Vol.2『Downstate』

The second performance of the unit "Pouju" by director Inaba Yoshie and translator Ichikawa Hana. "Downstate" written by Bruce Norris was translated for the first time in Japan and performed. Depicts the confrontation between the victim and the perpetrator at a group home where four men who have been convicted of sex crimes against minors and served their sentences live together.
Cast: Onoe Hiroyuki, Toyota Erie, Otaka Akira, Uemoto Sumai, Kush 12 ida Shijuya, Oishi Masahiro, Kuwabara Yuko, Natsume Aimi, Okano Ippei, Nakano Kazune, Marubayashi Kotaro.

Period of Activity / Project

Thursday, December 11, 2025 - Sunday, December 21

Venues

Shimokitazawa Ekimae Theater (Setagaya Ward, Tokyo)

Profile

[Pougu]
A playground where director Inaba Yoshie and translator Ichikawa Hana explore the work of "translation".
Pauju is a term coined from "Pause," which frequently appears in English plays.