Izumi ashizawa biography of rory

Welcome back to the conversation and The Playwright’s Playground, an in-depth conversation with female playwrights in the D.C. theatre community. Female theatre artists make up more than 50 percent of those involved in the theatre, yet the number of female playwrights being produced is dramatically lower.

In this continuing Interview Series, I will introduce DCMTA readers to the many talented playwrights in the DMV area to learn about their writing process, their inspirations, and the motivations and struggles to write and produce their art.

Izumi Ashizawa.  She’s bold.

Izumi ashizawa biography of rory

She’s impressionistic, and she demanding of your attention. The artistic stylings, reputation, and international acclaim of Izumi Ashizawa is that of a woman of many talents and of one who wears many hats. Izumi is a director, a performance artist, a costume designer, a puppeteer, a dramaturg, a choreographer, and she is a playwright.

This 2010 winner of the Kennedy Center’s American College Theater Festival Fa