Shawn Mahler | Nagoya Players

Nagoya Players Junior Showcase Winter 2022

名古屋プレイヤーズJr. は子供英語演劇やミュージカルを企画し制作しています。パフォーマンスを通して英語力が向上でき人前での発話に自信をつけ、楽しみながらコミュニケーション能力が高められるよう指導しています。

Each year NP Junior designs a show for kids to take on major roles and perform on stage for the public. These shows are designed to further develop both English language and performance skills. It is a great English environment that boosts confidence and communicative abilities in children. And it’s very fun!

演目•ACTS

「Missy’s Christmas」

３〜６歳の幼児クラスの子供達による可愛らしいファンタジー。クリスマス音楽に合わせて歌ったり踊ったり、雪合戦が始まります。もちろん、Jeff先生のオリジナル曲です。

Featuring a cast of children ages 3-6 this short and cute fantasy is about the wonderment of discovery and growth. Join our cast of snowball throwing misfits as they sing and dance to some Christmas inspired tunes.

英語 de Tap

名古屋でお馴染みのタップダンサーチームが新しいステップで再び登場。また、チームリーダーのジェフ先生が特別にサックスを披露します。お見逃しなく！！

Nagoya’s favorite tap dance team is back and they’ve got brand new routine for you. Team leader Jeff has also prepared a special song on his saxophone just for the occasion too!

「A Day in the Life of Boogy」

名古屋プレイヤーズJr.企画オリジナルミュージカル第２弾は「助け合い」をテーマにしたお話です。ブギーとその仲間達、そして、ハリエットはMisty Mountains の山から、Long Valleyの谷を超え、魔法のゼリーを探しに出かけます。違う種類のハチたちに出会い、違いを認め、困っている人に手を差し伸べる大切さを学びます。

NPJ’s second original musical is all about the power of acceptance and friendship. Join Boogy and Harriet as they search for the magical and powerful Super Jelly. Boogy and his team of Bees will dance and sing across the Long Valley and Misty Mountains and take on any challenge to help their new friend. Written and Directed by Jeff Fritch, Music by Ben Dorman, Vocals by Aya Kawakami.

公演•PERFORMANCES

日時　2022年　１回公演約75分　全4回公演

12月17日(土)18日(日)

① 13:00 ② 15:30

公演時間は約60分で子供から英語初級レベルの学習者に向けて、わかりやすい英語で演じられます。ご家族皆さんで楽しんでいただけると幸いです。

There will be a total of 4 performances:
December 17-18
Show Times: 13:00 & 15:30

Performed in English, level appropriate for children and beginners.
Performances will be approximately 75 minutes in length.
Nagoya Players Junior Showcase is family-friendly and appropriate for all ages.
The show is free seating, please arrive early to get a good view of the stage.

参加協力金•PARTICIPATION FEE

予約席　１０００円　（全席自由席）
３歳から大人まで一律（３歳未満のお子様はご入場ご遠慮ください）
2022年12月16日木曜日まで予約受け付け

当日席　１５００円

Advanced ¥1000 per person (*Child, Student, Adult & Senior)
Door ¥1500

*Children under 3 are not permitted.
Participation Fees can be paid for in advance at IPE Academy in Imaike or via *Bank Transfer.
Payment is due 1 week after RSVP.
*Nagoya Players is not responsible for additional bank fees.
Advance payment ends on Thursday, Dec. 16th 2022.
The deadline for cancellations and changes is also Thursday, Dec. 16th 2022.

予約•RSVP

場所•VENUE

名古屋市青少年交流プラザ　ユースクエア
郵便番号：462-0845
名古屋市北区柳原三丁目6-8

※金城橋交差点南　黒川沿い
※地下鉄名城線「名城公園駅」下車　1番出口北東へ約500m
※駐車場31台分(1回300円、30分以内は無料)

Youth Square
3-6-8 Yanagihara, Kita-ku, Nagoya
462-0845

創業４０年英会話教室IPEアカデミーは０歳からご年配の方まで幅広い年齢の方が楽しく英語が学べるコースを取り揃えています。通常の英会話クラスに加えて、子供達には英語を使って音楽、アート、演技、歌など芸術を体感しながら英語に触れ合うことができるようにクラスを設けています。そのコースの一つ、Act in English の生徒さんが名古屋プレイヤーズとの共同企画チャリティーショーに出演します

IPEアカデミーについて詳しくはホームページをご覧ください。
http://ipeacademy.com

We are very grateful to IPE Academy for being our Show Sponsor for the 2022 Showcase. IPE has been a long time supporter of the Nagoya Players and instrumental in helping us create our NP Junior series of workshops and programs for children.

