Vietgone - East West Players producing artistic director emeritus Tim Dang directs Will Dao, Desirée Mee Jung, Greg Watanabe, Paul Yen and Jeena Yi in Qui Nguyen's hilarious, "probably-mostly-true" version of how his parents met and built a life for themselves in a new land. Set in 1975 - just after the fall of Saigon - this epic, award-winning play repurposes pop culture from the last 40 years to tell the story of two Vietnamese refugees who meet in an Arkansas relocation camp before setting out on a rip-roaring road trip across America. Equal parts buddy story, all-American romance and motorcycle adventure, Vietgone sizzles to a smart, sassy and raucous hip-hop soundtrack by Shane Rettig.
WHO:
• Written by Qui Nguyen
• Original music by Shane Rettig
• Directed by Tim Dang
• Starring Desirée Mee Jung, Will Dao, Greg Watanabe, Jeena Yi
• Produced by Susan Albert Loewenberg
• Presented by L.A. Theatre Works
WHEN:
• Friday, Jan. 24 at 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 25 at 3 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 26 at 4 p.m.
WHERE:
James Bridges Theater
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
235 Charles E. Young Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095
(enter UCLA from Hilgard just south of Sunset Blvd.; park in Lot 3 on the lower level)
HOW:
310-827-0889 or www.latw.org
TICKETS:
$15-$65
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