The Man From Saigon

 Full Length Drama

4M, 1F

As Saigon nears collapse in 1975, Dau Nguyen, a South Vietnamese Naval officer races against time to find the man who killed his father by enlisting the help of an American advisor, a charismatic man who would later become George W. Bush’s Deputy Secretary of State.  This political thriller is based on experiences of the playwright’s father set against the backdrop of the spectacular and heart wrenching climax of the Vietnam War.

Upcoming: A.C.T. New Strands Festival/Ma-Yi Residency (May 2017)
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Directed by Hal Brooks

DAU………………………..Daisuke Tsujii
ARMITAGE………………..Patrick Jones
TAM………………………..Rinabeth Apostol

Reading: Naked Angels: Angels in Progress Workshop Presentation (May 24, 2013)

Directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch

DAU………………………..Paolo Montalban
COUNG………………………………Rob Yang
ARMITAGE…………………..Shane McRae
TAM…………………………………Angela Lin
HILLCREST…………..Cameron Scoggins
THO………………………………..Victor Lirio

Reading: Naked Angels 1st Mondays

Directed by Andy Donald

DAU………………………….James Yagaeshi
COUNG………………….Louis Changchien
ARMITAGE…………………….Ryan O’Nan
TAM……………………………………Li Jun Li
HILLCREST…………………….Matt Citron


            TAM
Some people smoke for the nicotine.  I smoke because it gives me something to do with my mouth.  I wonder what kind of smoker you are?

            DAU
The kind that’s quitting.

 


AWARDS/RECOGNITION

  • New York Stage & Film Founders Award 2012
  • Space on Ryder Farm residency with Naked Angels – September 2012
  • Weissberger Award Nomination 2013
  • Laurents/Hatcher Award Nomination 2013