A new play on Broadway is hoping to start a discussion on white privilege. It is also the first play by an Asian-American woman to open on Broadway

Paul Schneider, Armie Hammer, Stephen Payne, Young Jean Lee, Kate Bornstein, Ty Defoe and Josh Charles attend the after party for
Paul Schneider, Armie Hammer, Stephen Payne, Young Jean Lee, Kate Bornstein, Ty Defoe and Josh Charles attend the after party for "Straight White Men" Broadway Opening Night at DaDong on July 23, 2018 in New York City. (AFP)

A Broadway play showing at a theatre in New York is sparking fresh discussions on what it means to be a white man. 

"Straight White Men" is the story of a widowed father and his three sons, whose entitlements are made clear to them by a game called "Privilege."

The play has also been receiving accolades as its run on Broadway is the first by an Asian-American woman. 

TRT World's Reagan Des Vignes reports.

Source: TRTWorld and agencies