Celebrated celebrated playwrite and screenwriter David Henry Hwang graduated Stanford in 1979. Most of his plays have focused on Asian American themes, such as his acclaimed play M. Butterfly. Hwang’s other works include FOB (first developed at Stanford), The Dance and the Railroad, Rich Relations, Face Value, and an updated version of Flower Drum Song. He has also written opera librettos and screenplays for film and television. He has won Tony, Obie, Drama Desk, and Circle Awards, along with fellowships
from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations and the National Endowment for
the Arts. At Stanford he is working on a new play, Yellow Face.
Tuesday, February 13, 2007, 7 p.m.
Cubberley Auditorium – School of Education (NOTE NEW LOCATION)
