All posts tagged: Saymoukda Vongsay

Upcoming Event: Hmong-Lao/Lao-Hmong Friendship Play

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In their latest upcoming play, Minnesota’s own local playwrights and BFFs, Saymoukda Vongsay and May Lee-Yang, share the true story of  the  lively experiences their Lao/Hmong Hmong/Lao friendship. Check out details below: Hmong-Lao Friendship Play Hmong-Lao Friendship Play/Lao-Hmong Friendship Play, is a collaboratively researched, written, and performed piece by playwrights, performing artists, foodies, and real-life BFFs May Lee-Yang and Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay. Hmong-Lao Friendship Play/Lao-Hmong Friendship Play explores the connections between the Hmong and Lao communities through stories, humor, hot Asian men, and popular culture. Co-presented with Lazy Hmong Woman Productions and directed by Scotty Gunderson, Hmong-Lao Friendship Play/Lao-Hmong Friendship Play explores cultural relativism between the Hmong and the Lao and builds cross-cultural understanding, connections, and friendships through humor, joy, and shared stories. With only three performances (September 17-19), you don’t want to miss Hmong-Lao Friendship Play/Lao-Hmong Friendship Play. —     TICKETS Tickets for Hmong-Lao Friendship Play/Lao-Hmong Friendship Play are on sale at IntermediaArts.org/box-office or by calling 612.871.4444 Admission to VisibiliT is sliding scale; $3 per person suggested. WHEN/WHERE Hmong-Lao Friendship Play DATES September …

Review: Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals is a play Lao Americans shouldn’t miss

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Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals opened this weekend and Little Laos on the Prairie was on hand to see it! The new play by award-winning Lao Minnesotan writer Saymoukda Vongsay opened in the middle of the world’s largest zombie pub crawl and just before the season premiere of the Walking Dead. Its first weekend sold out almost a week in advance. So was it worth it? It’s been a two year journey to bring this play to the stage, an action-packed blend of hip hop, martial arts, Lao history, and buddhism to explore issues the Lao community has never had much chance to discuss all in one package. Is it bumpy? Is it rough in patches? It’s the Laopocalypse on stage. That’s to be expected. Kung Fu Zombies vs. Cannibals doesn’t require a lot of prior understanding or immersion in Lao culture to get an enjoyable experience out of it. Between zombies on stage, cannibals and a beheading, there’s enough to fascinate and terrify an audience. For Lao Americans, it raises some interesting questions all …