VIETGONE

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 [Published: OCTOBER 2020]