THE SECRET OF O-SONO

March 25 – April 5
THE SECRET OF O-SONO
By ELSA OKON RAEL
Directed by RON NAKAHARA

Music by SHIGEKO SARA SUGA
Japanese Movement Consultant: SACHIYO ITO

A ghost story for family audiences inspired by a Japanese folk tale collected by Lafcadio Hearn called “The Dead Secret.” This story of one mother’s aching love for her son, so strong it allows her to reject death, inspired by Japanese haiku and renga verse with the theatrical Kabuki and Noh traditions. Being performed as part of NEWWORKS 09.

Tickets: $18

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OvationTix, 212-352-3101

THE SECRET OF O-SONO is an Equity approved Showcase.

Special School Matinee performances
Wednesday March 25,Thursday March 26,
Wednesday April 1 and Thursday April 2; all at 11:00am

$10 per student; 1 complimentary chaperone
per 10 students

For student matinee reservations, call the
Pan Asian office, 212-868-4030.

RON NAKAHARA (Director) is Artistic Associate with Pan Asian Repertory Theatre and has directed, and acted in numerous plays for the company. Directing highlights at Pan Asian Rep include: THE LEGACY CODES, FORBIDDEN CITY BLUES, ALOHA LAS VEGAS, CARRY THE TIGER TO THE MOUNTAIN, PRIVATE LIVES, THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON, and most recent acted in SHOGUN MACBETH. He has worked at various NYC theatres including The Second Stage Theatre, NYSF/Public Theatre, LaMaMa, ETC., NAATCO, Ma-Yi Theatre, and Ensemble Studio Theatre.

* EMI F. JONES (O-Sono) has recently appeared as Yojo III in SHOGUN MACBETH with Pan Asian Rep, and is now thrilled to take on the title role of Osono in THE SECRET OF OSONO. Her NYC credits include: A THOUSAND CRANES, ANTIGONE with NAATCO and THE CHALK GARDEN with Jacqueline Brooks and Terese Hayden. Emi’s film credits include: “Marcus’ Story” (Literary Agent), “Waffle Wagon” (Journalist), “A Gun Play” (Aristocrat), and “Smoker” (Mysterious Woman).

* JOHN BARAY (Holy Man) was last seen as Bad News Simpson in Pan Asian Rep’s production of THE FAN TAN KING at the 2006 NYC Fringe Festival. Other Pan Asian Rep roles: 1995 tour of CAMBODIA AGONISTES to Cairo and Johannesburg, KWATZ! THE TIBETAN PROJECT, TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON and WILDERNESS. He was also seen as the Old Man in a Tree and the American Admiral in revival productions of Stephen Sondheim’s PACIFIC OVERTURES at the York Theatre and at the Promenade Theatre.

* NANCY ENG (Aunt 2) is a graduate from the High School of Performing Arts with a B.F.A. from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts whose film, television and stage credits include roles on “The Unusuals,” “Rosa’s Shoes,” a pilot produced by the Mayor’s Office, “Fame,” THE INCONSTANT INFECTION, a play that debuted at the 10th Annual Fringe Festival and ORPHANS staged at the 13th Street Repertory Theatre. This marks Nancy’s second collaboration with Pan Asian Rep.

* YOKO HYUN (Yosuke) is a third generation Korean Japanese, originally from Osaka, Japan. She moved to New York almost fifteen years ago. Her recent credits include Fleance and Tara Kaja in Pan Asian Rep’s 2008 production of SHOGUN MACBETH and the Phoenix Players (Queens) production of TEA, by Velina Hasu Houston.

* GLENN KUBOTA (Gensuke) After a long absence from the theatre his most recent credit is JAPANOIR by Michael Feingold, directed by Richard Hamburger, as part of The Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Marathon 2008.

* KEONI SCOTT (Nagaraya, O-Sono’s husband) has appeared in numerous productions with Pan Asian Rep, including SHOGUN MACBETH, ALOHA, LAS VEGAS and THE TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST MOON. Outside of New York, he has acted in M. BUTTERFLY (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). An avid yoga practitioner, he also enjoys a parallel career as a full-time yoga teacher here in NYC.

* BEA SOONG (Aunt 3) first appeared with the Pan Asian Repertory Theatre in the 1981 production of Momoko Iko’s FLOWERS AND HOUSEHOLD GODS. Other Pan Asian roles include Mom in MOM, DAD I’M LIVING WITH A WHITE GIRL, Nancy Wing in YELLOW FEVER, and Cindy Takai in CHIP SHOT. She has also worked with the Blue Heron Theatre, the Interborough Repertory Theatre, East West Players and La Mama among others.