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A monodrama of a Jewish woman, telling the story of her memories of her treasured Barbie doll and their intersectin with America’s obsession with oil. In 1964, when Sherry was 10 years old, her mom bought a beautiful evening dress for her Barbie.In the same year, SOFA (Status of Forces Agreement) was entered into between the United States and Iran, which marked the dawn of the oil procurement strategy leading to 9.11.The author tells the story of her coming of age in relationship to the birth of America as an international power. As her own dreams fade, America’s own resources and dreams are at risk. What will happen “when something wonderful ends”? |
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The story develops with dialogue in poetic rhythm and intricate images of sex and death. Jan/e (female) wakes up in a run-down hotel room to find E (female) naked and sound asleep beside her. Jan/e doesn’t know how she got here. . In a series of scenes left unmarked by time, place, and reality, Jan/e both yearns for, fears, and fights with E,. Then, John, Jan/e’s husband appears. The play portrays a world of dreams frought with joy, love, and grief in the context of interchangeable relationships of heterosexual and homosexual love - “Doe” contemplates one woman’s fear of loniliness and search for freedom. |
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An divorced African American blue-collar couple are in the process of saying good-bye, again, when his brother appears with the ashes of their dead father. Time morphs as it becomes unclear who is among the living and who has already passed away in this play. The play shifts and the story of violence in the African American neighborhoods of Los Angeles are paralleled with mythical stories of how man has been expelled from paradise. Will it be possible to perform this play and capture its intricate cultural background in a “staged reading in Japanese”? A new challenge for Shigeki Nakano, who works on translation of plays with his own style. |
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Program directors : Seiko Okubo(TIF), Kyoko Yoshida(Arts Midwest), Polly K. Carl, Ph.D.(Playwrights' Center)
Dramaturg : Kaku Nagashima
Adviser : Tadashi Uchino(Theater critic)
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2/2(Fri) 19:30【W】 |
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1,000yen/800yen(students with ID) |
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12/20(Wed) |
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・Ticket Pia Tel.0570-02-9999 (P-code:374－133） |
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Place Tel.03-5468-8113 |
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TIF Tel.03-5961-5202 tif@anj.or.jp |
Organized by APA / Arts Network Japan |
Supported by Japan-United States Friendship Commission |
Endorsed by American Embassy in Japan |
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U.S./Japan Cultural Trade Network |
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