Kinoshita Kabuki’s Kanjincho

Performed in Japanese with English supertitles.

A group of refugees fleeing to safety. An uncompromising inspector whose life depends on apprehending the fugitive among the group. Can they cross the border? Recognized as a masterpiece of kabuki theater, Kanjincho draws its tale from the 12th century, featuring deception, quick wit, and a riotous and nail-biting tit-for-tat with impossibly high stakes as its centerpiece. Kinoshita Kabuki gleefully charges across the boundary between bombastic traditional kabuki drama and contemporary theater in a hip and pop culture-drenched take on this surprisingly evergreen tale about transcending borders. Created by brilliant young dramaturg Yuichi Kinoshita with in-demand guest director Kunio Sugihara, experience the international sensation that has cemented Kinoshita Kabuki’s place in the current pantheon of sterling modern theater companies.

NOTE—Onstage Seating: This performance takes place on a runway-shaped narrow platform built on the front edge of the stage, with audience members watching the performance from both sides of the platform. If you select any seats in the first two rows on the box office seating chart, you will be seated onstage, facing the standard audience seating area to watch the performance. Seats purchased between the third row and the back of the theater will be in standard auditorium seating. Both onstage and standard seating provide a full view of the performance and supertitles in English.