Highlight Photos from 2015
Thank you for another great year with Nagoya Players! Over 2015 we staged three fantastic shows:
December 2015 PSYCHIC
October 2015 EVER AFTER at Aichi Vision
April 2015 THE CLUB
This selection of highlight photos from Psychic and The Club are provided courtesy of Andy Boone. Photos will be added for Ever After soon.
Jukebox Paradise – Autumn 2016
“Jukebox Paradise” is already in production and set to debut in late autumn of 2016. Jukebox Paradise is a first for Nagoya Players, as it is a joint production with one of our fellow Nagoya theater companies, KPB Theater. We have a lot in common with KPB Theatre, whose mission is to bring inspirational English performances to our diverse community.
For “Jukebox Paradise” we join KPB Theatre. Together, we will aspire to inspire you!
Jukebox Paradise
Set in a teen malt shop in Hilo, Hawaii during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, Phil and his younger brother, Stevie, encounter a new world where dreams of love and rock and roll stardom are possible . . . for a price. As Stevie struggles to make his dreams come true, Phil discovers love with the mysterious girl from the jukebox. How much is Stevie willing to pay for his chance at stardom and how much is Phil willing to risk for love?
1962年キューバミサイル危機の真っ只中、ハワイ島のヒロにあるダイナーで繰り広げられるフィルとその弟スティービーが主人公。ロックスターを夢見るスティービー、兄のフィルはジュークボックスに住むミステリアスな少女と恋に落ちる。果たしてスティービーはどれだけロックスターへの夢にかけるのか？またフィルは愛のためにどんな危険を侵すことができるのか？
Nanjare Theater
Nanjare theater is an older building with seating on the floor, similar to bleacher seating. There is no elevator and you need to take your shoes off in the venue. If you prefer not to be in socks or bare feet, please bring indoor shoes/slippers. Shoes have to be taken off on the 2nd floor. There is only one toilet and it is Japanese style.
Nanjare Theater
〒453-0013
名古屋市中村区亀島2-26-5
キジビル4F
www.nanjare.com
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Directions
From Kamejima Station
We recommend you come to Nanjare Theater from from exit 4, Kamejima Station on the Higashiyama (yellow) Line. The theater is an 8 minute walk from Exit 4. After exiting, turn left and then turn left again immediately at the first intersection you come to. There will be a “geo” something on the right. Go straight and turn right at the intersection with an Indian restaurant. There is a Lawson 100 yen store and the stairs to Nanajare Theater are to the right of that Lawson. The theater is on the 4th floor.
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From Nagoya Station
The theater is 10 minutes walk from Nagoya Station on the Higashiyama (yellow) Line and Sakuradori (red) Line.
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‘Anger’
Anger is a Nagoya Players exclusive adaptation of Reginald Rose’s 1954 Twelve Angry Men. The drama depicts a jury forced to determine the fate of a teenage boy and his possible involvement in the homicide of his father. The jury begins deliberations with a unanimous decision of guilty, but a single dissenter of not-guilty throws the jury room into chaos. The seed of reasonable doubt is implanted in their minds as to whether a young man could murder his own father, whether judgments are being made based of fact, emotion, prejudice or bias.
Anger was based on the drama Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, adapted for black box theater by Shawn Mahler, and directed by Will Taylor. Anger ran April 5, 6, & 12, 2014 at Theater Moon in Imaike.
Anger
Photography courtesy of Andy Boone.
Anger Rehearsals
Photography courtesy of Christian Ollier.
“Ever After” at Aichi Vision
Nagoya Players is proud to present the first ever performance outside the United States of Thomas Stobart’s enchanting short play, “Ever After” at Aichi Vision on Sunday, October 11th, 2015 at Tsuruma Koen.
“Ever After” is a ballet of words that elegantly weaves a tapestry revealing the complications of attachment and connection. Focused on two cautious “I’s” teetering on the delicate balance of becoming an “us”, this story unfolds in a single compelling act.
It’s a love story that follows the awkward trail of a troubled young woman named Ellen who first finds comfort, then company and finally companionship in the little shop where she picks up her morning coffee. The owner, a terribly lonely but very guarded and slightly terrified older man named Fred, gradually hands over pieces of his heart each time he hands Ellen her change.
“Ever After” debuted at the Cornerstone Project Foundation of Wheeling, West Virginia, later garnered attention at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival and was eventually produced for a run at the 29th Street Repertory Theatre in New York City. It is perhaps Stobart’s signature piece from a body of work consisting of over 17 one-act plays and six full-length scripts written over the last four decades. Tom is also the proprietor of Paradox Books of Centre Wheeling. Both he and the shop are local icons.
