“Sakata’s performance lights up the stage”

“Natsuko is manipulative, bigoted, unpleasant and downright cruel… Yet Jeanne Sakata’s performance lights up the stage, showing the hurt and vulnerability behind her bitterness, and the sparks of joy..."

Mountain View Voice

“Knows how to keep us coming back for more”

“Ms. Sakata knows how to keep us coming back for more as we try and figure out just who this Natsuko really is. Before the end of the play, the talented actress reveals sides of her character that show there is a heart doing more than just sustaining the life of this hardened-by-time-and-tradition woman she plays.”

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