La MaMa Blogs: NY Times on ‘Distant Observer’

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

NY Times on ‘Distant Observer’


Review: ‘Distant Observer’ Shifts Shape as Authors Take Turns


A "mesmeric, deadpan fever dream of a play...There’s a playful, volleying spirit to the whole endeavor — intriguing, endearing and odd." - Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times

Read the full New York Times review: HERE

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La MaMa presents

Distant Observer: 

Tokyo/New York Correspondence



Written and Conceived by Takeshi Kawamura and John Jesurun

Translation by Aya Ogawa

Distant Observer: Tokyo/New York Correspondence is a collaboration between Japanese playwright/director Takeshi Kawamura and American playwright/director John Jesurun. The project is conceived as a play written and directed in collaborative partnership by both artists. Written in corresponding chapters by each playwright, it combines two established artists of the same generation, both with distinct voices and significant work, in a deep creative conversation across cultures.

CAST: 
Anastasia Olowin | Kotoba Dan | Claire Buckingham | Kyle Griffiths | Samuel Im

March 16, 2018 - April 1, 2018

The Ellen Stewart Theatre 
66 East 4th Street
(between Bowery and Second Avenue)
New York, NY 10003

Tickets: $25 Adults; $20 Students/Seniors; La MaMa's 10 @ $10 tickets available for all performances, while supplies last

For Tickets & Info: CLICK HERE


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