Francis Jue has been the talk of the town in Asian American theater. Following his stunning performance as Henry Yuan Hwang — Chinese immigrant, banker, and father to the acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang himself — Jue has been featured in the New York Times, scooped a Tony Award nomination, and has been well associated with the “Yellow Face” team of Daniel Dae Kim and David Henry Hwang himself. The San Francisco local will appear at this year’s CAAMFest in the recording of the Broadway play on May 11, 2025, which will later be screened nationwide on May 16, 9pm local, as a part of PBS’ “Great Performances” series.
Because of CAAMFest, we had the pleasure to speak to Jue — energetic, kind, and most of all, humble — about his involvement with the metaphysical play’s comedy of errors. Over the next half-hour or so, he grounded the conversation in crediting the community who brought him on stage, his personal growth throughout the production of “Yellow Face”, and the enduring myth of the American Dream
