イソップ物語に関するお知らせ
２０１９年３月３０日・３１日千種小劇場にて名古屋プレーヤーズ主催「イソップ物語」を公演することになりました。このお話はご存知の通りジャームス ブロック著作 道徳を描いた古典文学の中から４つの作品を選択、キツネ、カラス、カメ、ウサギ、ロバ、フクロウが次々を物語を展開させていきます。物語の中で受け継がれている知恵や道徳をお楽しみください。
紹介
Biagino Cristiano as AESOP
Yua Naruse as FOX & OWL
Atsumi Yamamoto as CROW
Masa Wood as TORTOISE
Denise Hewitt as HARE
Naudia Patterson as DONKEY
Satoe Matsuoka as FOX
Amy Braun as FOX
舞台監督：ショーンマーラー、鈴木ちか
Shawn Mahler, Director
Chika Suzuki, Director
音楽担当：ロバートビーティ、コーリーンウィックダ、レスリーバートレット
衣装担当：有松絞りアーティスト藤井祥二 Arimatsu Shibori-Some
舞台デザイン担当：根元ともかず
ボランティア募集
イソップ物語リハーサルは８月より始まります。
舞台係、技術、受付、グラフックデザイナーなど公演に関するあらゆる分野でお手伝いしてくださる方を募集しています。
面白そうだからやってみようかなって思ったら、NagoyaPlayers@gmail.com まで是非ご連絡ください。
Announcing the Cast of Aesop’s Fables
Nagoya Players is excited to announce the cast for our upcoming production of AESOP’S FABLES. Famed playwright James Brock has adapted four of Aesop’s classic morality tales into one fast-paced and energetic show. Join us March 30-31st 2019 at Chikusa Playhouse to watch your favorite Aesop characters FOX, CROW, TORTOISE, HARE, DONKEY, and OWL come to life and share their wisdom and knowledge.
INTRODUCING
Biagino Cristiano as AESOP
Yua Naruse as FOX & OWL
Atsumi Yamamoto as CROW
Masa Wood as TORTOISE
Denise Hewitt as HARE
Naudia Patterson as DONKEY
Satoe Matsuoka as FOX
Amy Braun as FOX
The show will be directed by Shawn Mahler and Chika Suzuki
Shawn Mahler, Director
Chika Suzuki, Director
Original music by Robert Beatty, Coleen Wickdahl and Leslie Bartlett.
Original costume design by master artisan Shoji Fujii of Arimatsu Shibori-Some.
Set Design by Tomokazu Nemoto
GET INVOLVED
Aesop’s Fables will begin rehearsals this August. We are still looking for volunteers to help us create this cool and unique show. We need stagehands, techs, front of house, graphic designers, promoters and more! All are welcomed. If you’d like to join the show please email Shawn Mahler at NagoyaPlayers@gmail.com.
演劇「イソップ物語」のオーデイション
出演者とスタッフの公開募集
タイトル：イソップ物語 ジェイムス・ブロック翻案
あらすじ
ジェイムス・ブロック翻案によるこの劇は、有名なイソップ物語から選んだ4つのお話から成り立っています。「きつねとカラス」、「 うさぎと亀」、「ライオンの皮をかぶったロバ」、「きつねと酸っぱい葡萄」。これら4つの名作寓話が、テンポの良いスムーズなお話にまとめ上げられています。劇の中では時、場所、ものの形が様々に変化し、皆さんの目を楽しませてくれるでしょう。ナゴヤ・プレイヤーズによる演劇「イソップ物語」は、大人も子供も楽しめるとても素敵な作品です。ひとたびお芝居が始まればそこはもうイソップの魔法の国です。
メンバー募集
舞台監督、出演者、スタッフ、ボランティア（演劇経験の豊富な方、未経験の方共に歓迎。）
7つの役柄の出演者を募集しています。イソップのお話に出てくる動物の６役とイソップ自身の役です。出演者には、台本の中から1、2分の短い場面を舞台衣装を着て演じていただきます。劇は約1時間で場面転換があります。とてもダイナミックで見て楽しいお芝居なので、活力と存在感のある役者を求めています。
このプロジェクトは公開応募が前提です。演劇に興味関心のある方はどなたでも ご応募ください。本作品は入門レベルですので、演劇制作についてもっと知りたい方にとっては絶好の学びの機会になります。是非挑戦してみてください。より多くの方のご応募をお待ちしております。
オーデイション
場所：内山コミュニティセンター
464－0075 愛知県名古屋市千種区内山1丁目4－15
日時：4月21日（土） 18:30~20:30, 4月22日（日）13:00~15:00
枠には限りがありますので、できるだけ早く下記の申込書にご記入の上、ご送信頂くか、以下のメールアドレスに必要事項をご記入の上、直接ご連絡ください。
NagoyaPlayers@gmail.com
オーディションは先着順で行います。なお、スタッフおよびボランティアについては随時募集しておりますので、いつでもご連絡ください。
生きた英語に触れるチャンス！
ナゴヤ・プレイヤーズのメンバーになることは、英語や演劇を学びたい方にとってはまたとない素晴らしい機会になるでしょう。ミーティングはネイティブと英語で行うことになります。英語に関しては基本的な英会話が出来れば大丈夫です。ナゴヤ・プレイヤーズには多くの日本人スタッフもいますので、安心してご参加ください。
Aesop’s Fables Auditions
OPEN CALL FOR CAST AND CREW
AESOP’S FABLES
Adapted by James Brock
SYNOPSIS
The show adapted by James Brock comprises four of Aesop’s famous fables: The Fox and the Crow, The Hare and the Tortoise, The Donkey In the Lion’s Skin, and The Fox and the Sour Grapes. These four classic tales are woven together into a fast-paced, seamless narrative. Audiences will see transformations in time, place and form happen before their very eyes. Nagoya Players will bring the magic of Aesop to stage for both adults and children to enjoy in this exciting family friendly show.
