Remembering Hiroshima
Although many alive today have forgotten or in fact never known about the atom bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, some remain determined to tell the stories. Last May Big Apple Playback Theatre in New York devoted a performance to remembering the events. On stage with the troupe was company member Mizuho Kanazawa, able to play back a story in Japanese. the troupe was joined by guest actor from Essential Theatre in Tempe, Arizona, Susan Southard, also a Japanese speaker. (Susan has recently completed a narrative about five survivors of the bombing of Nagasaki called Nagasaki). Among the audience were survivors of the attacks. They told their stories. After the show, Mizuho commented: “It was an amazing and life changing event for me. I felt honored to do the show with them and my commitment for peace deepened.” In Japan playback theatre has been utilized many times to help residents of Hiroshima not to forget.
Tags: Big Apple Playback Theatre, Essential Theatre, forgetting, Hiroshima, Japan, Mizuho Kanazawa, Nagasaki, narrative, peace, Susan Southard
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