IPE Academy is one of the oldest privately owned Eikawa in Nagoya. They teach all levels from children to adults. IPE offers a unique curriculum of Art+English and Music+English for Japanese children. They also cater to the Japanese-language learning community and have helped many students pass the JLPT.

For more information about IPE Academy please visit their website:
https://ipeacademy.com/

チャリティー•CHARITY

ショーケースでの収益金はこの地域で支援を必要としている子供達に贈られます。私たちの活動に賛同いただける方からの支援協力金も募っておりますので、ご協力頂けます方、ご連絡お待ちしています。

Proceeds from the showcase will be donated to charities which support children in need in the Aichi area. We are very appreciative of your support. Together we can make a difference in the lives of many children and provide them with resources and opportunities that will help them succeed and thrive.

Edward Albee One-Acts Auditions

Nagoya Players is excited to announce auditions for our upcoming production of Edward Albee’s The Sandbox, and The American Dream, Counting the Ways. These shows are all one-act plays between 15-30 minutes each.

Edward Albee is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning playwright. Several of his shows have been featured On-Broadway. His plays are known for their witty and cerebral dialogue. Albee is famed for his fearless approach to addressing social issues in an open, frank and cynical manner.

Adult language and themes are used in each show. The themes presented in this selection are very abstract in tone. The Sandbox deals with issues related to the treatment of the elderly. The American Dream dives deep into consumerism and its problematic value-system. Counting the Ways is an experimental piece about a loveless marriage between a middle-aged husband and wife.

Available roles are dialogue intensive and very meaty. Actors are free to audition for multiple shows.

Auditions will be held, in-person, Sunday, September 18 at IPE Academy in Imaike. Please RSVP via the form on our website. Auditions typically take between 20~30 minutes. Audition materials will be provided beforehand.

The Edward Albee One-Acts is tentatively scheduled to take stage Spring 2023. Rehearsals will be in-person at Uchiyama Community Center in Imaike on Sundays. The show will be directed by Nagoya Players’ Artistic Director, Shawn Mahler.

AVAILABLE ROLES

THE SANDBOX

ROLE	GENDER	SIZE
YOUNG MAN	Male	Medium
MOMMY	Female	Medium
DADDY	Male	Medium
GRANDMA	Female	Medium
MUSICIAN	Neutral	Non-speaking

THE AMERICAN DREAM

ROLE	GENDER	SIZE
MS BAKER	Neutral	Large
MOMMY	Female	Large
DADDY	Male	Large
GRANDMA	Female	Large
YOUNG MAN	Male	Large

COUNTING THE WAYS

ROLE	GENDER	SIZE
HE	Male	Large
SHE	Female	Large

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Location

IPE Academy

〒464-0076 愛知県名古屋市千種区豊年町１４−１３

NP Tea Ceremony

(日本語は英語に続く) Nagoya Players Production Manager Chifumi Arima is a well-established practitioner in the art of Japanese Tea Ceremony and has graciously offered to host a ceremony for NP.

Chifumi can guide beginners and non-Japanese speakers through the process in English. If you’ve ever been curious about this time-honored tradition, this is the perfect opportunity to partake and enjoy.

Traditional Japanese matcha and confections will be served.

After the ceremony is complete you’re also welcome to join us in the lounge for casual conversation and theater-talk.

If you’re in the mood for a relaxing afternoon of culture, friendly people and good conversation please join us.

This is an open invitation event. Several core NP members will be there and we’d love to meet you.

NP Tea Ceremony

Sunday August 21, 2022
Session 1: 13:00-13:45
Session 2: 14:00-14:45
¥1500
東山荘 (Tozanso)
*Space is limited to 15 guests per session

RSVP

名古屋プレイヤーズ茶会

2022年8月21日（日）
13時〜14時
1500円
東山荘（名古屋市瑞穂区）
*お席は15席限定です。

名古屋プレイヤーズ主催で、お茶会を開催いたします。
日本の伝統文化であり、総合芸術でもある茶道。
お茶会にはストーリーがあります。
名古屋プレイヤーズのために、特別なストーリーの茶会にしたいと思います。
ぜひご参加ください。

亭主　有馬ちふ美（名古屋プレイヤーズ制作責任者）

初心者の方も、日本語が全くわからない方でも大丈夫です。
お茶会は、英語でガイドをしながら進行します。
少しでも日本の伝統に触れてみたいと思う方はぜひお越しください。
もちろん、茶道の経験がある方でも楽しんでいただけると思います。

どなたでもご参加いただけます。

お子様も大歓迎です。
名古屋プレイヤーズのメンバーではなくても、少しでもご興味がある方、お待ちしています。

*15名様以上のご希望がありましたら
*15時から16時にももう一席開催いたします。

Nagoya Players Production Planning Meeting 2022

Nagoya Players Artistic Director Shawn Mahler will be leading a meeting to discuss possible shows and events for the 2023 theater season. There are a variety of shows that have been proposed. Some possibilities include:

Works by Edward Albee, Eve Ensler, Anton Chekhov, O. Henry and more
Original Full Length Plays
Original One-Acts
Musicals
Training Workshops

While we’d love to do it all, unfortunately we can’t. We can realistically only select 1~2 shows for next season. If you’d like to be a part of the discussion and help us decide our upcoming schedule please join us.

