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Whither Asian-American Actors? |
| Section: THE ARTS / THEATER |
| Author: Scarlet Cheng |
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The World & I Online |
| Issue Date: 9/1/1991 |
| Size: 1,332 Words, 7,956 Characters |
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In the heated controversy over the casting of Miss Saigon last summer, the battle often seemed to be between the highly visible British producer Cameron Mackintosh and a rather amorphous group of Asian-American actors. Actors' Equity was caught in between, first acting as spokesman for the actors. Then, in a dramatic about-face, it capitulated point-by-point to the demands of the powerful producer.
Though such celebrated Asian-American artists as playwright David Henry Hwang (M. Butterfly) and writer Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club) spoke out for the Asian-American actors, few of the actors themselves were identifiable, leading one to wonder about their actual number and professional standing.
While it may have seemed questionable to be fighting for parts in a musical like the t...
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...lutionary idea in the frozen, traditionalist universe Nobu prefers to remain in.
For Gotanda, The Wash is an important response to the Miss Saigon controversy. "By that I mean, at the core of the issues surrounding the debate, issues that by now go way beyond the musical itself, is the idea of a truthful telling of our story--a truthful portrayal of an Asian American," he said recently.
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