Director Aya Ogawa on their interactive online play, Ludic Proxy: Fukushima
Saturday, March 6, 9:30 PM EST
Sunday, March 7, 4:30 PM EST
Thursday, March 11, 8 PM EST—Followed by a Live Artist Q&A
“A poignant reflection of what American families are going through today”” —Aya Ogawa
Set a few years after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, Ludic Proxy: Fukushima invites audience members, through real-time polling, to choose how the main character Maho progresses through the story. Described by The New York Times as “a sort of choose-your-own-adventure story of two sisters near postmeltdown Fukushima in Japan,” Maho functions as the audience’s avatar as she cautiously navigates daily life in their hometown, which takes on an added sense of urgency when her sister Maki reveals that she is pregnant.
In a recent interview, writer/director Aya Ogawa explains how the collision of personal life-changing events and global disasters set the foundation for Ludic Proxy. Featuring original cast members Saori Tsukada as Maho and Yuki Kawahisa as Maki, this interactive play explores the human instinct to survive in the face of disaster. A live Q&A with Aya Ogawa will take place following the performance on March 11. Performed in Japanese with English subtitles.
