A Perfect Bowl of Pho (2019)
Produced by
Ember Island Players Theatre and Saigon Lotus
Presented by
fu-GEN Asian Canadian Theatre Company
Playwright: Nam Nguyen
Director: Gianni Sallese
Presented as part of a double-bill with Fine China
Venue
Run
January 23rd, 2019 – February 10th, 2019
Synopsis
The year is 2019. An open-minded Toronto theatre audience (read: unsuspecting victims) sits down in Factory Theatre Studio to watch a play about the history of pho, the Vietnamese rice noodle soup (read: a thinly-veiled metaphor for Viet culture and identity). They came to see theatre that’s diverse (read: a lot of Asians plus one white guy), thought-provoking (read: pandering to educated liberals), and fun (read: it’s a musical), all from the mind of one talented young Vietnamese-Canadian playwright (read: a narcissist). A hush falls over the crowd as a flute plays, and lights rise on a poor Vietnamese farmer… (fu-gen.org)
Cast
| Kenzie Tsang | Nam I |
| Justin Park | Kevin / Others |
| Sai Lian Macikunas | Farmer / Nam's Dad / Others |
| Nam Nguyen | Nam O / Others |
| Meghan Aguirre | Jen / Others |
| Victoria Ngai | Amy / Jen's Mom / Others |
| Kenley Ferris-Ku | Bach / Teacher / Others |
| Julie Phan 潘家雯 | Sang |
| Max Gu | Tuyet / Others |
| Brendan Rush | Leo / Noah |
| Jacob Peng | VIP / Others |
| Lucinda Qu | Lang Lieu / An / Others |
Creative Team
| Nam Nguyen | Playwright |
| Gianni Sallese | Director |
| Wilred Moeschter | Composer |
| Nam Nguyen | Composer |
| Kevin Vuong | Music Director |
| Kevin Yue | Assistant Musical Director |
| Bailey Hoy | Costume Designer |
| Abigail Palmer | Lighting Designer |
| Abigail Palmer | Projection Designer |
| Sam Clark | Additional Music |
Music
| Rena Seeger | Keyboard |
| Joey Zhuang | Flute |
| Andy Chang | Violin I |
| Charlotte Wong-Labow | Violin II |
| Brendan Rogers | Cello |
| Keshav Sharma-Jaitly | Percussion |
Production
| Deborah Lim | Production Manager |
| Kevin Yue | Producer |
| Emma Monet | Stage Manager |
| Jasmine Cabanilla | Property Master |
