Public New Play Reading
New Play Reading: No-No Boy
Thursday, May 8, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Poncho Forum
Join Seattle Rep for a public new play reading of No-No Boy, adapted by Frank Abe from the classic 1957 novel by John Okada.
No-No Boy tells the story of Ichiro Yamada as he returns to Seattle after two years in a Japanese American incarceration camp and two years in prison for refusing conscription into the U.S. Army during World War II. Ichiro searches for answers and a sense of justice in the face of hostility from his family and community.
Creative
John Okada
Novelist
Frank Abe
Playwright
Leslie Ishii
Director
Rachael Dorman
Stage Manager
Risa Kurosaki
Stage Directions Reader
Nick Dauphinais
Head PONCHO Technician
Cast
For Seattle Rep
Dámaso Rodriguez, Artistic Director
Jeffrey Herrmann, Managing Director
Aaron Alonso, Artistic Programs Manager
Shawna Grajek, Casting Director & Artistic Associate
Yuko Ariga, Producing Associate
Brendan Healy, Production Contract Manager
Ariel Bui, Company Manager
Joi Elise Green, Directing & Artistic Programs Apprentice
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