Available for Regional Engagements Beginning Fall 2026
Featuring Ryan Vo
Directed by Corey Bradberry
Photos: Casey Gardner Ford
“Is it worth it, to continue?” // 1979. In the cold unforgiving waters between Vietnam and Malaysia: Hue Le flees her life in war-torn Vietnam for the promise of a bigger dream in America. Fifty year later, her bestranged son appears at her funeral and questions whether it was all worth it. In between, she was one of the pioneers of the American Nail Salon: a self-described “Queen of America” who scrubbed strangers’ feet for a living.
QUEEN OF THE AMERICAN NAIL SALON is a one-man show spanning thousands of miles, five decades, and an entire generation in a heartfelt ninety minutes.
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