It looks like I am going to NY NY this Summer – to join to support my theatre family on producing and dramaturging several plays to bring it in Los Angeles.
I will post the detailed dates as soon as possible. I cannot wait!!! I miss you, B’way!
““`… mean while Please PLEASE PLEEEEEZE go see my friends’ production of PORGY AND BESS – the Greatest VERSION EVAH!
Going to Japan?
You have a Japanese Visitor or Business opportunities?
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For people who are interested in using Japanese right away, we created “7 Japanese Lessons.”
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This will be perfect for ANY professionals – who has that “fear” of Public Speaking thing!!!
Sunday, October 30th
10:30 AM to 4 PM, 2011
$125.00 (50% off of the usual workshop!!!)
a studio near Burbank.
I will be discussing about the style, balance of blocking, polarity, etc. This will be a GREAT opportunity to work with many of our talented theatre company members.
Will update u with more details via Facebook & Fire Rose website. Feel free to email me at matamura (at) Facebook. com.
THANK YOU!
(Sep 22, 2011)
with the cast of Bed Room secrets. with our artistic Director Charlie Schlatter. The casting can make you or break you! I was so fortunate to have this Fantastic Cast.
100% of proceeds will be donated to the Miyaga Board of education. So far we have raised $282 for April & $313 for May. We are aiming for $350 this time! Please come and have a lot of fun with us.
There will be some rolling black outs in Northern Japan, but not in Sendai, Fukushima, Iwate.
I couldn’t find this article in English, but mobile phone carrier Dokomo announced the cell phone usage restriction in Tokyo as well. So if you cannot get hold of your loved ones there, don’t freak out.
Mean while – calls FROM the US to Japan is free via Verizon, AT & T and Sprint till April 15. Don’t abuse it – keep phone lines open.
Donations:::
++ I think the Tohoku Bank will set up an emergency funds that they would divide all the funds to Miyagi, Fukushima, & Iwate area. I will keep u updated +++
But mean while, many of their “official sites” are back. I will be translating several sites
Direct Donation:
For Sendai / Miyagi Pref. they “just’ updated their page. They are finally able to accept donations, but it still all in Japanese. I will be translating it shortly. http://www.pref.miyagi.jp/kihu.htm
Fukushima Pref:
義援金/ Donation:
担当：社会福祉課）/ Att: Social Welfare dept / “Shakai Fukushika”
ゆうちょ銀行、郵便局 00160-3-533 福島県災害対策本部【振込手数料無料】
Direct deposit – YUUCHO Bank / Acct 00160-3-533 – No fee will be CHARGED
Call: 024-521-7322 (Japan only)
= Not accepting any food or clothes from individuals
= Corporate GOODS donation only – 物資班 024-521-1908まで。
+++ Useful goods donation info in Japanese: Pet food supplies – by Vets association – Sendai IWATE – 019-651-0310 Miyagi 宮城022-297-1735 Sendai – 022-387-5225 fukushima -024-522-3921 Vet association (tokyo) 03-3475-1601
Local Volunteer: They are NOT ready to accept and organize civilian volunteers yet at the Pref Gov levels. Keep checking the site please (Japanese only), and contact LOCAL town/city halls.
We are all insignificant when it comes to the will of nature. And more than anyone in the world, I think Japanese people accept that fact. Probably that’s why we do not see any fight, looting, riots, anger there in spite of difficult conditions in Northern and Central Japan. That sense of grace makes me proud to be a Japanese.
As many of you know, my mother’s family is from Fukushima. (well, originally from Tokyo, but they moved there a day before Tokyo Carpet bombing during the WWII, fell in love with the nature and people and stayed there) My grandfather Kazuo Yamaguchi (statue – see #1062) was a political leader in 1960 – 1980 who send a stand in Prime Minister Masayoshi Ito to the Diet.
We still have/had a summer house there.
michael taking pictures of Matsushima Harbour - one of the three best views of Japan.
Also my boyfriend and I were planning to spend every fall in our Sendai house from this year. (We believe the house is OK. We have to wait to hear from my dad).
We love being there – for Northern Japanese are kind, warm and so graceful. Time stops when we are there.
So, I take it pretty personal … especially ….. when people try to milk this unfortunate event as a DRAMA and when I see donation frauds on line and on a street.
When the tragedy like this hits, so many non profit organizations see it as “Fundraising opportunity” and urge people to donate, taking advantage of their sense of helplessness.
NEVER RUSH TO DONATE. DO YOUR RESEARCH FIRST. We have no idea of the damages of this earthquake has caused, and the funding is not the priority. What they need right now is food, water, blanket, portable heaters – which we, people in America, cannot deliver. Even if we were able to deliver there, the national self-defense organizations would not have time or personells to inspect and deliver it.
American Red Cross has too much overhead (15%) and you cannot ear mark where you funds will go. And it would take time – and due to the exchange rate and fee, your donations will be reduced tremendously by the time it reaches there.
So… because I believe the money needs to go to the local agencies DIRECTLY, we are contacting the school districts, department of education (教育委員会）in Sendai & Fukushima (to start with) to help rebuilt their schools, and school libraries.
Yep, it is a lot of work – but I do have the direct connection to make it easier. No business deals should come between SIMPLE SINCERITY and PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP.
Your donation will go 100% to the school – you will see how your funds are spent – and Japanese kids will see their school libraries are re-built by American friends – on the other side of Pacific Ocean.
Charlie and I are still working on our website and details. Once it is ready, we will send out the press release! You will be the first one to know!
(Jan 20, 2012)
