The Play
More about the project
As a general rule, stories of internment have not been passed down and remain largely untold in Japanese Canadian families. When we sat down in formal interview with our elders, we were asking for and hearing these stories for the first time; our life-long curiosities were finally being satisfied and the murky picture of our families’ past – our legacy – was finally being fleshed out.
The Nisei themselves were ALL reluctant at first, but what was promised to be half hour interviews almost always extended to two-hour sessions. The stories collected are touching, often humorous and continue to inspire a great pride and admiration for our elders
The Tashme Project’s first full production was presented in May 2015 at The MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and produced by Tashme Productions in association with Playwrights’ Workshop Montreal. The script for The Tashme Project: The Living Archives was created and developed in collaboration with Playwrights' Workshop Montréal. Additional development support has been provided by the Powell Street Festival Society, The MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and Soulpepper’s Tiger Bamboo Festival.
THE COMPANY
Julie Tamiko Manning & Matt Miwa, Performers
Mike Payette, Director
Mieko Ouchi, Original Direction
George Allister & Patrick Andrew Boivin, Video Design
Patrick Andrew Boivin, Sound Design
Tristynn Duheme, Technical Director
Isabel Quintero Faia, Stage Manager
Rebecca Harper, Movement Dramaturg
James Lavoie, Set & Costume Design
Laurence Mongeau, Assistant Set & Costume Design
David Perreault Ninacs, Lighting Design
Jon Cleveland, Head LX
June Park & Itai Erdai, Production Photos
Adam Gibbard, Graphic Design
