Episode 187 - The Cast of VIETGONE @ EWP

It's a full house on this episode of the KollabCast. This week we welcome the full cast of East West Player's production of Vietgone, the critically acclaimed play by Qui Nguyen about his parent's love story in a relocation camp in Arkansas after the fall of Saigon. Paul Yen, Sylvia Kwan, Jane Lui, Scott Ly, and Albert Park share their experiences working on the play, and Paul and Scott share their thoughts of playing Vietnamese refugees as Vietnamese American actors. Also a bonus anecdote featuring Andy Lowe, East West Player's Director of Production.  Watch Vietgone, playing now at East West Players in Los Angeles AND opening soon at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre in Winnepeg! Intro & outro music for this episode is “MouseDeer” off the album Letters to Ubin by Kollab Alum Inch Chua As always, send us your listener emails at [email protected] Learn more about the KollabCast and listen to past episodes here Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, Stitcher, Spotify, Radio Public or via our RSS feed (http://kollaboration.libsyn.com/rss) Follow our guests at: Paul Yen - TW: @hellopaulyen Scott Ly - IG: @IScottLy Jane Lui - IG: @Surrija Sylvia Kwan - IG: @kwansyl Albert Park - has no socials Andy Lowe - TW: @ChinesePirate Follow our hosts at: @minjeeeezy @marvinyueh The KollabCast is a podcast about pop culture and the creative life from an Asian American perspective A proud member of the Potluck Podcast Collective