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Ballad Of Yachiyo
by Philip Kan Gotanda

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4

Female

3

Male
45 mins Unit Set/Multiple Settings Japanese

Synopsis

THE STORY: The time is 1919, a period of limited prosperity for Japanese families toiling in the sugarcane fields of the Hawaiian islands.

Yachiyo, a young peasant girl, is destined for life in the fields and for a marriage to Willie, a lowly worke

Themes American Drama

Press Reviews

"Philip Kan Gotanda is the winner of the 2020 Legacy Playwrights Initiative Award. A provocative play about innocence, passion and betrayal, set against the backdrop of a Hawaiian sugar plantation in the early 1900s. ”Gotanda's writing is superb…a great deal of fine craftsmanship on display here, and much to enjoy.“ —Variety. ”…one of the country's most consistently intriguing playwrights…“ —San Francisco Examiner. ”As he has in past plays, Gotanda defies expectations…"

— Oakland Tribune

Publication

Publisher Nick Hern Books
Year 1997
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822215479
ISBN-10 0822215470
LCCN 99205469
LCC PS3557.O7934 B34 1997
DCC 812/.54

Ballad Of Yachiyo is a Japanese play written by Philip Kan Gotanda and published by Nick Hern Books in New York (1997).

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