Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong

A woman liberated or losing her morality? You decide.

Bald Mountain Theater presents Tim O’Brien’s Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong. O’Brien, famous for his novels about the Vietnam War has created a piercing tale of an innocent’s journey to the dark side. A young soldier flies his high school sweetheart to a quiet outpost in Vietnam. The country and the war transform her into … something very different.

Performed by master reader Ethan Bowen and supported by a surround sound design, Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong is an immersive experience in storytelling. Bowen jumps from character to character with his tour-de-force performance, driving the story with tempo and expression to bring this honest and engaging story to life. The sound design incorporates a wide variety of styles, from contemporary pops songs to jungle drums, to envelope the audience in the time and place of the story.

Production History:

Spice Studio, January 2018; The Grange Hall Cultural Center, January 2018; Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, March 2018; Eastview, March 2018; Middlebury High School, January 2019