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Are you familiar with the Chinese concept of face?
asks a character in Hwangs play thats as in losing face or saving face.
Its not just about white foolishness its about his own, too.
Its a memoir a kind of unreliable memoir, Hwang told theWashingtonPostin 2014.
There are some things in it that are true and there are some things in it that arent true.
This is one of the parts thats true.
In London, Pryce won an Olivier for his part in the splashy Cameron Mackintoshproduced musical.
Butterfly played a big part in them.
So did plenty of other people who at this point might prefer to remain anonymous.
No such luck here.
This is a tempest in an Oriental teapot, gripes Tyos supercilious Cameron Mackintosh.
But Koch neednt fume for long.
Those facts are that Hwang followed upM.
So why are they having so much trouble finding a straight, masculine Asian leading man?
Enter Marcus G. Dahlman (Ryan Eggold) tall, straight, masculine, easygoing … Asian?
(No spoilers here: We know hes a white guy from the jump.)
But through a series of miscommunications and a dose of wishful thinking bordering on denial, DHH casts him.
No, yeah, thats supposed to be there.
Its a new look.
Asian faces come in a variety of shapes and sizes just like any other human beings.
Which weare, you know.
Welcome to your petard: Let the hoisting begin.
I feel like Ive finally found a home, stammers Marcus.
He just wants to belong to a community, to be part of something.
Fundamentally, and despite plenty of reasons to throw in the towel, they like people.
Even, and perhaps especially, the tricky ones.
He doesnt elaborate, but the tone says enough.
Earls impressed, maybe even a little smitten at first.
he says, his face lighting up.
The light goes out when he finds out how exactly his new neighbor is planning to accomplish that healing.
I help develop partnerships with communities.
The mayor was furious, claiming, just like Aisha, that it would have been great for jobs.
you’re able to obviously tell how I voted.
Yellow Faceis at the Todd Haimes Theatre through November 24.Good Bonesis at the Public Theater through October 27.