SEEKING
Director, actors, crew and volunteers. Experienced theater performers and newcomers are both welcome.
We are looking to fill 7 roles. 6 actors will play the parts of the various animal characters in the fables and 1 actor will play the role of AESOP. Actors will be asked to perform a short, 1-2 minute scene from the script. The show will be approximately 60 minutes in length and will require on stage costume and set changes. It’s a dynamic visually appealing show and we are looking for actors with energy and presence.
This project has been designed as a complete open call and we highly encourage anyone with an interest in theater to participate. This is an entry-level show and an excellent opportunity for anyone wishing to learn more about theater production.
AUDITIONS
Auditions will be held at Uchiyama Community Center:
Saturday, April 21, 18:30-20:30
Sunday, April 22, 13:00-15:00
Space is limited so please RSVP by filling out the RSVP form below or email us directly at NagoyaPlayers@gmail.com. Scheduling will be done on a first come, first served basis. We will also be taking sign-ups for cast, crew and volunteers.
Uchiyama Community Center
1 Chome-4-15 Uchiyama, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken 464-0075
Open Call ‘The Gift of the Magi’, December 2019
This post has been updated to reflect the change to the year 2019.
OPEN CALL FOR CAST AND CREW
THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
Adapted by Jon Jory
Original Story by O. Henri
The classic story of gift-giving and personal sacrifice by O. Henry has been adapted for stage and given a romantic and comical spin by playwright Jon Jory.
SYNOPSIS
The story centers on the young but poor couple of Della and Jim. Their love for each other is unquestionable and their only desire is to see to the other’s happiness. Christmas is approaching and neither have the money to buy a proper gift. Unbeknownst to each other, Della and Jim both make great personal sacrifices in order to procure the money needed. A special and memorable lesson is learned by all when they realize that the gift of love is more valuable than anything money can buy.
SEEKING
Actors, singers and crew. Experienced theater performers and newcomers are both welcome.
Roles include the leads of DELLA and JIM and a supporting cast of up to 8 characters.
The show can be adapted for music and so we are also looking for CAROLERS/NARRATORS.
A director and creative team for this show. This project is being designed as a complete open call and we highly encourage anyone with an interest in theater to participate. Nagoya Players will handle administrative, budgetary and production elements so the creative team can focus on making a memorable and entertaining show.
IMPORTANT DATES
Auditions will be held beginning February 2019.
Rehearsals will begin on or about March 2019.
Performances will take place December 2019.
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？
‘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.
“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
See our event page on Facebook
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.