world premiere production

by Lisa Sanaye Dring, directed by Ralph B. Peña, La Jolla Playhouse, CA / Ma-Yi Theater Company, NYC / Public Theater, NYC
costumes: Mariko Ohigashi, lighting: Paul Whitaker, sound: Fabian Obispo, projections: Hana Kim, wig and hair: Alberto “Albee” Alvarado, music: Shih-Wei Wu

cast: Kris Bona, Michael Hisamoto, Earl T. Kim, Ryan Nebreja, David Shih, Miller Tai, Scott Keiji Takeda, Adam Tran, Viet Vo, Shih-Wei Wu

"Sumo is extremely well dressed and it looks and sounds commensurately polished. The sensory landscape of Sumo is carefully and caringly crafted, rich with both real-world particulars and spiritual heft."– Sara Holdren, New York Magazine 

"Sumo’s design artists do an excellent job of transporting the audience into this world. Wilson Chin’s set places the sumo ring front and center, so we never forget where we are. But the set’s clean lines prove very versatile, allowing the action to shift from one space to another seamlessly."– Lorin Wertheimer, Exeunt

"The visual and aural elements expertly designed fluently serve the play’s varying needs to be expansive or intimate, mythical or natural."– Michael Sommers, New York Stage Review