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VIETGONE

2019-10-04 8:00 pm - 2019-10-04 8:00 pm
http://americanstage.org/19-20/
Raymond James Theatre
163 3rd St N, Saint Petersburg, FL, United States


Regional Premiere
October 2 – November 3, 2019
WINNER! 2016 ATCA/Steinberg New Play Award

An all-American love story about two very new Americans. It’s 1975. Saigon has fallen. He lost his wife. She lost her fiancé. But now in a new land, they just might find each other. Using his uniquely infectious style the story skips back and forth from the dramatic evacuation of Saigon to the here and now – playwright Qui Nguyen gets up-close-and-personal to tell the story that led to the creation of…Qui Nguyen.

“CRITICS’ PICK! – A raucous comedy… Nguyen’s fresh voice rarely lets up as he thumbs his nose at our expectations.” – The New York Times

SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE NOW!  |  SINGLE TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN AUGUST 2019.

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