How a Real Vietnam Helicopter Lands Nightly at the Epic Outdoor Miss Saigon

Playbill: “It is so forceful, it really takes your breath away,” says director Brian Clowdus. He’s not lying. The Serenbe Playhouse production of Miss Saigon is set in the secluded hills of Georgia, in a 1,000-acre residential and commercial community called Serenbe, located in Chattahoochee Hill Country. Audiences must find their way to the setting of Saigon’s Dreamland, deep in the woods where a shipping container lies in front of a dirt hill and a small pool of water. Off in the distance is a landing spot for the Huey helicopter once used in the Vietnam War and now flown by actual war veterans for the show.