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A little bit of controversy: but this line sort of was lame: “Ashley said that the playhouse has used color-blind casting in the past. In 2010, the company presented the play “Surf Report” by Annie Weisman. He said the play’s central family was written as Caucasian, but the role of the daughter was later reconceived following a strong audition by an Asian American actress.” Granted, Asian daughter from white parents. Yes it’s possible. Look at Zoe Chao (below). She can play a non Asian role. But a Chinese ruler played by a white actor? Impossible. That’s a load of crap. Sorry, we don’t care about the play, but we care about your BS. (LATimes – The Nightingale)
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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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