For the Deaf community Pork Filled Productions and SIS 
Productions is offering closed captioning for four performances of Vietgone by Qui Nguyen (author of Raya and the Last Dragon presented in association with and at the Theatre Off Jackson (409 7th Ave. S., Seattle, WA).
This ribald, funny romantic comedy can be enjoyed by all audiences on theSaturday, August 10thand Friday August 16th at 7:30 pm and both performances on Saturday, August 17th (2 pm and 7:30 pm). Patrons can use their personal devices (phone or tablet) to tune in to a special site for dialogue.
Deaf Audience members who are unable to make it those nights have other options. Upon request, audience members may use printed copies of the script along with a reading lamp and follow the action on stage. Both options will have special sections of the house so patrons can enjoy the show without being disturbed by the rest of the audience.
“Our experience with producing new work centering Deaf artists showed us the need for this,” says PFP Executive Director Roger W. Tang. “Many theatres are missing a vital part of the community by not providing for Deaf and Hard of Hearing audiences and we wanted to bridge that gap.”
Tickets for all performances of Vietgone (running August 9th to 27th) are available at https://pork-filled.ticketleap.com/vietgone. Patrons wanting printed scripts to follow along may request them in advance at porkfilled@gmail.com (Name, number of scripts and for which performance).
It’s 1975, after the fall of Saigon. Two young survivors (who may or may not be the playwright’s parents) meet in Arkansas. Will this strange land of burritos, bikers, hippies and pot allow them to fall in love? Flipping stereotypes and remixing history, Vietgone cooks up a sexy, funny romp (with live music!) that’s a secret origin story for playwright Qui Nguyen (author of Raya and the Last Dragon)!
The show is rated PG-14 for sexual situations, swearing, redneck racism, nightmares of war, and badass kung fu fighting. For more information, contact PFP at oink@porkfilled.com, call (206) 486-0375 or go to their website, www.porkfilled.com.
TheThursday, August 22nd performance at 7:30pm and will feature a sensory relaxed performance to increase access and equity by reducing intensity of lighting and sound to enable more audiences to enjoy the show.
SIS Productions is a production company that strives to create, develop and produce quality works that involve Asian American women, their themes, and Asian American issues. SIS Productions encourages opportunities and support for Asian American women to be involved in all aspects of the production of artistic endeavors. SIS Productions is supported by 4Culture, ArtsWA & Melvin Inouye.
The oldest Asian American theatre group in the Pacific Northwest, PFP centers Asian American and POC artists to imagine fantastical, inclusive, and FUN universes. Through the genres of science fiction, noir, fantasy, steampunk and more, we envision a bright universe informed by diverse experiences and perspectives, populated by larger-than-life characters, where everyone’s story can be told.
PFP’s season is supported by 4Culture, ArtsWA, ArtsFund and the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. Pork Filled Productions is fiscally sponsored by Shunpike, the 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides independent arts groups in Washington with the services, resources, and opportunities they need to forge their own paths to sustainable success.