PlayCo launches a new collaboration with Ripe Time to adapt Haruki Murakami’s iconic short story, for a new physical theater piece. In Sleep, the routine life of a Japanese housewife plagued by insomnia opens a window into a haunting and beautiful sleep-deprived world. Ripe Time’s award-winning Artistic Director, Rachel Dickstein, leads a trailblazing creative team including text by Japanese-American playwright Naomi Iizuka, set design by Mimi Lien (Enjoy, The Golden Dragon and The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise), lighting design by Jiyoun Chang (The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise), costumes by Ilona Somogyi, projection design by Hannah Wasilewski and an original score by the NewBorn Trio (Katie Down – The Golden Dragon). The premiere is planned for the 16/17 season.
Illustration by Kat Menschik © 2009 DuMont Buchverlag, Cologne
Studio Production
FEB 26 – FEB 28, 2016
Adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s short story
Adapted by Naomi Iizuka
Written by Naomi Iizuka
Devised and Directed by Rachel Dickstein
With:
Akiko Aizawa
Brad Culver
Takemi Kitamura
Paula McGonagle
Jiehae Park
Saori Tsukada
Set Design:
Mimi Lien
Costume Design:
Ilona Somogyi
Lighting Design:
Jiyoun Chang
Projection Design:
Hannah Wasilewski
Original Score and Performance:
NewBorn Trio (Katie Down, Miguel Frasconi and Jeffree Lependorf)
JAPAN SOCIETY
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
A collaboration with Ripe Time