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Current Work
I am seeking additional funding for a full production of my play Itadakimasu - A Happy Meal.
Itadakimasu - A Happy Meal is an absurd physical comedy interspersed with pathos. It depicts the life of a family during the golden age of Japan's superb economic recovery from WWII.
The entire family drama takes place at the family’s dinner table in their traditional Japanese-style living room. The family consists of Grandfather, Grandmother, Mother, three children, and their family dog. Father is mysteriously missing.
The family seems perfectly happy, caring for each other and eagerly awaiting Mother’s exquisite homemade cooking. While they are eating and cheerfully conversing, an unexpected visitor suddenly arrives and explains to the family that they are eligible for a dream vacation to Hawaii.
As the play progresses, it soon becomes clear that every member of this close-knit Japanese family hides a surprisingly dark secret under a deceptively happy face.
I hope my audience experiences the internal complexities of individual family members as they sit for two hours at their dinner table. Itadakimasu - A Happy Meal re-examines human nature, challenges the stereotype of the model family, and explores the true meaning of the word "happiness." |
Short Bio
In 2005, Masayo Nishimura established her independent company Multisoup Productions to conduct readings/workshops of her plays for visualization and development of scripts. In December 2005, she finished her first venue of such a workshop production of her comedy Itadakimasu - A Happy Meal at the West End Theatre. In September 2006, she finished the second workshop production of her play The Connection - A Subway Story at the West End Theatre, New York.
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Union Affiliations/Professional Organizations
Dramatists Guild
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Contact
350 West 88th Street Apt.302
New York, NY
10024
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Artist Location
New York , NY
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Type of artist
Director, Designer(theater), Performer, Writer, Arts Educator
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General Themes
Race/Ethnicity/Cultural Identity, Feminism/Gender Issues, Families/Parenting, Activism/Social Justice, Comedy/Humor/Satire |
Keywords
Asian, immigrant, Asian American, Asian-Amerian, Japanese American, Japanese-American |
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