Saki Kawamura

director / multimedia artist

 

DIRECTING

Alice by Heart // Book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson, Lyric by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik / Sally Rock Theatre for the Arts, NYC. 2024

Watcher in the Woods // Book&Lyric by Douglas Thompson, Music by Johanna Telande / Urban Stage, NYC. 2024

The Sugar Plant // by Timothy Nolan / Chain Theatre, NYC. 2023

Everest // Book&Lyric by Momo Akashi, Music by Julio Ramos / Alchemical Studio, NYC. 2023

Molly Jones Steals Home // by Leslie Bramm / Alchemical Studio, NYC. 2023

Iceberg // Original Work / Ren Gyo Soh & Joseph Ehrenpreis, NYC. 2023

American Standard // by Heloise Wilson / Ren Gyo Soh, NYC. 2023 (Staged Reading)

The Tree // by Barbara Anderson / Gallery Player, NYC. 2023

Serenity and Delight // by Momo Akashi / Ren Gyo Soh, NYC. 2022 (Staged Reading)

The Man Who Turned Into A Stick // by Köbo Kbe / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022

Spite // by Tariq Hamami / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022

Margaret’s Bed // by William Inge / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022

The Librarian // by Craven Poole / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022

Grown-ups // by The Bare Bones (Devising Piece) / UNFIX NYC, NYC. 2022

Mukuro (a corpse) // by Ren Gyo Soh (Co-Directing with Yokko) / UNFIX NYC, NYC. 2022

IKIGAI: a purpose of living // Original Work / Hollywood Fringe Festival, L.A. 2021

The Giving Tree // based on the book by Shel Silverstein / UNFIX, Scotland. UNFIX NYC, NYC. 2021

The Memory of Water // by Migiwa Miyajima (Visual Director) / Lincoln Center, NYC. 2021

Matsukaze (Wind in the Pine) // by Kan’ami / Hamlet Isn’t Dead, NY. 2021

Manzanar: Our Town // by Hisashi Inoue / Online Reading, NYC, Japan. 2021

Musubi // Original Work / Japan. 2017

 

ASSISTANT &

ASSOCIATE

Beautiful: Carole King Musical / dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse. 2024

CLUE // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / 1st National Tour. 2024

The Cher Show // dir. Casey Hushion / 1st National Tour. 2024

The Seaview Nursing Home For the Newly Deceased // new play by Nate Bertone / dir. Nate Bertone / NYC. 2023 (Industry Reading)

Murder on the Orient Express // adapted by Ken Ludwig / dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ. 2023

JOY // book by Ken Davenport / dir. Casey Hushion / George Street Playhouse, NJ. 2022

CLUE // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ. 2022

A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney’s Broadway Hits // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ. 2021

Mystic Pizza // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / Ogunquit Playhouse, ME. 2021

In Our Hands: Voices from Young Artists // Devising / dir. Yokko / Kumble Theatre, NYC. 2021

 

FILM

The Wrong Man // by Edward Pritchard & Victor Del Rio / cinematographer / independent short / 2023

Mukuro // by Saki Kawamura & Yoshiko Usami / director / art film / 2023

Teen Trouble in New Jersey by The Black Skirt // by Waley Wang / lead actor / music video / 2022

Precognito // by Brian Bennett / director / featured / 2022

Outlaw 2: The Kage Ashi // by Alix Jean-Francois / actor, 2nd unit director / independent short / 2021

One-Sided // by Alanah Allen / director / independent short / 2021

I Choose Joy // by Celebrate Asian Joy / assistant director / music video / 2021

The Interrogation Unit // dir. Edward Pritchard, Andrew Young / director of photography / 2021

The First Line of Defense // dir. Helen Herbert / director of photography / 2023

Ma on the Edge // by Ren Gyo Soh / performer / butoh film / 2021

Royality: The Knowing // by Joshua B. Alexander/ lead actor / featured / 2021

Eve, Eve // dir. by Ruoyun Chen / lead actor / music video / 2021

Arena // dir. Sally Guo / lead actor / short / 2021

 

AWARD

Outstanding Student in MFA Directing (Dyson Award) at Dyson School of Art and Science at Pace University

Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore Award 2021 - IKIGAI: a purpose of living

Best Performance Award at Australian Quarantine Film Festival - One-Sided

 

EDUCATION

M.F.A Directing // Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University

 

AFFLIATIONS

Roundabout Directors Group Cohort 5 // Roundabout Theatre Company

Associate Artistic Director, Director of Artist Lab // Ren Gyo Soh

Program Director // UNFIX NYC