Written & Performed by Vichet Chum
***World Premiere at MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE JAN. 10 - FEB. 4, 2018
Workshop Performance at ALCHEMICAL THEATRE LABORATORY w/ 2G
Workshop Performance at CLEVELAND PUBLIC THEATRE
Excerpt Performed at ARS NOVA w/ SLANT THEATRE PROJECT
Workshop Performance at THE CHERRY LANE THEATRE w/ AFO
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"The play is based on Chum’s own life, and his performance crackles with raw honesty. The audience participates in this astonishing journey of self-discovery, which is at times humorous, at other times dark and unforgiving in its depiction of the inner and outer conflicts of a second-generation immigrant. Chum performs with the weight from generations of anguish, yet with an honest smile and open heart. He is instantaneously likeable, charming and wildly entertaining."
​Merrimack Valley Magazine
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​"What Chum’s play can offer the audience is a chance to wrestle with those big ideas about heritage, identity and America. It’s not about providing the solutions to any of his questions or issues, it’s a matter of gathering a group of people together in that place called the theater and giving everyone the chance to just think for a while, to listen to the perspective of someone unlike themselves and really try to see and understand their world. It may seem like a small step, but it’s perhaps a step we need."
The Arts Fuse
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"I’m not going to divulge any more details than that, because this is one of those plays you just need to experience for yourself. I will say that Chum’s performance of his beautifully poetic play was well deserving of the standing ovation he received from the captivated audience."
Onstage Blog
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