Yuko Kuwabara
Yuko Kuwabara
Born in Tokyo. In 1996, Kuwabara started the theater company KAKUTA. From 2001, she has been a central figure in the company as playwright, director and actress. Known for her concern for well-made plays with tightly woven plots, Kuwabara depicts people’s everyday lives and emotions with rich depth of nuance. She is also know for creative use of non-theater venues such as outdoor spaces, amusement parks, planetariums and galleries for performances and readings. Kuwabara also writes scenarios for outside productions and video works and often works as a director and actress for productions outside her own company. Among Kuwabara’s representative works is Amai Oka , which was nominated as a finalist for the 52nd (2007) Kishida Drama Award and won her the 64th (2009) Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival New Artist Award as a playwright and director. For her play Oten (2011) written for an outside production, Kuwabara was awarded that year’s Tsuruya Nanboku Drama Award and was nominated as a finalist for the Kishida Drama Award.
