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Theatre Work


Original Bilingual Plays

Over the course of my time in Japan, I had the privilege of working in association with the Miyazaki Prefecture International Center.  In conjunction with their annual International festival. I was asked to produce several plays that incorporated foreign as well as local actors.   The following are three original bilingual plays that resulted from this work.  
  • Jack and the Mame-no-ki (written by Matthew Barbee and Stephanie Bernardes)
  • Mamma Meets Japan (written by Matthew Barbee)
  • The Crane Wife (written by Matthew Barbee and Rachel Udell)
Jack and the Mame-no-ki
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Mamma Meets Japan
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The Crane Wife
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Rakugo at the University of Hawaii

This is a video of my performing Rakugo at the University of Hawaii.  Rakugo is traditional Japanese, comic-storytelling where a performer sits on a zabuton or cushion, and tells a comic story using only a Japanese fan and a Japanese hand towel as props.
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Theatre Photos

The following photos document my directorial work with several plays from my time in Florida to Japan.  The shows represented are:
  • Jack and the Mame-no-ki (in association with the International Center of Miyazaki, Japan)
  • Once Upon a Mattress, a musical
  • Mamma Meets Japan (in association with the International Center of Miyazaki, Japan)
  • The Raku-come, Rakugo Show! (at the University of Hawaii)
  • Oklahoma (at the University of Hawaii)
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