Edition 64 (2020)

Playwriting awardNurturing young playwrights

Winners

2 people

Satoko Ichihara いちはらさとこ award

A play that inverts Greek tragedy to portray the politics of bodies and femininity.

Onstage, women’s voices resonate as a chorus.

210 pages

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Kenichi Tani たにけんいち award

A play linking three eras around Fukushima and the nuclear accident.

1961, 1986, and 2011 are tied together on one stage.

336 pages

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