Two of Hearts (2012) - Program Booklet

pre-show Kevin Mai Mark Enverga Segerstrom Dance Team Chinese Association Martial Arts

actonE Prologue 1 Thang An Cuop 2 Partners In Crime 3 Marriage!?

Traditional Dance 4 It's Only Two Years Choir 5 Girl Talk 6 Re-Encounter 7 Street Rat 8 Life Is Like A Hand of Cards Video Montage 9 Welcome Home Modern 10 What's So Great About Her? 11 You Don't Know Me 12 Someone Like You

IntermissioN

acttwo 1 The Talk 2 He Can Always Sing A Song 3 He Sings A Song 4 Love and Money 5 Grand Tournament

Lion Dance

Shadow Ninjas 6 Take Your Time 7 Friends 8 Just A Friend

Solo by Athena Nguyen 9 Let It Burn 10 I've Made My Decision 11 It's All My Fault Epilogue Choir

tonight's

program A classic love story about a girl whose heart is torn between two men.

Huong is a beautiful and privileged Vietnamese girl who has grown up knowing that she would marry her childhood love, Quang, the boy next door.

All is well until Quang suddenly leaves to study in America for two years. Huong befriends a noble thief named Bao and their bond grows stronger as she gets more involved with his family. When Quang returns to Vietnam, Huong discovers that she is torn between the two.

Will Quang be able to win back her love, or has Bao and Huong's two hearts already become one?

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from the president kevin dao

First off, I would like to thank everyone in attendance for your support by being here with us tonight in our 33rd Annual Vietnamese Culture Night: “Two of Hearts”. In the past few months, over 100 students at UC Irvine have come together and spent countless hours at meetings, rehearsals, late night practices, prop sessions, boba fundraisers, sponsorship runs, and everything else in between. Why? It’s because of tonight. Tonight, they want to present to you and everyone else in the community all their hard work and dedication into an entertaining show that is created, managed, and performed by college students. It is amazing at what we can accomplish.

I would like to thank everyone on staff as well the members. Taking the laughter and smiles on your faces, add a little dash of stress (from your contributions) to that, throw a lot of chaos into the mix, and then finally stir it all together with your commitment and passion for VSAUCI to create an amazing year. It is an honor and a privilege for me to be your president and witness how the organization evolved in the past three years that I’ve been involved in.

On behalf of the Vietnamese Student Association at UCI, I would like to thank the friends, family, colleagues of our crew as well as our sponsors and the community, on and off campus, for what you have done for us. Without your help, this night would not have been possible. And once again, I would like to thank everyone in attendance because without you all, we would have no one to share all our hard work with. Sit back and enjoy the show folks!

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from the vcn coordinators Welcome to The 33rd annual VSAUCI Culture Night 'Two of Hearts!'

Last year was a tale about a comedy that followed four friends as they went on a journey to find treasure. This year, I wanted to focus culture night into being a drama. I drew inspiration from various love stories, and even from real life. As you watch the story unfold, keep in mind the title of the story itself. "Two of Hearts" is more than just a card. It's representative of the interaction between the characters, and the characters themselves as well. I hope you enjoy watching this story as much as I've enjoyed creating it.

bryan nguyen chiem

david luong After directing Culture Night two years in a row, I was fortunate enough to come back for the three-peat. The story is darker than the last two, but I was looking forward to trying something different.

Two of Hearts started with a random conversation last summer with my co-coordinator, Bryan Chiem, about The Phantom of the Opera. By the end of the night, we already had half of the script developed.

