The Case of the Racist Reporter
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In his new play, “Yellow Face,” David Henry Hwang puts words in the mouths of many real people, from the actress Jane Krakowski to the former House majority leader Tom DeLay.
One major character, however, is singled out by having his name omitted: a New York Times reporter who, in the play, interviews the protagonist (a playwright named David Henry Hwang) and whose covert racism supposedly becomes the inspiration for Mr. Hwang’s next play. Whenever his name comes up, there is a loud beep, and a voiceover that says: “Name omitted on advice of counsel.”
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