A spokesperson says---
“...The world’s first-ever Vietnamese American water puppet show, bringing the millennium old Vietnamese tradition to these shores to tell new stories in a disobediently untraditional way, The Magnificent Ms. Pham is a fantastic retelling of the true story of boatperson Kim Pham and her unwitting journey to becoming American. Moving fluidly between lived experience, memory, literature, and myth, this work reframes her exodus from Saigon to Houston as a Country Western Musical with original songs and music direction by downtown theatre marvel MUR and additional music by Vietnamese American composer Hao Le. This story of self-discovery and resilience is told through humor, spectacle, and song, celebrating the bonds of sisterhood and feminine power..."