This first Nagoya performance is being produced in cooperation with The Nagoya Players and Aichi Vision and will feature the talents of local performers Aya Kawakami and Joe Hindman who are very much looking forward to sharing this wonderful and touching story with you.
About Aichi Vision
Aichi Vision is an International Charity Film, Music & Arts Festival held once a year in Tsuruma Park. It showcases local and international filmmakers and their short movies, with film submissions from as far away as Norway and South Africa. Over the years the festival has raised thousands of dollars for local charities.
Aichi Vision on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/
“Psychic” – December 2015
Psychic is the story of famed spiritual medium Oz, the Great and grieving husband-to-be, Marco.
In failing health and haunted by the memory of his fiancée Marco desperately seeks an answer to a cryptic message she left behind. Marco employs the services of Oz, the Great to help him reconnect with Liana and discover the meaning behind this message.
Psychic is a play about what it means to manipulate and what it means to be manipulated. Not everything is as it seems. All lies have their uses.
Nagoya Players Presents Psychic
この演劇「サイキック」とは、有名な霊媒師 偉大なるオズが悲しみに明け暮れる婚約者をなくしたマルコフランキに出会ったところから始まります。マルコフランキは、過去の婚約者 リアーナとの想い出から長い間 抜けられず、彼女が残していった謎めいたメッセージの答えを、ただ必死で探し続けていました。
マルコは霊媒師オズを雇い、オズの交霊術を受けることでリアーナとまた繋がり、メッセージに隠された意味を探し出そうとします。サイキックとは操ること、操られること、その両方の意味を深く問う演劇になります。
見えるもの全てが現実ではない、全てのうそには 理由があるのです。
Psychic Cast and Crew
Cast
- Dan Pousson
- Biagino Cristiano
- George Van Horn
- Joya Joseph
- John Ahern
- Darian Gore
- Fabi Fujikawa
- Tomokazu Nemoto
Music by
- Robert Beatty
- Stiv Peck
This production is currently scheduled for:
- Friday, December 11th, 3pm and 7pm
- Saturday, December 12th, 1pm and 6pm
- Sunday, December 13th, 1pm and 6pm
at Nanjare Theater near Nagoya Station
Tickets available from Cast & Crew, Red Rock, Coat of Arms, IPE Academy and via email psychicnagoyaplayers@gmail.com
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Psychic Cast English Worksheet
One of our goals as an organization is fostering a love of the English language through consuming and producing English language theater. Towards that goal we have produced, with an assist from IPE Academy, a worksheet which can be used at your eikaiwa or other language school.
Feel free to use this as a part of your course curriculum or English discussion classes. If you work in education and are interested in working with the Players to foster a love of English language theater in your own students, get in touch. We would love to hear from you.
英会話を習ってる方が英語劇をより楽しんでいただく為にワークシートを作成しました。観劇の前に、チョット予習していくと劇のストーリーが理解しやすくなりますよ。
Psychic Rehearsals Slideshow
Big Thanks to Geoffrey Griggs who stopped by to photograph the cast at work.
Psychic Show Slideshow
We were very blessed to have two extremely talented photographers visit us and capture the show. A huge thanks a Nagoya institution, Andy Boone. And a huge thanks to an amazing artist, Geoffrey Griggs. Thank you so gentlemen for recording this show in photo.
Psychic Snapshots and Memories
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- Nagoya Players Presents Psychic
‘The Club’
The Nagoya Players Spring 2015 show was David Williamson’s The Club.
Tradition versus modernity; loyalty versus the almighty dollar; such are the competitive forces at play at The Club. The Nagoya Players return performance following their successful Spring 2014 production of Anger. In The Club they will be presenting a modern take on Australian playwright David Williamson’s iconic work on the changing face of sport as a commentary on the changing values of the greater community.
The action centers around a football club boardroom in the hours before a crucial meeting of the membership. There has been tension building within the halls of the club for years, and a severe slump on the field has brought all of the tensions to a head. Grudges both old and new abound between management, coaches and players, and the future of not only the club itself, but also everyone within it is on the line. There is a power struggle underlying all of this, and who will emerge with their place within the club, let alone their reputation intact, is far from certain.
The Club was performed at Himawari Hall in Marunouchi and ran:
- April 10th at 7pm
- April 11th at 1pm and 6:30pm
- April 12th at 1pm and 5pm
CAST
The Club
Photography courtesy of Andy Boone.