition and sound design by Darron West.
David Henry Hwang (Playwright) was awarded the 1988 Tony,
Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and John Gassner Awards for his Broadway debut, M. Butterfly, which was also a finalist
for the Pulitzer Prize. For his play Golden Child, he received a 1998 Tony
nomination and a 1997 OBIE Award. His
new book for Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower
Drum Song earned him his third Tony nomination in 2003. He was the book writer of Disney's Tarzan, with score by Phil Collins, and
also co-authored the book for Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida, which ran almost five years on Broadway and won four 2000
Tony Awards.
The performance schedule is Tuesdays at 7 PM;
Wednesdays thru Fridays at 8 PM; Saturdays at 2 PM and 8 PM; and Sundays at 3
PM and 7 PM. There are no performances
on Thursday, November 22 or Tuesday, December 11 and added Monday performances
on November 19 and December 10 at 7 PM.
The Public Theater is located at 425 Lafayette Street. Tickets are $50 with student tickets
available in advance, at the box office only, for $25 (1 per ID). There are a limited number of Rush Tickets
sold an hour before curtain at every performance available to the general
public (Two per person, $20 each, cash only).
To purchase tickets, please call (212) 967-7555 or visit www.publictheater.org. For general information, please call (212)
539-8500.
Photos by Carlos Gustavo Monroy
Gael Papp
Lucas Caleb Rooney and Anthony Torn
Gael Papp and Mara Manus
Jonathan Groff
Irina Pantaeva
Noah Bean
Noah Bean and Julienne Hanzelka Kim
Noah Bean, Julienne Hanzelka Kim and Hoon Lee
Leigh Silverman
Francis Jue and Leigh Silverman
Lucas Caleb Rooney
Oskar Eustis
Oskar Eustis and David Henry Hwang (Playwright)
Kathryn A. Layng and David Henry Hwang
Mara Manus and David Henry Hwang
Lucas Caleb Rooney and Anthony Torn
Irina Pantaeva
Jonathan Groff and Brian Charles Johnson