NP shows are created through the teamwork, collaboration and volunteerism of our members. We want to hear from you and what gets you excited about theater.

This meeting is open to all active NP members, alumni and anyone who’d like to learn more about the group.

NP Production Planning Meeting
Sunday July 31, 2022
16:00-18:00
Imaike Studio

Space is limited. Please RSVP:

Our Town in B&W

Geof Griggs is one of the best photographers in Nagoya. We are so very privileged to be able to work with him on our shows. He has prepared a selection of photos from Our Town and treated them in Black & White for all the photography fans out there. Still haven’t figured out how he makes us look so cool:)

Geof has an incredible gallery of his work on his website. To see more please visit:

https://www.geoffreygriggsphotography.com/

Our Town in B&W

Photography courtesy of Geof Griggs.

Our Town Photo Gallery

Holly as MRS GIBB in 'Our Town'

Photography courtesy of Geof Griggs.

Our Town•「わが町」Wrap Up

(日本語は英語に続く) When we started pre-production for Our Town in 2019 I don’t think anyone on the team could have imagined it would take nearly three years to get it to stage. And while the past three years weren’t always easy, they weren’t bad either. There are so many stories behind the scenes that it’s impossible to recount them all. There are tales of love, hate and romance. Of heartbreak and loss. Frustration and anger. The difficulties were many and great, but all of them were overcome. There will never be another production like Our Town.

After three years of diligence and sacrifice we were finally able to perform for the public again and we couldn’t be prouder of this production. From the front line actors to the minor characters, everyone gave a stupendous effort. Joe Sichi’s vision for the show was both unique and resonant. The backstage crew worked hard to make sure everything went perfectly. And it all did. Our Town was a brilliant show. It was an excellent reminder of the power of performance and why we create theater. Our Town spoke to the audience in a way that was both deep and personal. I believe we all left Chikusa Playhouse with a deep sense of gratitude and respect. And relief;)

I really can’t explain how we as a team, the Cast & Crew, managed to remain so focused for such a long time. I’ve never experienced anything quite like it before. It has been a humbling yet inspiring undertaking. Nagoya Players is truly made up of a special and talented core of creatives, performers and administrators. Our Town presented several unprecedented challenges and through teamwork, determination and friendship we met each in turn and found success.

I’ve been racking my brain for a way to encapsulate all that Our Town was and is. For now, I’ll rely on the words of the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson to aid me:

To finish the moment, to find the journey’s end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Experience, Essays: Second Series [1844]

– Shawn Mahler, Artistic Director Nagoya Players

「わが町」の制作が始まった２０１９年、誰が想像したでしょう。この舞台を踏むまでに３年もかかるとは。

そして、３年間の道のりは楽だったというわけではないが、悪かったわけでもなく、愛と憎しみとロマンス。傷ついたり、心病んだり、ストレスや怒りを感じたり、色んなドラマが展開されました。が、メンバーみんなで力を合わせ苦難を乗り越え、かつてない素晴らしいプロダクションに成長することができ、とても誇りに思います。

公演は３年の月日を経てやっと上演に辿り着き、表舞台に立つキャストも裏方のスタッフも一同が協力しながら、その日を迎え、成功裏に終わったこと大変感謝しています。

なかなか目に止まらない舞台裏のスタッフもずっと舞台袖で非常時に備え待機していました。

監督のジョー・シチはユニークな発想で楽しませてくれたこともこの舞台が特別であったことの要因の一つです。「わが町」はパフォーマンスアートが人に与える影響力や幸福感を再確認させてくれ、人々の心の奥深くにまで響く舞台となりました。私たち一同、心から深く感謝し敬意と安堵の気持ちで千種文化小劇場を後にしました。

キャストとスタッフ一同はこの長い間、チームとしてのまとまりをどのように維持してきたのでしょうか。私自身、かつて経験したことがない長い期間のプロダクションでしたが、キャストも制作者も芸達者でクリエイティブなメンバーで、前例のないチャレンジ精神とチームワークと友情に支えられ素晴らしい作品を創り上げ、成功に導きました。

私自身「わが町」の制作で得た希にない経験をどのように表現すればよいのか、考え続けてきました。そこでラルフ・ワルド・エマーソンの有名な詩を引用してみたいと思います。