{"id":2118,"date":"2013-06-10T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2013-07-31T13:25:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-31T20:25:26","slug":"up-next-threads-created-performed-by-tonya-jone-miller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/archives\/up-next-threads-created-performed-by-tonya-jone-miller\/","title":{"rendered":"Up Next: <i>Threads<\/i> created &#038; performed by Tonya Jone Miller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/67752938\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, regardless of time, place, or circumstances. The thread may stretch or tangle, but never break.<br \/>\nChinese Proverb<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2119 alignleft\" alt=\"Threads1200x1200\" src=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Threads1200x1200-580x580.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Threads1200x1200-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Threads1200x1200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Threads1200x1200-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cohoproductions.org\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/Threads1200x1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><br \/>\nIn August of 1968, a farm girl from rural Indiana stepped off a plane in Saigon, Vietnam.\u00a0 The people and events that led her there, and her subsequent adventures, make for an extraordinary tale that proves the truth can be stranger than fiction.<\/p>\n<p>Many people have told the history of the Vietnam War: servicemen and women on both sides, government and diplomatic workers, journalists, Vietnamese civilians.\u00a0 Donna Miller was none of these things.\u00a0 She chose to go to Vietnam, alone, at the height of the conflict.\u00a0 She went to teach English at the Buddhist University in Saigon, but she ended up doing so much more.<\/p>\n<p>From being held at gunpoint on her very first night in-country, to adopting an entire family of Vietnamese orphans, Donna\u2019s unique perspective and experiences form a theatrical narrative that is both universal and intensely personal.\u00a0 Hers is not a war story; it\u2019s a life story.<\/p>\n<p>Based on a series of interviews with the playwright\u2019s mother, <i>Threads<\/i> celebrates the humor, hope and love that get us through tragedy.\u00a0 Matt Palm of the <em>Orlando Sentinel<\/em> says the show \u201cquietly and effectively builds to a truly emotional conclusion,\u201d while Michael Freeman of <em>Freeline Media<\/em> raves its \u201ccaptivating for the entire hour, in no small part to Tonya\u2019s spellbinding performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Join us following the performance on June 21st for a discussion with the playwright and her mother, the subject of <i>Threads<\/i>. 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