No-No Boy

Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese American author John Okada is set during the aftermath of the US government’s incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent during World War II and the resettlement of Japanese Americans to the West Coast. In the play, Ichiro returns to Seattle, where he struggles to transition into post-war life. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood, in January 2021. No-No Boy is sponsored in part by the California Civil Liberties Program from the California State Library. Directed by Anna Lyse Erikson. Producing director: Susan Albert Loewenberg. Featuring: Kurt Kanazawa as Taro Emily Kuroda as Mrs. Kanno and Mrs. Kumasaka John Miyasaki as Freddie and others Ken Narasaki as Kenji, Kumasaka-san, and others Sharon Omi as Ma Joy Osmanski as Emi, 2A Sab Shimono as Pa Greg Watanabe as Ichiro Paul Yen as Eto, Jun, and others Senior producer: Anna Lyse Erikson. Prepared for audio by Mark Holden. Sound design by Mark Holden and Neil Wogenson. Recording engineers: Charles Carroll and Neil Wogenson. Mixed by Charles Carroll and Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Senior radio producer: Ronn Lipkin. Foley artist: Jeff Gardner. Editor: Neil Wogenson.