Hyunmin Rhee and Viet Vo talk about the affirmation of feeling seen in Qui Nguyen's VIETGONE

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.
Hyunmin Rhee and Viet Vo are very excited about revisiting the world of Qui Nguyen's VIETGONE at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park from Apr. 27-Jun. 2, helmed by Joanie Schultz. They appeared in The Guthrie's production two years ago.
The cast features Hyunmin Rhee as Quang, Viet Vo as Nhan/Khue, Sami Ma as Tong, Olivia Oguma as Thu/Hong, and Julian Remulla as Playwright/Giai/Bobby. Visit www.cincyplay.com/productions... for tickets and more information.
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
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.
Viet Vo is making his Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park debut. Off-Broadway credits include Romeo and Bernadette and Fishing for Wives. National tours include Miss Saigon (Limited). Regional credits include Vietgone (Alley Theatre and Guthrie Theater), Gold Mountain (Utah Shakespeare Festival), Miss Saigon (Casa Mañana) and A Christmas Story (The Engeman Theater). Television and film credits include Law & Order: SVU, Cupids (Tribeca Film Festival), The Blacklist (NBC), Tales of the City and Manifest (Netflix) and Lost (ABC). You can follow him on Instagram @vopix.
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