Leaving Vietnam
5th Sep, 7:00 pm
Leaving Vietnam
Leaving Vietnam is the new one-man show from award-winning playwright Richard Vergette. It tells the story of Jimmy Vandenberg, a car worker from Michigan who serves as a Marine in Vietnam; it tells also of the loss of his best friend, his trauma and his inability to adjust when he returns home and faces a hostile reception. The years that follow are ones of disillusionment and failure. Jimmy feels abandoned by those who he served best. Initially, he is intoxicated by the message of ‘Make America Great Again’ and finds himself a focal point of an aggressive political campaign. But a chance return to Vietnam makes him re-evaluate his convictions.
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