A WORLD PREMIERE BY WENDY DANG
MARCH 4-21, 2027
IN THE STUDIO THEATRE @ THE ROSE
138 W 300 S, downtown SLC
THURSDAYS @ 7PM
FRIDAYS @ 7PM
SATURDAYS @ 4PM
(ASL-INTERPRETED + POST-SHOW DISCUSSION MARCH 6)
SUNDAYS @ 2PM
65 minutes
No intermission
No late seating
Mai (Chelsea Chen) works in her family's phở restaurant,
but she wants more.
Binh (Austinn Le) works in his family's phở restaurant,
but he wants more.
Will their meet cute change anything or everything?
A romantic comedy about food, family, and forging your own future.
Workshopped as part of the 2025/26 Script-In-Hand Series.
CAST & CREATIVE
Playwright: Wendy Dang
Actors: Chelsea Chen (Mai), Austinn Le (Bihn)
Costume Designer: Victoria Bird
Director: Jerry Rapier
Education Coordinator + Photographer: Sharah Meservy
Education Liaison: Aliyah Bacca
Graphic Designer: Aaron Asano Swenson
Intimacy Director: TBA
Lighting Designer: Emilio Casillas
Line Notes: Kallie Filanda
Props Designer: Arika Schockmel
Scenic Designer: Janice Chan
Scenic Builder/Electrician: TBA
Sound Designer: Cheryl Ann Cluff
Stage Manager: Maisie Bunker Nelson
A WEEK WITH A PLAY
WHAT THE PHỞ? will serve high school students in grades 7-12 with free student matinees via our A Week With A Play program. Click the button below for details and registration beginning March 24, 2026.
