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Bookmark or Share- Review: ‘Vietgone,’ a Refugee Tale With Laughs and RapFor positive proof that in certain realms of theater, we have moved firmly beyond political correctness, see “Vietgone,” a raucous comedy by Qui Nguyen that strafes just about every...
- Vietgone - Theatre Off JacksonTwo young survivors (who may or may not be the play-wright’s parents) meet in America. Will this strange new land of burritos, bikers and pot allow them to fall in love? Flipping stereotypes and remixing history, Vietgone cooks up a sexy, funny romp that’s a secret origin story for playwright Qui Nguyen (author of Raya and the Last Dragon)!
- 'Vietgone': A Sex Comedy About Mom, Dad And Refugee CampsPlaywright Qui Nguyen usually describes his show, Vietgone, as a "sex comedy" about his parents. He also acknowledges that that's a strange thing to do. The play does have a lot of sex in it....
- Qui Nguyen Keeps It in the Family With ‘Vietgone’Everyone deserves a chance to see themselves onstage. With Vietgone, I wanted to address the huge lack of sexually powerful, driven, and complex Asian-American male and female characters on our stages. I wanted to see a sexy Asian male and a sexy Asian female be sexy for something other than being “exotic.”
- 'Vietgone' - zany, sexy, and maybe even a little bit trueUCR’s Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production is staging “Vietgone” by Qui Nguyen through Feb. 24. Nguyen described “Vietgone” as a “probably-mostly-true” and "zany, sex comedy” about how his parents met in a refugee camp at Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
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