aya ogawa– director, PLAYWRIGHT
SHE/Her/Hers & they/them/theirs
Photo Credit: From oph3lia written & directed by Aya Ogawa. Pictured from left: Drae Campbell, Maureen Sebastian, Magin Schantz, Eunjee Lee, Hana Kalinski, Connie Hall.
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AYA OGAWA is a Tokyo-born, Brooklyn-based playwright, director, performer and translator whose work reflects an international viewpoint and utilizes the stage as a space for exploring cultural identity and the immigrant experience. Cumulatively, all aspects of their artistic practice synthesize her work as an artistic and cultural ambassador, building bridges across cultures to create meaningful exchange amongst artists, theaters and audiences both in the U.S. and in Asia. Their original plays include The Nosebleed (Incoming! Under the Radar), Ludic Proxy (The Play Company), Journey to the Ocean (Foundry Theatre), and oph3lia (HERE). They reconceived Ludic Proxy for an on-line platform to launch in March 2021 with Japan Society. As a director they directed Haruna Lee’s Obie Award-winning Suicide Forest at The Bushwick Starr and its off-Broadway remount for Ma-Yi Theater. They have translated numerous plays by Toshiki Okada and numerous other contemporary Japanese playwrights into English that have been published and produced in the U.S. and U.K. They are currently a resident playwright at New Dramatists, a Usual Suspect at NYTW, and recipient of the President’s Award in Performing Arts, LMCC. ayaogawa.com
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Photo Credit: From The Nosebleed written & directed by Aya Ogawa. Pictured clockwise from left: Saori Tsukada, Aya Ogawa, Jason Quarles, Haruna Lee, Drae Campbell. Photo (c) Maria Baranova
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