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Benny Sato Ambush

Theater Feature: An Interview with Benny Sato Ambush on Directing the Virtual Reading of Anthony Clarvoe’s “The Living”

“A play like The Living pricks the conscience of the country. It is the reason I wanted to produce and direct it.”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Interview, Theater Tagged: Anthony Clarvoe, Benny Sato Ambush, Hanife Schulte., The Living

Theater Interview: Anthony Clarvoe on “The Living” — Surviving Plague Time

The Living “is about the impulse to draw back, to lie, to conceal, and to retreat versus the impulse to gather, to commune, to cooperate, to find common ground. Those two conflicting impulses seem to inform our response to every disaster.”

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Anthony Clarvoe, Benny Sato Ambush, COVID-19, Hanife Schulte., Plague, The Living

Theater Review: Asian Delights from Yukio Mishima and Tennessee Williams

Kudos for two short plays by Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishma at this year’s Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Benny Sato Ambush, Natsu Onodo Power, Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, Spooky Action Theater, The Lighthouse, Yukio Mishima

Theater Interview: Director Benny Sato Ambush’s Japanese Connection

The highlights of this year’s gathering will be productions of newly discovered or rediscovered works by both Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishima.

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Preview, Theater Tagged: Benny Sato Ambush, Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival, The Lighthouse, Yukio Mishia

Theater Review: “black odyssey boston” — An Electrifying Epic Journey

black odyssey boston is a fearless, funny, and fraught reimagining of Homer’s Odyssey as the story of the African-American diasporic experience.

By: Kamela Dolinova Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Benny Sato Ambush, black odyssey boston, Front Porch Arts Collective, Marcus Gardley, Underground Railway Theater

Theater Review: “Cardboard Piano” — Pay Witness

“ignorance about those who have disappeared/ undermines the reality of the world.” — Zbigniew Herbert

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Benny Sato Ambush, Cardboard Piano, Hansol Jung, New Repertory Theatre

Theater Review: “Hold These Truths” — A Vital Lesson

Hold These Truths is an invaluable reminder that alternative facts are not a new thing.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Asian-American internment, Benny Sato Ambush, Hold These Truths, Japanese internment, Jeanne Sakata, Jubilith Moore, Lyric Stage Company, Michael Hisamoto, World War II

Theater Review: “When January Feels Like Summer” — Love and Transformation

The more we learn about Thomas’ characters and their lives, the more we like them and root for them.

By: Evelyn Rosenthal Filed Under: Featured, Review, Theater Tagged: Benny Sato Ambush, Cori Thomas, Underground Railway Theater, When January Feels Like Summer

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