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Taisetsu Na Hito

10 Minute Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Leah Nanako Winkler

Bethany and Charles, a wholesome American couple, become owners of Android Minami, a Japanese robo-maid. As Minami becomes integrated into their mundane lives, repressed emotions arise and the line between servitude and fetishism begin to collide.

Taisetsu Na Hito

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 39th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

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Summary
Bethany and Charles, a wholesome American couple, become owners of Android Minami, a Japanese robo-maid. As Minami becomes integrated into their mundane lives, repressed emotions arise and the line between servitude and fetishism begin to collide. 

Part of the collection Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 39th Series.
History
Presented in the 39th Annual Samuel French Off Off-Broadway Short Play Festival, at Playwrights Horizons in August, 2014. 
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Performing Groups
MINAMI - Android. Japanese-speaking robot.
BETHANY - Upper-middle class white housewife.
CHARLES - Her upper-middle class white husband. 
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting The home of Bethany and Charles. 
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes
    • Strong Language

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Authors

Leah Nanako Winkler

Leah Nanako Winkler
Leah Nanako Winkler is from Kamakura, Japan and Lexington, Kentucky. This season, her play GOD SAID THIS will premiere at the Actors Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival. In addition, her play TWO MILE HOLLOW (2017 Kilroys List) will be seen at First Floor Theatre in Chi ...
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