Looking back, the journey to this night went by in the blink of an eye. Before the night is over, I just want to take the time to thank each and every one of you for coming out. It really makes all our hard work worthwhile to see our friends and family members in the audience. I also cannot express enough my gratitude towards all the support behind the curtain. Everyone involved in the show has sacrificed weeks into preparing for this show. I hope the audience will clap extra loud for them tonight.

vsauci board 2011-2012

vcn STAFF

2012

Director David Luong Playwright Bryan Chiem Hospitality Sandy Ninh Vince Vu IT/Media Julie Huynh Publicity/Marketing Henry Nguyen Cecile Tran Set & Props Sandy Ninh shadow ninjas kevin dao Sponsorship Jason Vu Tran Stage Manager Irene Velarde

President: Kevin Dao Internal Vice President: Cecile Tran Internal Vice President: Vince Vu External Vice President: Sandy Ninh Intercollegiate Council Representative: Henry Nguyen Treasurer: Daniel Nguyen Secretary: Nhue Nguyen Activities Coordinator: Tony La Choir Coordinator: Jamila Ha Choir Coordinator: Sony Wang Culture Night Coordinator: Bryan Chiem Culture Night Coordinator: David Luong

Historian: Sunny Huatran Lion Dance Coordinator: David Nguyen Lion Dance Coordinator: Louis Ly Lion Dance Coordinator: Steve Le Modern Dance Coordinator: Panyia Fang Modern Dance Coordinator: Tiffany Cheung Sponsorship Coordinator: Jason Tran Traditional Dance Coordinator: Nhi Vina Le Intern: Intern: Intern: Intern: Intern: en

Carolyn Luong Irene Velarde Julie Do Kristen Nguyen Nguyen Nguy-

CAST HƯƠNG played by Nhi Vina Lê

QUANG played by Sony Wang

BẢO played by Henry Nguyễn

LONG played by Tony La

TUYẾT played by Melanie Đặng

THÚY played by Athena Nguyễn

PHÚC played by Vince Vũ

HOÀI played by Hoài Nguyễn

BẢO's DAD played by Bryan Chiem

BẢO'S MOM played by Evelyn Nguyễn

QUANG'S DAD played by Việt Nguyễn

QUANG's MOM played by Jamila Hà

HƯƠNG'S DAD played by Dennis Trần

HƯƠNG's MOM played by Carolyn Lương

SHOPKEEPER played by Nathan Dương

CAFE HECKLER 1 played by Vân Đào

CAFE HECKLER 2 played by Brian Trần

TÙNG played by Andrew Dương

choir

coordinators

Jamila Ha and Sony Wang

members Alex Chan Andy Nguyen Anngelica Valencia Arlene Ho Ashlynne Kim

Athena Nguyen Blanca Varela Brian Tran Dennis Tran Hau Ly Henry Nguyen

Hieu Nguyen Kim Chu Nancy Trang Nathan Duong Paulina Lu Steven Huynh

Terry Nguyen Thao Nguyen Tim Huynh Tommy Pham Tony La Trang Nguyen

ABOUT CHOIR VSA UCI Choir was founded in 2005 to perform in VSA UCI’s 26th Vietnamese Culture Night (VCN): Silhouette of a Distant Family. The choir brings together individuals with varying musical backgrounds and provides an opportunity to learn from one another, while at the same time, incorporating everyone into one unified harmonious voice. Over the past seven years, choir has grown to perform for other events aside from VCNs, such as the Tet Festival and Rose Pageant. This past year, VSA UCI Choir was promoted to year-long active status, allowing for a further increase in vocal presence and dedicated members that want to express their love for music and entertainment.

modern

coordinators tiffany cheung and panyia fang

members Alison Agustin Andrew Duong Andy Nguyen Arlene Ho Blanca Varela Brian Bui Dennis Tran Derek Miranda Helena Vuong

Hugo Yepez Jacinta Chowdhury Jamila Ha Janelle Halog Jessica Hua Jonathan Phan Julie Huynh Kenny Tran Kevin Mai

ABOUT modern Our new name Because we are an entry team, this is where it all begins. Whether it is about one's growing interest in dance, one's journey to becoming a more charismatic and experienced dancer in the hopes of making it into one's dream team, or simply about creating unforgettable memories with your friends, it all starts with Level V Origins (LVO).

