FEATURED PLAY

Hold These Truths

Written by Jeanne Sakata
Inspired by the Life of Gordon Hirabayashi

Photo by Lia Chang

PLAYWRIGHT REVIEWS

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New York Times' Readers Review
“Dazzling, literary script… full of humor”
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Urban Excavations
“A deft dramatic hand… moving, instructive, thrilling”
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Technorati
“A shining play beautifully written…resonates with vitality and power… unforgettable”
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Japan Culture NYC
“Lighthearted, witty, and laugh-out-loud funny”
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Huffington Post
“Sakata’s eloquent one-man drama… provides a concise examination of a fascinating chapter in American history”
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For Us All
Booklist
“Riveting and timely… storytelling at its absolute best”
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The Daily
“Sakata’s writing dazzles… attention is sharpened to a point and dipped in the inkwell of imagination”
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TheaterMania
“Couldn't be more timely…”
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The Berkshire Edge
“A play that every teenager in the region should be taken to see… teaches as much as it enthralls and entertains”
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Star Tribune
“A multilayered portrait… this well-crafted and beautifully acted piece offers not just a glimpse of the past but an extraordinarily relevant message for today”
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Twin Cities Arts Reader
“Salve for the weary soul as it portrays the sometimes long, but hopefully inevitable, bend toward justice”
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StageSceneLA
“Peppered with both laughter and tears… theater at its most enriching and transcendent”
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MD Theatre Guide
“Powerful and heartbreakingly human piece of art”
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Vanguard Culture
“Endearing, funny, searing and thought-provoking”
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Times of San Diego
“A riveting life story... creating a one-man microcosm of America”
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San Diego Tribune
“Lyrical & quietly forceful… injects the story with humanity and humor”
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The New Yorker
“Gripping one-man show… feels eerily true to life”
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San Jose Mercury
“Irresistibly charismatic raconteur… performance is flawlessly focused and dazzlingly versatile”
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Times Square Chronicles
“A playwright who conveys emotions and words with a poetry that is full of humor and knowledge”
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The New York Times
“A gripping story… shameful chapter of our history”
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Los Angeles Times
“Hirabayashi reminds us that it is precisely when our bedrock values are hardest to defend that we must stand most firmly behind them”
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DC Metro Theatre Arts
“I cannot overstate how timely and worth seeing Hold These Truths is…the production is impeccable”
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The Washington Post
“Galvanizing… a lone citizen fighting government corruption”
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The Seattle Times
“Surprisingly humorous and openhearted… luminous moments of youthful joy”
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Triangle Arts & Entertainment
“Mesmerizing and multidimensional…Sakata’s lovely, lilting script weaves a tapestry of experience”
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The Boston Globe
“Shines an illuminating and searing light…on US history”
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New York Theatre Review
“Exquisite … a play where one man’s singular story, so full of heart and heartbreak, can speak to the struggles of an entire nation”
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San Francisco Chronicle
“Hate, ignorance, fear, prejudice, and inhumanity… a rallying cry for our own times”
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Huffington Post
“Stunning… brilliant portrayal of a genuine hero"
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Written by Jeanne Sakata

COMMISSIONS & LICENSING

These plays have been produced thanks to the generous support of Center Theatre Group, L.A. Theatre Works, and TheatreFIRST.

Interested in creating new works or producing one of these plays? Please contact The Gurman Agency by emailing susan@gurmanagency.com or calling
212-749-4618 (Ext. 1).

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