Why, in the Peking Opera, are women's roles played by men?...Because only a man knows how a woman is supposed to act.

Well, there's no guarantee of failure in life like happiness in high school.

There's a reason why the form was originally silent

I visited a new cultural center in Shanghai in 2005 that was pretty much perfect, except for the really badly translated Chinglish signs: a handicapped restroom that said Deformed Mans Toilet, that kind of thing.

Ive studied Chinese in college, but basically, Im not bilingual.

Yellow Face marks my summation of multiculturalism.

. . . I felt I was finally in a position to affect not only the artistic content of the American theatre, but also its institutional structures. This has been an important goal of mine, as there have always been a variety of issues - artistic freedom, author's rights, access by minority groups - which have concerned me and even influenced my decision to become a playwright in the first place.