CLOSING NIGHT: YELLOW FACE

The Broadway play from Roundabout Theatre Company follows DHH (Daniel Dae Kim), a fictionalized version of playwright David Henry Hwang, as he joins Asian American protesters speaking out against the casting of white actor Jonathan Pryce as the Eurasian lead of Miss Saigon – a real-life controversy in the 1990s – only to find that when it comes time for him to cast his next play, he makes the same mistake by casting a white actor (Ryan Eggold) as his lead, thinking he is multiracial Asian. Francis Jue plays DHH’s immigrant Chinese father targeted by the U.S. government, a role Jue originated for the 2007 world premiere. The play was filmed on Broadway by Great Performances on PBS.

Daniel Dae Kim, Francis Jue, and Shannon Tyo are expected to be in attendance for the screening and Q&A.