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Ken Narasaki

KEN NARASAKI

  
Nationality:    USA
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Ken Narasaki's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Ken Narasaki's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         (ala) Asians in los Angeles         Ghosts And Baggage         Innocent When You Dream         Mikado Project         No-No Boy         Our War

(ala) Asians in los Angeles

Synopsis:
It's a Mall, it's the Hollywood Sign, it's an alien abduction. . .it's a freeway, it's a revolution. . .this ain't no disco. . .this is A.L.A.

Notes:
written by Daniel Cariaga, Ray Cervantez, Susan High, Emmie Hsu, Nic Cha Kim, Annette Lee, Mari Muki, Ken Narasaki, Henrietta Chico Nofre, Judy Soo Hoo; curated And Assembled by Alice Tuan

1st Produced:
Staged Reading The Japanese American National Museum     1999

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Fantasy / Comedy 2-act play

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Ghosts And Baggage

Synopsis:
An Asian American man with anger management issues meets an Asian American woman who's getting bad advice from her Spirit Guide. All of their issues surface during the night they spend together.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Los Angeles Theater Center, Los Angeles     1998

Organisations:
Zygote

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Innocent When You Dream

Synopsis:
An 80 year-old Nisei man revisits some turning points in his life while his children decide whether or not to pull the plug on his life support.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Electric Lodge, Venice, Ca, Usa    

Organisations:
Timescape Arts Group

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Mikado Project

Synopsis:
a struggling Asian American acting troupe tries to create their own deconstructed politicized version of the MIKaDO, while dealing with grant deadlines, interpersonal problems, sexual/political issues and an ex-lead actor-turned-TV star.
- http://www.aatrevue.com

Notes:
Written by Doris Baizley And Ken Narasaki

1st Produced:

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Music:
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Genre:
musical comedy Musical

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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No-No Boy

Synopsis:
A Japanese American man returns home after serving two years in prison for refusing the draft in World War II.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Miles Memorial Playhouse, Santa Monica     27 Mar 2010

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Our War

Synopsis:
While the plays that took the perspective of participants were some of the most crisp, the last kind of play in the evening, plays that look at today with the eyes of the present (but through the lens or with the lighting of the Civil War), hit the hardest. Most of them use the Civil War as a way to talk about race in America, from Ken Narasaki's thoughts on racism that isn't divided into Black and White to Lydia Diamond's chastisement of White liberal guilt. - http://dctheatrescene.com/2014/10/28/war-arena-stage-resounding-success/

Notes:
An esteemed collection of American playwrights, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award and Olivier Award, creates a dynamic new theatrical event reflecting on the repercussions of the U.S. Civil War. Through a rich tapestry of short monologues, a core ensemble of gifted actors, accompanied by notable Washingtonians such as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Eleanor Holmes Norton and Chris Matthews, explorethrough diverse perspectivesthe historical memory and present-day reverberations of the U.S. Civil War. Our War, commissioned by Arena Stage for the National Civil War Project, uses the power of live theater to bring new understanding to the shades of Blue and Gray that define one of the most significant periods of American history.

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Music:
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Genre:
monologue

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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