Yellow Face at the Public's Martinson Hall

The Public Theater, in a co-production with the Center Theatre Group, presents the world premiere of David Henry Hwang's Yellow Face, opening at the Public's Martinson Hall on 10 Dec 2007, following previews from 19 Nov 2007 and running through to 23 Dec 2007.

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.

�David�s work has always been about crossing boundaries � from China to America, from male to female, from Confucianism to Christianity,� said Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis. �In Yellow Face, David�s sly wit and sharp insight is turned on the boundaries of self � his own life and questions of truth, fiction and racial identity."

Directed by Leigh Silverman, Yellow Face features Noah Bean, Francis Jue, Julienne Hanzelka Kim, Kathryn Layng, Hoon Lee, Lucas Caleb Rooney and Anthony Torn.

The creative team features David Korins (set), Myung Hee Cho (costumes), Donald Holder (lighting) and Darron West (sound).

Yellow Face was developed in collaboration with the Stanford Institute for Creativity in the Arts, Stanford University and The Lark Play Development Center.