Yellow Face (play)
| Yellow Face | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Henry Hwang |
| Date premiered | May 2007 |
| Place premiered | Mark Taper Forum |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | Culture, race |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | 1990 to the present. New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Boston, San Francisco, Guizhou Province |
Yellow Face is a semi-autobiographical play by David Henry Hwang, featuring the author himself as the protagonist, DHH, mounting his 1993 play Face Value. The play's themes include questions of race and of the interaction between media and politics.
The play premiered in Los Angeles at the Mark Taper Forum in May 2007. In December, it played off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in December 2007 and January 2008. After several other productions, it is playing on Broadway from September to November 2024 at Roundabout Theatre Company.