Edward Albee To Appear At The Drama Book Shop 12/10

By: Dec. 01, 2009
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Edward Albee, one of America's finest dramatists, will make a rare public appearance at the Drama Book Shop, 250 West 40th Street, on Thursday, December 10th at 5:30 p.m.

Mr. Albee will moderate a conversation with Tony Award winning playwright David Henry Hwang about his play, Yellow Face, just out in a new edition. Francis Jue, who won an Obie for his performance in Yellow Face, will do a reading.

The event is free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. A book signing will follow.

Yellow Face is a mock documentary about a playwright (Hwang) that began with the controversy of casting a white actor in the Asian lead in Miss Siagon, which Hwang wrote. It delves into identity and race in America, ripe themes for a conversation today.

Said the New York Times in its review: "Hwang's lively and provocative cultural self-portrait lets nobody off the hook."

About The Drama Book Shop
The Drama Book Shop is unique in New York. It is the only bookstore dedicated solely to drama. Founded in 1917 by The Drama League (on a card table in the ANTA theater!) New York City's Drama Book Shop, with its vast selection of plays, books relating to all aspects of theatre, film and television, has become a vital resource for the performing arts community worldwide.

Photo credit: Walter McBride


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