No-No Boy

Ken Narasaki's adaptation of the novel by Japanese-American author John Okada is set during the aftermath of the U.S. 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 EriksonProducing Director: Susan Albert LoewenbergKurt Kanazawa as TaroEmily Kuroda as Mrs. Kanno and Mrs. KumasakaJohn Miyasaki as Freddie and othersKen Narasaki as Kenji, Kumasaka-san and othersSharon Omi as MaJoy Osmanski as Emi, 2ASab Shimono as PaGreg Watanabe as IchiroPaul Yen as Eto, Jun and othersSenior Producer: Anna Lyse EriksonPrepared for audio by Mark HoldenSound design by Mark Holden and Neil WogensonRecording Engineers: Charles Carroll and Neil WogensonMixed by Charles Carroll and Mark Holden for The Invisible Studios, West HollywoodSenior Radio Producer: Ronn LipkinFoley Artist: Jeff GardnerEditor: Neil Wogenson