we the same, inspired by Hannah Temple’s mother
we the same is a play inspired by true events. In 1979 a Vietnamese family, a mother with six young children separated from their father on the sea, flee Communist Vietnam by boat, surviving pirate attacks, typhoons, shipwreck, starvation and more. The story weaves between past and the present, memory and truth, adventure and fantasy, secrets and forgiveness, vulnerability and courage; as the mother tells her daughter the story for the first time in 40 years. This production includes ritual dance, shadow play, live music and animation. Livestreaming Nov 3rd to 7th through the Cultch.
Tickets: https://thecultch.com/event/we-the-same/
Trailer: https://www.rubyslippers.ca/current-season/
In the News: Georgia Straight Article 2020:
"Canada has seen waves of immigration throughout its history. And in our community, some of the most harrowing stories concern the first generation of Vietnamese Canadians, many of whom escaped their homeland on rickety boats. At sea, they endured attacks from pirates, typhoons, and the threat of starvation. Sangeeta Wylie's new play, we the same, is produced by Ruby Slippers and is based on a true story of a mother and her six children who endured all of this." Read more here.
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