Race and casting's recurring role

Can a white actor play an Asian character? Never. Sometimes. Maybe. It depends. "Yellow Face," by Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang, wrestles with this question under the direction of Natsu Onoda Power at Theater J. Inspired by the real-life controversy surrounding the casting of "Miss Saigon" on Broadway in 1990, "Yellow Face," in previews beginning Wednesday, aims to do something Hwang used to joke is "more intimate than sex": have an honest conversation about race with someone o...