PlayMakers Rep to Launch 2015-16 Season with UNCLE HO TO UNCLE SAM, 8/26-30

PlayMakers Repertory Company will present the regional premieres of three thought-provoking productions in its 2015-2016 PRC2 second-stage series. The series kicks off August 26-30 with Trieu Tran's powerful one-man show "Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam."

PRC² features innovative, topical presentations coupled with engaging post-show discussions with the creative artists and expert panelists following each performance.

PlayMakers describes the series as "dynamic productions followed by a 'second act' of conversation with our audience."

"Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam," written by Tran with Robert Egan, who also directs, is the performer's personal tale of a haunting search for sanctuary. As a young boy, Tran and his family barely escaped the fall of Saigon and the horrors of a Viet Cong re-education camp to become refugees, at last coming to America. "Uncle Ho to Uncle Sam" is his riveting journey of hardship and brutality, leading to a new world of gang war, hip hop and Shakespeare on the other side.

Tran's screen credits include "Hancock" and "Tropic Thunder." He was also a series co-star of HBO's "The Newsroom."

Performances will be at 7:30 p.m. nightly and 2 p.m. on August 30 in the Elizabeth Price Kenan Theatre in the Center for Dramatic Art on Country Club Road. Ticket prices start at $15 and may be purchased at www.playmakersrep.org or by calling (919) 962-7529.

Also featured in the upcoming PRC2 season are "Highway 47," written and performed by KJ Sanchez (Jan. 6-10, 2016) and "The Real Americans," written and performed by Dan Hoyle (April 27-May 1, 2016).

Subscription packages for PlayMakers' 2015-2016 Season, including these PRC² shows, are also currently available.

PlayMakers is the professional theater company in residence at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.