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from48 hills
2 weeks ago

Drama Masks: A 'Monkey King' whose lessons match its lavishness - 48 hills

Everything is a naked Judeo-Christian reference. There have been plenty of great stories told with Western tropes, but it doesn't take too long before everyone in the entire world feels they've heard the same story ad nauseum. It says something that few noticed how California just become the first to make Diwali an official state holiday -and of course the entire US economy revolves around a Christian holiday at the end of December.
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fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
6 months ago
East Bay (California)

Curtain Calls: Sharp-witted, self-aware comedy Yellow Face' extended at Berkeley's Ashby Stage

David Henry Hwang's play 'Yellow Face' critiques race and identity in theater, sparked by a casting controversy.
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
7 months ago
SF LGBT

Yellow Face' opens at Shotgun Players' Ashby Stage May 10

David Henry Hwang's 'Yellow Face' critically examines representation and identity through the lens of race and performativity in American theater.
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