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Oct 14, 2016 · Playwright 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. There ...
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Feb 17, 2017 · That is true. We do have our own little roles as a family. We do. Jon Hoche, Raymond Lee, Paco Tolson, Jennifer Ikeda, and Samantha Quan in “Vietgone” at Manhattan Theatre Club in 2016. (Photo by Carol Rosegg) That’s what makes the work that we do together really uninhibited—because we don’t have to be polite.
Aug 22, 2018 · Vietgone playwright Qui Nguyen has been called a weirdo, a nerd, a comic-book geek, a mamma’s boy and a vastly immature writer. And you should hear what he says about other people! “As a kid, I just wanted to write superhero stories,” said Nguyen. “But I always assumed that as I grew up, my writing would, too.”
Mar 16, 2018 · Meet the playwright. “Vietgone” playwright Qui Nguyen based the hit comedy on the story of his parents, played by Jenelle Chu, left, and James Seol. It’s set among Vietnamese refugees in ...
Feb 20, 2018 · The Mischievous Artist: An Interview with. Vietgone. Playwright Qui Nguyen Part One. Growing up in Arkansas with Vietnamese refugee parents, Qui Nguyen loved hip-hop, action movies, and comic books. So when he began writing plays, he filled them with these passions: martial arts in Begets: Fall of a High School Ronin, superheroes in Men of ...
Oct 5, 2016 · How Mom and Dad Met, With Ninjas. Qui Nguyen, who wrote the play “Vietgone,” at the Manhattan Theater Club in September. Krista Schlueter for The New York Times. By Diep Tran. Oct. 5, 2016. On ...
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Apr 24, 2019 · As a grad student, Qui Nguyen took a shot at writing a very earnest play inspired by his Vietnamese parents’ experiences as refugees. They were driven from the war often referred to, in the ...
