This time on No Script, Jackson and Jacob explore Philip Kan Gotanda's play "Ballad of Yachiyo." This powerful and poetic drama is set in the early 19th century in Hawaii. The play follows a young Japanese-American woman whose life is shaped by cultural expectations and personal yearning. She leaves home to live with a family who will teach her the graces of traditional Japanese arts like the tea ceremony. J&J discuss how the play weaves ritual, pottery, and puppetry into its narrative texture.
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Check out these other voices and their discussions of "Ballad of Yachiyo":
Gotanda's interview with American Theatre
The LA Times Review by Laurie Winer
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