July 9, 2025 – August 3, 2025
Cody tells the unlikely journey of his blended family from Vietnam to Plum Run, West Virginia. In this compelling tale, he examines what it means to be Asian American, to love one family while embracing the unknown, and ultimately to question his own identity. This powerful story proves that who you are is a choice of your own making.
SPONSORED BY DAVID & SUZANNE ALEXANDER
photo by Seth Freeman
Cody Leroy Wilson in Did My Grandfather Kill My Grandfather?
photo by Seth Freeman
Cody Leroy Wilson in Did My Grandfather Kill My Grandfather?
photo by Seth Freeman
Cody Leroy Wilson in Did My Grandfather Kill My Grandfather?
2025 – Interview with Playwright Cody LeRoy Wilson
Meet Cody LeRoy Wilson Cody LeRoy Wilson is a Vietnamese actor/playwright from West Virginia with a BFA in Acting from West Virginia University. Cody is honored to have his play, Did My Grandfather Kill My Grandfather?, have its world premiere with CATF. Previously, the play was workshopped during Pan Asian Repertory’s NuWorks Festival in 2023 in New York City. … Continued
Cast
Cody Leroy Wilson *
Cody
CODY LEROY WILSON is a Vietnamese actor/playwright from West Virginia with a BFA in Acting from West Virginia University. Cody is honored to have his play, Did My Grandfather Kill My Grandfather?, have its world premiere with CATF. Previously, the play was workshopped during Pan Asian Repertory’s NuWorks Festival in 2023 in New York City. He also debuted another one-man show, Halfanese—Two Halves of a Whole Idiot, with Pan Asian during their 2024 NuWorks Festival. Off Broadway credits include: My Man Kono (world premiere) with Pan Asian Rep, Handbagged at 59E59 Theater during the Brits Off Broadway Festival. NYC credits include: Prisoners of Quai Dong with Prism Stage, Titus Andronicus and Midsummer with NYSX. Regional credits include: Book of Will, Handbagged (US premiere), and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time with Roundhouse Theater, As You Like It at Folger Shakespeare Library, Measure for Measure at Hudson Valley Shakespeare. Film/TV include: Hello Tomorrow, Impractical Jokers, Russian Doll, 11 Blocks to Go, and Gravedigger “Pilot.” Cody dedicates this show to his family, those he is grateful enough to know and love, as well as the family he has never met from Vietnam. As a Vietnamese artist, it is Cody’s goal to uplift the stories and voices of Asian Americans everywhere.
*Actors’ Equity Association
†United Scenic Artists
‡Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
PRODUCTION TEAM
Scenic Design
Chelsea M. Warren**
Associate Scenic Design
Ruidi Yang
Costume Design
Phuong Nguyen**
Lighting Design
Mary Louise Geiger**
Sound Design
Christian Fredrickson**
Projections Design
Mona Kasra**
Stage Manager
Jasmin Holton*
*Actors’ Equity Association
**United Scenic Artists
***Stage Directors and Choreographers Society