Saki Kawamura
director / multimedia artist
DIRECTING
Alice by Heart // Book by Steven Sater and Jessie Nelson, Lyric by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik / Sally Rock Theatre for the Arts, NYC. 2024
Watcher in the Woods // Book&Lyric by Douglas Thompson, Music by Johanna Telande / Urban Stage, NYC. 2024
The Sugar Plant // by Timothy Nolan / Chain Theatre, NYC. 2023
Everest // Book&Lyric by Momo Akashi, Music by Julio Ramos / Alchemical Studio, NYC. 2023
Molly Jones Steals Home // by Leslie Bramm / Alchemical Studio, NYC. 2023
Iceberg // Original Work / Ren Gyo Soh & Joseph Ehrenpreis, NYC. 2023
American Standard // by Heloise Wilson / Ren Gyo Soh, NYC. 2023 (Staged Reading)
The Tree // by Barbara Anderson / Gallery Player, NYC. 2023
Serenity and Delight // by Momo Akashi / Ren Gyo Soh, NYC. 2022 (Staged Reading)
The Man Who Turned Into A Stick // by Köbo Kbe / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022
Spite // by Tariq Hamami / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022
Margaret’s Bed // by William Inge / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022
The Librarian // by Craven Poole / ASDS Repertory Season 2022, NYC. 2022
Grown-ups // by The Bare Bones (Devising Piece) / UNFIX NYC, NYC. 2022
Mukuro (a corpse) // by Ren Gyo Soh (Co-Directing with Yokko) / UNFIX NYC, NYC. 2022
IKIGAI: a purpose of living // Original Work / Hollywood Fringe Festival, L.A. 2021
The Giving Tree // based on the book by Shel Silverstein / UNFIX, Scotland. UNFIX NYC, NYC. 2021
The Memory of Water // by Migiwa Miyajima (Visual Director) / Lincoln Center, NYC. 2021
Matsukaze (Wind in the Pine) // by Kan’ami / Hamlet Isn’t Dead, NY. 2021
Manzanar: Our Town // by Hisashi Inoue / Online Reading, NYC, Japan. 2021
Musubi // Original Work / Japan. 2017
ASSISTANT &
ASSOCIATE
The Counter // dir. David Cromer / Off-Broadway. 2024
Beautiful: Carole King Musical // dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse. 2024
CLUE // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / 1st National Tour. 2024
The Cher Show // dir. Casey Hushion / 1st National Tour. 2024
The Seaview Nursing Home For the Newly Deceased // new play by Nate Bertone / dir. Nate Bertone / NYC. 2023 (Industry Reading)
Murder on the Orient Express // adapted by Ken Ludwig / dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ. 2023
JOY // book by Ken Davenport / dir. Casey Hushion / George Street Playhouse, NJ. 2022
CLUE // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ. 2022
A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney’s Broadway Hits // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ. 2021
Mystic Pizza // book by Sandy Rustin / dir. Casey Hushion / Ogunquit Playhouse, ME. 2021
In Our Hands: Voices from Young Artists // Devising / dir. Yokko / Kumble Theatre, NYC. 2021
FILM
The Wrong Man // by Edward Pritchard & Victor Del Rio / cinematographer / independent short / 2023
Mukuro // by Saki Kawamura & Yoshiko Usami / director / art film / 2023
Teen Trouble in New Jersey by The Black Skirt // by Waley Wang / lead actor / music video / 2022
Precognito // by Brian Bennett / director / featured / 2022
Outlaw 2: The Kage Ashi // by Alix Jean-Francois / actor, 2nd unit director / independent short / 2021
One-Sided // by Alanah Allen / director / independent short / 2021
I Choose Joy // by Celebrate Asian Joy / assistant director / music video / 2021
The Interrogation Unit // dir. Edward Pritchard, Andrew Young / director of photography / 2021
The First Line of Defense // dir. Helen Herbert / director of photography / 2023
Ma on the Edge // by Ren Gyo Soh / performer / butoh film / 2021
Royality: The Knowing // by Joshua B. Alexander/ lead actor / featured / 2021
Eve, Eve // dir. by Ruoyun Chen / lead actor / music video / 2021
Arena // dir. Sally Guo / lead actor / short / 2021
AWARD
Outstanding Student in MFA Directing (Dyson Award) at Dyson School of Art and Science at Pace University
Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore Award 2021 - IKIGAI: a purpose of living
Best Performance Award at Australian Quarantine Film Festival - One-Sided
EDUCATION
M.F.A Directing // Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University
AFFLIATIONS
Directing Fellow 2024-2024 // Roundabout Theatre Company
Roundabout Directors Group Cohort 5 // Roundabout Theatre Company
Associate Artistic Director, Director of Artist Lab // Ren Gyo Soh
Program Director // UNFIX NYC