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Following the March 7 performance of Lisa Sanaye Dring's play SUMO, we are hosting a discussion about Asian Masculinity with AssemblyMember Ron Kim, James Yaegashi, and Lisa Sanaye Dring. Come join us for AANHPI Affinity Night. Use Code SUMOAANHPI for $45 tickets with no fees. #theater, #sumo

SumoSearch Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye...

Ambition. Ritual. The Fight for Glory. 🎇
Lisa Sanaye Dring’s breathtaking new play SUMO (相撲) 🇯
This is YOUR chance to witness this electrifying story unfold in its New York premiere! Get your tickets now: thepublic.nyc/SUMO 💥 Performances begin Feb 20, 2025! #sumo #wrestling #theater

Happy holidays from all of us at Ma-Yi Theater Company. We wish all of you a safe, healthy, and productive year ahead.

Generation Now: The 5-Theater Collaboration Creating Your New Favorite Plays | Lavender Magazine Generation Now is a collaborative program between five theaters that all share one mission: to expand and diversify the plays that exist for multigeneration ...

We're part of the Generation Now cohorts creating new plays for multigenerational audiences, together with The Children's Theater Company, Latino Theater Company at the LATC, Native Voices, and Penumbra Theatre Company.

Ponyo attends SUMO rehearsals.

Lisa Sanaye Dring’s SUMO - Teaser Trailer | The Public Theater YouTube video by PublicTheaterNY

SUMO tickets now on sale.

Tickets here: publictheater.org/productions/...

Don’t miss YELLOWFACE on Broadway. It’s closing this weekend.

Meet Ponyo. She is SUMO's official mascot and attends all rehearsals. Her nun outfit was for the Blessing of the Animals ceremony at St. John the Divine.

Cast Announced For Ma-Yi Theater Company's SUMO 相撲 At The Public Theater Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater announced the cast for SUMO 相撲, featuring a diverse ensemble of performers. The production explores themes of tradition and identity through the lens of su...

Meet the cast and creatives of Lisa Sanaye Dring's SUMO.

Two Japanese sumo wrestlers face each other in the dohyo, with a Gyoji (referee) between them. They are about to fight.

Big announcement tomorrow. SUMO by Lisa Sanaye Dring comes to The Public Theater in February 2025. Tickets go on sale November 20 to the general public.

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