The stage “Wakaki hi no Shijintachi no Shozo” by the Hiraoyogi Honten, will be staged from Friday, May 17 to Sunday, May 19 at the former Toyama Park (Hakoneyama area) Army Toyama School Military Band Open-Air Concert Hall in Waseda, Tokyo.
The Hiraoyogi Honten was founded in 2015 by its leader, Kazuho Matsumoto. The motto of this actor-driven company is “to compete in the world and continue to swim in the theater world for a long time with a focus on technique in theater, just like the breaststroke, which is called ‘technical swimming technique.It is an actor-driven company that aims to continue to question the possibilities of theatrical expression through collective creation.
The performance, a participant in the “Toyama Park Open-Air Theater Festival,” is an open-air play based on scenes from the book of the same title by Yochie Hotta. It will be composed and directed by Kazuho Matsumoto. In addition to Matsumoto, the cast includes Tetsuya Ogawa, Ryuhei Kawano, Tairin Suzuki, Kensuke Matsunaga, and Shinya Kumano.
Tickets are on sale now. The play will also be performed at Sai no Tsuno in Ueda, Nagano, on May 25 (Sat.) and 26 (Sun.).
【Comments from organizer Kazuho Matsumoto】
I would like to make the Toyama Park Open-Air Theater Festival a cradle for young people to boldly challenge new forms of expression, and I would like to make it a performance in which actors’ hands can connect with the hope that this newly launched event will grow into a place where young people can boldly challenge new forms of expression.
