it was david henry phuong's masterpiece.t was a premise, a subject, a production that took people so by storm, ideas that nobody had ever thought before and certainly in a context of the it was opened cold on broadway after a brief run in d.c. it was david henry phuong's masterpiece. it was a premise, a subject, a production that took people so by storm, ideas that nobody had ever thought before and certainly in a context of the piece of theater. the first great statement by an asian-american playwright about what it's like to be an asian-american in society in this amazing meditation on sexuality, east west, a french diplomat who conducted a 20-year-long affair with a man thinking it was a woman. so provocative and provoking of a play. when i said how much i love working with writers and creating something brand-new, that's the best example. we did it once a week on "third rock from the sun" for six years. >> i often ask people this question. we talk to people of all levels. why shakespeare? >> that is an and possibly big q

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