Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Cooking Up
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Play Reading Series: Contemporary Japanese Plays in English Translation
By Shoko Matsumura
Directed by Jordana De La Cruz
Monday, December 6 at 7:30 pm—followed by an artist Q&A
The real and the surreal come together at a small French restaurant in Japan in Cooking Up, written by emerging female playwright and director Shoko Matsumura. One of the finalists of the prestigious Kishida Kunio Drama Award, the play takes an unusual turn when the head chef’s wife asks her husband’s mistress to take the place of their missing house cat. Jordana De La Cruz, Co-Director of the OBIE Award-winning performance venue JACK in Brooklyn, directs this absurd sojourn into the private lives of the restaurant’s employees. Playwright Matsumura joins in a post-show Q&A with the audience and director.
All audience members must show proof of vaccination at Will Call. Audience seating will be on the auditorium stage with an approximate capacity of 60 people.
Tickets: $15/$10 members
ON-SALE DATES
Members: August 10
General public: August 17
The 16th installment of Japan Society’s annual Play Reading Series introduces topical plays from up-and-coming playwrights in Japan to artists and audiences in the U.S.
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Cooking Up
japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/performances/cooking-up-play
Play Reading Series: Contemporary Japanese Plays in English Translation
By Shoko Matsumura
Directed by Jordana De La Cruz
Monday, December 6 at 7:30 pm—followed by an artist Q&A
The real and the surreal come together at a small French restaurant in Japan in Cooking Up, written by emerging female playwright and director Shoko Matsumura. One of the finalists of the prestigious Kishida Kunio Drama Award, the play takes an unusual turn when the head chef’s wife asks her husband’s mistress to take the place of their missing house cat. Jordana De La Cruz, Co-Director of the OBIE Award-winning performance venue JACK in Brooklyn, directs this absurd sojourn into the private lives of the restaurant’s employees. Playwright Matsumura joins in a post-show Q&A with the audience and director.
All audience members must show proof of vaccination at Will Call. Audience seating will be on the auditorium stage with an approximate capacity of 60 people.
Tickets: $15/$10 members
ON-SALE DATES
Members: August 10
General public: August 17
The 16th installment of Japan Society’s annual Play Reading Series introduces topical plays from up-and-coming playwrights in Japan to artists and audiences in the U.S.
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Visit: japansociety.org/page/calendar
Like: facebook.com/japansociety
Follow: twitter.com/japansociety
Watch: youtube.com/user/JapanSocietyNYC
Join: japansociety.org/page/support
Teach: aboutjapan.japansociety.org
