BACKSTAGE PASS with Lia Chang: Life Imitates Art for VIETGONE Star Hyunmin Rhee

Ep. 73 of BACKSTAGE PASS with Lia Chang will air on Sunday, April 21 at 6:30pm on FIOS 34, RCN 83, Spectrum 56/1996 and stream on MNN2. 1216807_0407
Hyunmin recently appeared in Qui Nguyen's POOR YELLA REDNECKS at MTC and will revisit the role of Quang in the 1st installment of Qui's family saga, VIETGONE at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park from Apr. 27-Jun. 2, helmed by Joanie Schultz.
Hyunmin Rhee shares stories from his performances in VIETGONE, POOR YELLA REDNECKS, KIM'S CONVENIENCE, TIGER STYLE! and more in this conversation about his acting career and his on journey of coming to America.
An all-American love story about two very new Americans. It’s 1975. Saigon has fallen. He’s lost his wife, she’s lost her fiancé, and home as they’ve known it will never be the same. But this isn’t a story about war: It’s a story about falling in love. Based on playwright Qui Nguyen’s family, Vietgone tells the partially true and endlessly entertaining tale of how his parents, Quang and Tong, met in a refugee relocation camp in Arkansas during the Vietnam War. They navigate their very new lives as very new Americans amidst family pressure, the challenges of migration and a culture full of motorcycles, cowboys, fast food and dreams. With irreverent humor, hip-hop and heightened theatrical storytelling, this original story reinvents the romantic comedy genre and captures your heart
The cast also features Sami Ma as Tong, Olivia Oguma as Thu/Hong, Julian Remulla as Playwright/Giai/Bobby, and Viet Vo as Nhan/Khue. Visit www.cincyplay.com/productions... for tickets and more information.
Hyunmin is making his Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut. His off-Broadway credits include Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2 (Manhattan Theatre Club). Regionally, Hyunmin has played the role of Quang in both the Guthrie Theater’s production of Vietgone and the American Conservatory Theater’s production of Poor Yella Rednecks: Vietgone 2. Other regional credits include Kim’s Convenience (Westport Country Playhouse), Tiger Style! (Theatresquared), Oklahoma!, Snow in Midsummer and The Merry Wives of Windsor (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Television credits include Helpsters (Apple TV+) and FBI (CBS). He recently filmed an upcoming independent film, The Dutchman. Every performance here is dedicated to all those who resonate with this incredible story. Especially to the Asian American community whom this is for. You can follow him on Instagram @hyunminrhee.
Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media producer, activist, documentarian and an Award winning filmmaker and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Lia is also the host and Executive Producer of BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG, an Arts and Entertainment and Lifestyle program that airs on Sunday at 6:30pm on FIOS 34, RCN 83, Spectrum 56/1996 and streams on MNN2. www.liachang.com www.liachangphotography.com