Arkansas, 1974, after the fall of Saigon. Two 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)!
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Rated PG-14 for sexual situations, swearing, redneck racism, nightmares of war, and badass kung fu fighting!
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The Cast
The Playwright
Qui Nguyen, playwright, (he/him) is a screenwriter, director, playwright, and Co-Founder of the OBIE-winning Vampire Cowboys. He and his work, known for its use of pop-culture, stage violence, puppetry, and multimedia, has been called “Culturally Savvy Comedy”, “Tour de Force Theatre”, and “Infectious Fun” by the NY Times, TimeOut, and Variety.
Qui’s currently with Walt Disney Animation Studios where he wrote Raya and the Last Dragon and wrote/co-directed Strange World. Other TV/Film includes Dispatches from Elsewhere (AMC), The Society (Netflix), Incorporated (SyFy), Peg+CAT (PBS), and Marvel Studios.
As a playwright, notable plays includes Vietgone, Poor Yella Rednecks, Revenge Song, and the critically acclaimed Vampire Cowboys productions of She Kills Monsters, Soul Samurai, The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G, Alice in Slasherland, Fight Girl Battle World, and Living Dead in Denmark.
Notable honors include a 2016 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Preschool Animated Program (Peg+Cat),2016 Steinberg New Play Award (Vietgone),2015 NY Community Trust Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, 2014 Sundance Institute/Time Warner Fellowship; 2013 AATE Distinguished Play Award (She Kills Monsters) and 2012 & 2009 GLAAD Media Award nominations for his playsShe Kills MonstersandSoul Samurai.
The Director
Mimi Katano, director(she/her)is a director, choreographer, and an occasional actor in Seattle and the Executive Artistic Director of Youth Theatre Northwest. Mimi’s directing credits include; Centerstage Theatre, Pork Filled Productions, Live Girls! Theatre, 14/48 Projects, and Boston’s Wheelock Family Theatre. Aside from directing, Mimi has done cultural consulting for Seattle Children’s Museum and Book-It Repertory Theatre. Mimi co-wrote a play on Japanese-American incarceration, Justice at War, which was produced at The Courtier Theatre in Kansas City in 2023, and has been performing on tour by Boston’s Theatre Espresso for nearly 30 years. Mimi’s passion is to bridge her native country of Japan and the U.S. through theatre and has brought theatre artists to and from Japan and has cultivated internship opportunities for Japanese college students. mimikatano.com.