Kirsten Joie Ignacio Linda Kim Nguyen Louna Nguyen Melissa Ali-Santosa Mike Chen Mike Tang Mikey Nguyen Nhue Nguyen

Panyia Fang Paulina Lu Ryan Diep Terry Nguyen Tiffany Cheung Vince Vu Vincent Dang Vinson Tran

Level 5 Dance Team (formerly known as VSA Modern and Sublime Dance Team) was created in the fall of 2006 as a recreational dance team for the growing Vietnamese student population that had an interest in dancing. The team exists to provide the opportunity for those who have never had previous dance experience to explore hip hop dance.

Our goal is to develop and hone leadership skills through our shared passion for dance while also expressing our Vietnamese-American identity.

traditional dance coordinator nhi vina le

ABOUT traditional dance The VSA UCI Traditional Dance Group (TRANCE) began in 2004 and aims to reach high cultural value through performances. The dances are choreographed and performed by VSA UCI members and friends.

The goal is not just to entertain or to dance, but also to explore and interpret the vast culture through learning traditional dance routines.

TRANCE hopes to elevate the significance of Vietnamese culture through the use of Vietnamese songs and dance performances.

members Mai Nguyen Nhi Tran Claudia Nguyen Cindy Ngo Hannah Nguyen Jessica Nguyen Julie Nguyen Tammy Truong Tiffany Le

Tammy Nguyen Nguyen Nguyen Christine Nguyen Helena Vuong Trang Nguyen Theresa Tran Theresa Tran Irene Velarde Liz Nguyen

Evelyn Nguyen Anngelica Valencia Thao Nguyen Nancy Trang Nhat Tran Andy K Le Alberts Nguyen Nathan Duong

Steven Huynh Tim Huynh Brian Tran Dennis Nguyen Tony La Kevin Dao Van Dao

coordinators louis ly steve le david nguyen

members An Tran Anni Luong Baolinh Nguyen Cindy Pham Danny Hoa David Nguyen Hai Trang Nguyen Henry Nguyen

Hieu Hoang Hugh Tran Hung Le Couture Jessica Vong Joseph Lee Kelis Kevin Catapang Kevin Pham Kevin Vo

lion dance

Louis Ly Lyly Nguyen Michael Phan Mindy Vuu Mytchel Luong Princess Ta Steve Le Sunny Huatran Tiffany Tran

Tu Pham Vicky Tran Vivian Banh Vu Nguyen Will Pu Yee Lim

ABOUT lion dance Gi贸 Nam Mua Lan (Southern Wind Lion Dance) was founded in Fall 2004 originally as a fund raising group for the Vietnamese Student Association (VSA) of the University of California, Irvine and performs throughout the Orange County area. The primary aim of the VSA is one which strives to preserve and promote the Vietnamese culture in our school and surrounding community. Since then the team has developed new goals but we still dance for the love and fun of the art. We hope to create strong bonds, not only among our teammates, but with other lion dancing groups across the OC. Gathering our influence from the Four Winds, we combine the traditional and modern style of lion dancing to form our own unique way of presenting the art.

shadow ninjas coordinatoR kevin dao

about shadow ninjas

The art of Shadow Ninjas has been around on Earth for 400 years but it wasn't until five years ago that the secret arts would find its way to UCI. Under the guidance of Master Kevin Dao, the ninjas spent hours and hours embracing the darkness and perfecting their techniques that involves defying the laws of gravity and manipulating the environment around them. While the training has been hard for them both physically and mentally, the ninjas have come a long way since then and are ready to change the stage in a blink of an eye. This year, their performance will be quite different from the previous years but the ninjas hope that they will be able to provide an entertaining experience for the audience.

members Alan Nguyen Athena Nguyen Daniel Nguyen Dennis Pham-Le Eric Chreng

Greg Ogawa Hau Ly Henry Nguyen Hoai Nguyen Jason Tran

John Nguyen Khang Cao Leng Tran Linda Tieu Michael Woodson

Sarah Duong Thao Nguyen Tim Huynh Tony La William Nguyen

members Kim Chu Athena Nguyen Tyler Plaut Julie Do

coordinator sandy ninh

Julie Nguyen John Nguyen Jordanna Monteiro Ken Dao

Tammy Truong Tim Huynh

SET&PROPS

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