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Of course it would. Look at the name of the company. It stands for European tradition in literature. So when their play, Orphan of Zhao, an Asian based story is to take place, what happens? Of the 17 people, only 3 actors are Asian. It’s happening elsewhere too. It’s not something new. Theater is plagued like every other medium except perhaps Youtube. (Huffpo – Asians in Theater)
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David Henry Hwang, like him or not is a busy Asian American theater guy. His play Chinglish is on Broadway and will gain a lot of notoriety. We posted a video preview, but more importantly, his words in this blog post make the play more interesting than many Asian American tales. (blogswsj – David Henry Hwang) [youtube]FRpptXJdNNY[/youtube]
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