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By Kimber Lee 51st Season • 488th Production JULIANNE ARGYROS STAGE / MARCH 8-29, 2015 Marc Masterson Paula Tomei ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MANAGING DIRECTOR David Emmes & Martin Benson FOUNDING ARTISTIC DIRECTORS presents the world premiere of tokyo fish story by Kimber Lee Neil Patel Christina Haatainen-Jones Elizabeth Harper John Zalewski SCENIC DESIGN COSTUME DESIGN LIGHTING DESIGN SOUND DESIGN Jason H. Thompson Jerry Patch Joshua Marchesi Jennifer Ellen Butler PROJECTION DESIGN DRAMATURG PRODUCTION MANAGER STAGE MANAGER Directed by Bart DeLorenzo Bill and Carolyn Klein Samuel and Tammy Tang Honorary Producers Developed at The Lark Play Development Center, New York City tokyo fish story • South CoaSt RepeRtoRy • P1 CAST OF CHARACTERS (In order of appearance) Koji ............................................................................................ Sab Shimono Takashi .............................................................................................. Ryun Yu Nobu ........................................................................................ Lawrence Kao Tuna Dealer Apprentice/Oishi/Toru/Daisuke/Yuji/Hirayama ..... Eddie Mui Ama Miyuk/Woman .......................................................................... Jully Lee SETTING Present day Tokyo, Japan. LENGTH Approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. PRODUCTION STAFF Casting ..................................................................................... Joanne DeNaut, CSA Production Assistant ............................................................................ Amber Caras Sushi Consultant ................................................................................... Jesse Hiraki Costume Design Assistant ................................................................. Holly Victoria Assistant Lighting Designer .............................................................. Jenna Pletcher Stage Management Intern .................................................................... Ciara Heaps Light Board Operator .................................................................. Sumner Ellsworth Sound Board Operator ........................................................................... Chad Dove Automation Operator .......................................................................... Emily Kettler Video Programmer .................................................................................. Jon Hyrkas Video Operator .................................................................................. Vincent Quan Dresser ............................................................................................... Jessica Larsen ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Special Thanks to James Hamamori and Hamamori Restaurant & Sushi Bar in South Coast Plaza. tokyo fish story was developed at TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, Calif., as part of their New Works Festival. The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. Please refrain from unwrapping candy or making other noises that may disturb surrounding patrons. Video taping and/or recording of this performance by any means whatsoever are strictly prohibited. Electronic devices should be turned off or set to non-audible mode during the performance. Smoking is not permitted anywhere in the theatre. P2 • South CoaSt RepeRtoRy • tokyo fish story A Gaijin’s* Guide to Sushi Sushi in its contemporary style (dat- portance in sushi, and so must be Tamagoyaki (also tamago) is an ing from the 19th century) is prepared superior to fish to be cooked. Sushi omelet-like covering made by rolling rice combined with raw or cooked sea- chefs are trained to look for firm- together layers of cooked egg. Tama- food, vegetables and occasionally fruit. ness, smell, color and freedom from go combines stirred eggs and rice vin- Raw fish served by itself is sashimi. parasites. A neta tray holds neta ele- egar, and occasionally sugar, soy sauce Sushi is most often served with ginger ments, usually inside a neta case at or sake. (gari), wasabi and soy sauce. A favor- the front of the sushi bar. ite garnish is daikon, a Japanese rad- Mirin is rice wine with low alcohol ish. Common neta elements include: tuna and sugar used by some chefs to make (maguro, shiro-maguro), Japanese sushi rice. Nori are black seaweed wrappers amberjack, yellowtail (hamachi), made of algae rolled out into thin, ed- shad (kohada), snapper (kurodai), Shoyu is soy sauce. ible sheets. mackerel (saba) and salmon (sake). Toro, the fatty cut of the fish, is the Kusa literally translates as “grass,” and There are six contemporary types of most-valued sushi ingredient. Other is slang for seaweed. sushi in Japan, but two dominate