A courageous Japanese woman discovers her father’s love only after she loses her hair and skin. In this fearless, funny and personal show, Yokko brings to life nearly a dozen characters, merging movement and memories into a narrative exploring kinship, cultural expectations and personal identity and weaves the fantastic with the ordinary in her ongoing search for a singular voice.
nytheatre now Review by Amy Lee Pearsall (2013)
"In this heartfelt examination and meditation on cultural and familial expectation, self-doubt and personal identity, Yokko grounds herself in her story as much as she does in the present moment, and her commitment to both is admirable. With or without hair, Baldy is a thing of wonder."
Hollywood Fringe Festival (2013)
Yokko shows that true strength comes from having the ability to show your vulnerability…Because no battle is won without humility.
-Margaret H. Baker (Producer/Screenwriter/Performer)
I’m stone cold and I was weeping at the end of this piece. Yokko is an amazing performer and she makes herself completely available to the audience through her characterizations, physicality, and storytelling ability. So much is happening on stage that you forget that this is a one-woman show
-jacquetta szathmari (writer/performer)
It’s about being human, it’s about trying to fit in, it’s about wanting to be in charge of you.
-christian levatino (Actor/writer/Director)
NYTheatre.com Review by Jack Hanley August 15, 2012
"Yokko has nurtured her seeds of beauty, they rooted, and in this unforgettable work of theatre, they have blossomed." -Jack Hanley (NYtheatrec.com)
"In this heartfelt examination and meditation on cultural and familial expectation, self-doubt and personal identity, Yokko grounds herself in her story as much as she does in the present moment, and her commitment to both is admirable. With or without hair, Baldy is a thing of wonder."
Hollywood Fringe Festival (2013)
Yokko shows that true strength comes from having the ability to show your vulnerability…Because no battle is won without humility.
-Margaret H. Baker (Producer/Screenwriter/Performer)
I’m stone cold and I was weeping at the end of this piece. Yokko is an amazing performer and she makes herself completely available to the audience through her characterizations, physicality, and storytelling ability. So much is happening on stage that you forget that this is a one-woman show
-jacquetta szathmari (writer/performer)
It’s about being human, it’s about trying to fit in, it’s about wanting to be in charge of you.
-christian levatino (Actor/writer/Director)
NYTheatre.com Review by Jack Hanley August 15, 2012
"Yokko has nurtured her seeds of beauty, they rooted, and in this unforgettable work of theatre, they have blossomed." -Jack Hanley (NYtheatrec.com)
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Presented as the final project of Indivisual Study, Arena Theatre, UAlbany.
Directed by Erin Ouellette, Stage Managed by Elise Charlebois ALDY & The Short Plays Festival at Dorothy Strelisin Theatre (Abingdon Theatre Complec, NYC) directed by Amanda Thompson, Stage managed by Daria Tavana, Lighting designed by Kat Stevens FringeNYC 2012 at Gene Frankel Theatre. Directed by Kaitlyn Samuel, Stage Managed by Gabrielle Sinclair, Lighting Designed by Derek Van Heel Hollywood Fringe Festival! Asylum Lab (Theatre Asylum) June 16-30th. United Solo Oct 20- Nov. 18 Center for Remebering & Sharing in January |
