Christmas in Hanoi
by Edward Nguyen Borey

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Highlights

105 mins Present Day Role(s) for Asian Actor(s) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Synopsis

Winnie Ganley and her family are traveling to Vietnam, her late mother’s birth country, during Christmas.

Her Irish-American father is drinking too much, her Vietnamese grandfather is coming to believe his grandchildren are too assimilated and her brother is seeing ghosts.

As Winnie tries to uncover the real reason her father and grandfather have decided to make the trip, she – and the rest of her family – try to make peace with the past, with each other and with themselves.

Press Reviews

"Gives audiences a glimpse into lives and cultures not often represented on our mainstream stages. Fascinating, elucidating, emotionally engaging, and ultimately quite touching, Borey’s play gives Vietnamese-Americans a voice in American theater…"

— StageSceneLA

"Rich with emotion and mystery.” – Los Angeles Times“Thought-provoking and entertaining."

— Stage and Cinema

Characters

Character
Lou
George
Oanh
Philip
Lady On Vacation
Cham Ghost
Spirit Medium
Goddess Of Po Nogar
Movie Grandma
Newlywed Bride
Ian
Andryzejek Kolodzieskja
Movie Soldier
Newlywed Groom
Winnie

Publication

ISBN-13 9780822243472
ISBN-10 0822243474

Christmas in Hanoi is a play written by Edward Nguyen Borey and published by Dramatists Play Service .

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