A modern adaptation of a Japanese noh theatre classic, Yukio Mishima’s Sotoba Komachi tells the story of a 99 year-old woman’s encounter with a poet who deems youth and romance as life’s most crucial desirabilities. When the old woman takes the poet on an amorous, picturesque journey of her past, the memories that unfold incite both tragedy and peace on the stage. In our intercultural production of Mishima’s re-telling, we explore the strained relationship amongst time, beauty, and death and the gendered traumas of the aging body and hopeful impossibilities.

Performance Dates
November 17, 18, and 19 @ 7:30pm

Ticketing

• tickets available at https://theatre.ucsd.edu/season/sotoba-komachi.html
• Students may utilize promo code: student2122 for discount
• Faculty and staff may utilize promo code: faculty2122 for discount
• $10 Student $15 Faculty and Staff. Taxes and fees may apply.

Venue
Mandell Weiss Forum Theatre

The Cast
The Old Woman: Lisette Velandia
The Poet: Naomi Louie

The Lovers:
Sophia Casas
Lauren Dong
Stephen Loftesnes
Joseff Paz
Ashley Shilts
Danniel Ureña

The Creative Team
Director: Michelle Huynh
Scenic Designer: Nicholas Ponting MFA '21
Costume Designer: Euihyun Song
Lighting  Designer: Harrison Foster
Sound Designer: Stewart Blackwood
Assistant Lighting Designer: Elba Emicente
Assistant Sound Designer: Ethan Eldred
Production Stage Manager: Ruby Hays