This Is Not a Noh Play

by Miz Hashimoto

Nina, a young Japanese woman who's split her life between Tokyo and New Jersey, has always struggled with the ghosts of her past. Except this time, the ghost is real – and it's her dead friend.

2023 Eugene O'Neill NPC Finalist.

Nina, a young Japanese woman who's split her life between Tokyo and New Jersey, has always struggled with the ghosts of her past. Except this time, the ghost is real – and it's her dead friend.

2023 Eugene O'Neill NPC Finalist.

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  • Playwrights Foundation: This Is Not a Noh Play by Miz Hashimoto
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    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced This is Not a Noh Play as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We specifically leaned into the ghost; which the playwright uses as a powerful connective medium across time, personal history, and culture. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    The community of National Committee readers for the 47th Bay Area Playwrights Festival advanced This is Not a Noh Play as a Semi-Finalist at Playwrights Foundation. We specifically leaned into the ghost; which the playwright uses as a powerful connective medium across time, personal history, and culture. We hope this play is considered for further development and investigation, and finds dedicated collaborators in this play’s journey towards production.

    ”
  • Perse Grammer: This Is Not a Noh Play by Miz Hashimoto
    “

    Loved reading this play, especially seeing how Nina navigates all of her different relationships and feelings throughout it!

    Loved reading this play, especially seeing how Nina navigates all of her different relationships and feelings throughout it!

    ”
  • Matthew Linder: This Is Not a Noh Play by Miz Hashimoto
    “

    This play has so many small things working for it that make it into something great and wonderful. The conversational tone is masterfully done and the humor is well-placed to give it just a little extra life (haha).

    But what really drives this play is the relationships, which are so thoroughly explained, explored, and shown but never in your face. After an hour and a half of reading it, I reached the end, and I felt a gut punch that made me truly appreciate how this play was written.

    Amazing work. I hope you keep writing!

    This play has so many small things working for it that make it into something great and wonderful. The conversational tone is masterfully done and the humor is well-placed to give it just a little extra life (haha).

    But what really drives this play is the relationships, which are so thoroughly explained, explored, and shown but never in your face. After an hour and a half of reading it, I reached the end, and I felt a gut punch that made me truly appreciate how this play was written.

    Amazing work. I hope you keep writing!

    ”
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