up- neta elements include squid, clams, scale dining. One is norimaki (also scallops, eels, octopus, sea urchin, Ikura is wild salmon roe. makizushi; the s becomes z in com- shrimp, crab, prawns and fish roe. bined words in Japanese), or rolled Noren are traditional Japanese fabric sushi, and temaki, a “hand roll.” In North America and in the European dividers, hung between rooms, on The other is nigirizushi (or “hand- Union, neta elements must be frozen walls, in doorways or in windows. pressed”), where a small mound of below -20 Celsius (-4 Fahrenheit) and rice is topped with nori and seafood -60 Celsius (-76 Fahrenheit) degrees Okimari-style sushi dining is order- or vegetables. before use to destroy parasites. ing from a set menu at specific prices. Western-style sushi includes two Sushi rice (also sushi-meshi) is a Okonomi-style sushi dining is order- types: uramaki (an “inside-out roll”), preparation of white, short-grained ing “as you like it,” by the individual which inverts a roll, placing the nori rice mixed with rice vinegar and sugar item. inside and the rice on the outside of or salt and cooled to room tempera- the nori, surrounded by fish roe or ture to avoid stickiness. Omakase style sushi dining is order- toasted sesame seeds; and U.S. style ing “as the chef likes,” letting the chef makizushi (futomaki), which are a Wasabi is a streambed plant with a determine the best menu based on variety of rolls (California, Hawaiian, stem that tastes like horseradish. It is inventory for that day. Thought to be Rainbow, Seattle, etc.) mostly named best when grated fresh; its flavor and the best way to order at a high-end after cities or states of origin. pungency fades after 15 minutes. Su- sushi-ya. shi chefs cover wasabi with elements Neta are the elements on top of the placed on top of rice to seal its flavor. Shokunin literally means both “arti- rice in nigirizushi. Fish quality san” and “master of a profession.” The and freshness is of great im- Japanese apprentice is taught that it combines technical skills with creativ- ity and a social consciousness toward their pursuits. One strives for a perfec- tion never attained. The shokunin’s competition is him or herself. *Gaijin is an outsider, a non-Japanese. “Itakakimasu!” is “bon ap- petit!” tokyo fish story • South CoaSt RepeRtoRy • P3 Artist Biographies shops with Cold Tofu. Her film and television credits LAWRENCE KAO Nobu include “Gang Related” (Fox), “Reno 911!” (Comedy Central), “Prank My Mom” (Lifetime), Return to Zero made his SCR debut last season and Girlfriends. jullylee.com in Fast Company. He grew up in Hacienda Heights, Calif., as an only EDDIE MUI child, left to his imagination. Play- Tuna Dealer Apprentice/Oishi/ ing Lysander in a high school pro- Toru/Daisuke/ Yuji/Hirayama duction of A Midsummer Night’s Dream furthered his interest in pretending. While study- is making his SCR debut. Mui grew ing theatre at UC Irvine, he began dancing with Kaba up in Seattle, Wash., where he dis- Modern, which led to his participation on MTV’s “Amer- covered his passion for acting at ica’s Best Dance Crew.” He played Norman Lee in East The Northwest Asian American West Players’ Krunk Fu Battle Battle. His credits include Theater company during the early a recurring role as Tim on “The Walking Dead,” “Hawaii ’90s before he moved to Los Angeles to pursue work in 5-0,” “Scorpion,” a guest star role on “NCIS: Los Angeles” television and film. After starring in various main stage and in non-union bootleg films that he sells out of the shows in northwest cities, such as Portland, Vancouver, back of his trunk. He is now roaming the mean streets B.C. and his hometown of Seattle, Mui got involved with of Hollywood, accompanied by his acting mentor, Stuart East West Players in David Henry Hwang’s The Dance Rogers, and his manager, Chris Roe, fending off Law- and the Railroad, directed by Tzi Ma, and Garrett Oma- rence Kao unbelievers. iamlawrencekao.com ta’s romantic comedy S.A.M. I Am, where Mui originated the role of Lohman Chin. tokyo fish story is a reunion of sorts for Mui and Ryun Yu, who both starred in the JULLY LEE Ama Miyuki/Woman world premiere stage adaptation of Judy Soo Hoo’s dark comedy, Texas, where they played dysfunctional, is excited to be making her SCR awkward, loving brothers. They also appeared together debut. She is the artistic director of in numerous stage productions around L.A. over the Cold Tofu, the nation’s premiere years. More recently, Mui has been acting and produc- Asian American improv troupe. Lee ing his own independent feature films such as the drama began her career in sketch comedy Someone I Used to Know and the comedy/action/thriller and improv, performing with Cold movie Unidentified now playing on Netflix and Amazon Tofu in Telemongol,
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