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
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Risa Kurosaki
Stage Directions Reader
Nick Dauphinais
Head PONCHO Technician
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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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