Saigon has fallen and two Vietnamese refugees find themselves trying to make it in the US – a strange land of bikers, hippies and cowboys. Amongst the confusion these two just might find each other and fall in love.
As the two strive to build a new life in a strange land, Qui Nguyen takes audiences on a rip-roaring ride across 1970’s America, through ninjas, rap and wit in Vietgone, a heartwarming tale of his parents’ love.
Stereotypes fly out the window in what the New York Times hails as a “raucous, immensely moving comedy.”
Qui Nguyen’s Vietgone stars Chris Lam, Alison Chang, Aurora Chan, David Johnston, Ryan Anthony Kwok, Abigail Padilla, Jon Qpid and Jeremy Truong and is co-directed by Keltie Forsyth and Louisa Phung.
United Players of Vancouver Presents Vietgone
Dates: June 3 to 26, and online (from June 4), Thursday to Saturday, 8 pm; Sundays, 2 pm
Talk backs: June 9 and 19
Venue: Jericho Arts Centre, 1675 Discovery Street, Vancouver
Tickets: Adults, $30; seniors, students, $26; available online or via 604-224-8007, ext. 2
Warning: Vietgone contains strong language, sexual content, violence and discrimination. Flashing lights and water-based haze are used.
Top image: Chris Lam, Jeremy Truong; photo by Nancy Caldwell
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