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moshi-ita

Moshi-ita – What if the manager of a high school baseball team called in an Aomori itako shaman?

date

November 28th - November 29th, 2014

venue

Nishi-Sugamo Arts Factory

ticket

Free
Unreserved seating

schedule

11/28 (Fri)17:30
11/29 (Sat)17:30

Box office opens 1 hour before.
Doors open 20 minutes before.

Performed in Japanese
Duration: 60 min. (no interval)

A popular high school play about Aomori, Tohoku

 
This playful reimagining of “Moshidora”, the bestselling Japanese novel and film which applied Peter Drucker’s business theories to a high school baseball team, asks what if the manager of a high school baseball team called in an itako? Itako are mysterious female shamans in Aomori, in the far north of Tohoku. Performed by over 20 high school students, it won top prize at the 2012 National High School Theatre Contest. Performed without stage effects, set or props, since autumn 2011 it has toured evacuation shelters and many other locations in the Tohoku disaster zones.

Artist Profile

seigo hatasawa

Seigo Hatasawa

Playwright, Director, Leader of Watanabe Genshiro Shoten

Born in Akita Prefecture in 1964 and works in Aomori City. “Farewell to Nuclear Robot Mutsu” was nominated for the 57th Kishida Kunio Drama Award. As well as his work with Watanabe Genshiro Shoten, he also writes for other companies, and has won many awards for his radio drama. He teaches theatre at high school and his work with Aomori Prefectural Aomori Chuo High School and Aomori Prefectural Hirosaki Chuo High School students have competed in the National High School Theatre Contest eight times, winning the top prize on three occasions and the prize for excellence a further four times.

Cast, Staff

Text, Direction:

Seigo Hatasawa

Cast:

Aomori Chuo High School Drama Club (Kazuki Ebina, Tatsuya Shiraisi, Kenji Matsuo, Nozomi Gaman, Karin Ozaki, Saki Oridate, Hiroko Sueyasu, Yui Wada, Reo Akasaka, Natsumi Yoshida, Fumiya Sakaki, Misaki Toyoshima, Kosuke Hatakeyama, Yuri Yoshikawa, Arisa Kotani, Misato Matsumura, Shino Korekawa, Yuki Mikami, Mami Yamaguchi, Yukito Mori, Kei Kimura, Shintaro Hori, Tomoka Mitsuya, Nao Oota, Sachiko Kimura, Misuzu Kondo, Rine Konno, Kaho Kikuchi, Azumi Yamazaki)

Stage Manager:

Takao Nakanishi

Production Co-ordination:

Nabegenwork LLC., Toshifumi Matsumiya (Festival/Tokyo)

Presented by

Festival/Tokyo

Map

Nishi-Sugamo Arts Factory

4-9-1 Nishi-Sugamo, Toshima-ku, Tokyo

 

Tel: 03-5961-5200

 

http://sozosha.anj.or.jp/

 

Exit A4 (elevator) of Nishi-Sugamo Station on Toei Mita Line. 3 minutes’ walk from Shin-Koshinzuka on Toden Arakawa Line.

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Tickets

Free (first come, first served)

Reservations open 9/20 (Sat) 10:00 on F/T website

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SCHEDULE

Saturday, 01 November
  • Ikebukuro Area
  • Nishi-Sugamo Area
  • Asakusa / Shinagawa
Saturday, 01 November