The Love Suicides At Sonezaki – 2003

January 17th to February 8th, 2003

Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, California

Written by Chikamatsu  Monzaemon
Translated by Donald Keene
Directed by Amber Jo Manuel

 

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki is a masterpiece written in 1703. Classic tragedy of eternal love, incorporating the essence of traditional Japanese theatre, including Kabuki and Butoh.

no one is there to tell the tale, but the wind that blows through Sonezaki” – a Japanese story of eternal love

Theatrical poster of "The Love Suicides at Sonezaki."

The Cast of

The Love Suicides at Sonezaki

Characters

Actors

Narrator

Marti Cate

Narrator

A.M. Lai

Tokubei

Daniel Douros

Ohatsu

Holli Lichtenwalter-Hiraoka

Kuheij

Ernestos Bustos

Customer, Host

Brian Doan

Taichi the Blind Musician, Spirit

William Durbrow III

Townsmen, Spirit

Eric Tomb

Townsmen

Virgil Wong

Hostess, Kurogo

Wanda Shiotsuka

Courtesan Chozo, Spirit

Janielle Atherton

Courtesan, Spirit

Becky Schnoebelen

Kurogo, Servant Girl, Spirit

Vanessa Rodli

Taiko Drummer/Flutist

Bruce Morishita

Tsuke Player

Cynthia Wallace

Backstage Manager/Kurogo

Debra Burke

Kurogo

Kelly Christopher

Kurogo

Kathleen Woolsey

Kurogo

Tom Sigler

Kurogo

Brian Sechrist

Kurogo

Brody Hurst

Kurogo

Gordon Sakaue

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