Episode 12: David Henry Hwang: A Theater That Looks Like America
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The Fabulous Invalid is a theatrical production company founded in 2018 by Jamie DuMont and Rob Russo with the mission to illuminate untold stories and fascinating personalities on air and on stage with a reverence for the past, a bold outlook for the...
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On this episode, Jamie, Rob, and Jennifer chat with Tony
Award-winning playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and activist
David Henry Hwang. We discuss David’s very early start as a
playwright, his complicated relationship with “The King And I” and
how the 2016 election changed the course of his newest work, “Soft
Power.” David also discusses his role as Chair of the American
Theater Wing, his lifelong activism, including his views on color
conscious casting, and his brief stint in a punk band. This week’s
music: We hear a brief clip from David’s punk band days with John
Vomit and the Leather Scabs, “I Suck,” a small sample of the score
from “Soft Power” and “One Hundred Million Miracles” from the 2001
Revival of “Flower Drum Song." Learn more about your ad choices.
Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Award-winning playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and activist
David Henry Hwang. We discuss David’s very early start as a
playwright, his complicated relationship with “The King And I” and
how the 2016 election changed the course of his newest work, “Soft
Power.” David also discusses his role as Chair of the American
Theater Wing, his lifelong activism, including his views on color
conscious casting, and his brief stint in a punk band. This week’s
music: We hear a brief clip from David’s punk band days with John
Vomit and the Leather Scabs, “I Suck,” a small sample of the score
from “Soft Power” and “One Hundred Million Miracles” from the 2001
Revival of “Flower Drum Song." Learn more about your ad choices.
Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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