news | Tuesday July 16, 2024

we the same Has Landed!

Have you checked out we the same, the amazing debut play by Sangeeta Wylie? Inspired by a true story, we the same opens in 1979 Việt Nam, where six children and a mother become separated from their father and husband as they flee their homeland by boat. Against all odds, they survive pirate attacks, typhoons, and starvation, ending up shipwrecked on a desert island. Thirty-five years pass, and the mother at last shares heartfelt secrets and an unbelievable story with her daughter … allowing the past to be escorted into the present.

An excerpt from we the same:

“KIM: Do you believe in soulmates?

HÀ: Soulmates?

KIM: Two souls meant to be together forever.

HÀ: I don’t think about those things. We loved each other.

KIM: Did you ever tell him? Did you say, “I love you”?

HÀ: We don’t need to say it.

KIM: Why not? Why don’t we ever say it?

Beat.

KIM: I thought I could cheat Death this time.”

Oscillating between humour, romance, and devastation, this powerful debut play explores the aftermath of the Vietnam War from a Vietnamese perspective. Pick up a copy here.