Vietgone

by Nguyen

Overview

An all-American love story about two very new Americans. It’s 1975. Saigon has fallen. He lost his wife. She lost her fiancé. But now in a new land they just might find each other. Using his uniquely infectious style The New York Times calls “culturally savvy comedy” – and skipping back and forth from the dramatic evacuation of Saigon to the here and now – playwright Qui Nguyen gets up-close-and-personal to tell the story that led to the creation of…Qui Nguyen.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780573706479
Publisher:	Concord Theatricals
Publication date:	06/08/2018
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	100
Sales rank:	1,023,543
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.21(d)

Editorial Reviews

This vivid comedic production set in 1975, after the fall of Saigon, is about two Vietnamese refugees living in America who fall in love. Paul Yen, who portrays Quang, begins the play by blaring rap lyrics to set the tone of the story. Jeena Yi, playing Tong, unmasks her feelings through her sharp, short-tempered tone. Will Dao, Desiree Jung, and Greg Watanabe, who portray an array of diverse characters, move in and out of American and Vietnamese accents. The author flips cultural stereotypes and turns this live stage performance into a boisterous, out-of-the-box, yet thought-provoking story about letting go and starting again in a new land. T.E.C. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

OCTOBER 2020 - AudioFile