Katsura Sunshine's Rakugo

Theatre

Name:	New World Stages/ Stage II
Address:	340 W 50th Street, New York, NY 10019

Production Information

First performance date:	September 19, 2019
Opening date:	September 28, 2019
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

With a minimal set, Rakugo features a lone storyteller who, dressed in a kimono, kneeling on a cushion, using only a fan and a hand towel for props, entertains the audience with a comic monologue followed by traditional stories. In order to become a recognized professional Rakugo storyteller, one must apprentice to a Rakugo Master, from whom one receives a stage name, for up to four years. Throughout one’s career, one is only allowed to perform a given story once permission to do that story has been granted by a master storyteller. Born in Toronto, Sunshine is the only Western master in the world. He has toured his show throughout the world including in London, Japan, and Edinburgh.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	Steven Honigman	Presenter
	Joe Trentacosta	Presenter
	Yumi Shinozaki	Produced in Association
	The Yoshimoto Creative Agency of Japan	Produced in Association

	Mikiko Suzuki MacAdams	Set Designer
	Ayumu Poe Saegusa	Lighting Designer
	Hidenori Nakajo	Sound Designer

	LDK Productions	General Manager
	Marie Fukuda	Company Manager

	Ayumu Poe Saegusa	Production Manager

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Katsura Sunshine	Performer

Notes

Performances were suspended March 12, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the production reopened on March 10, 2022.