Manami Hara

Manami immigrated from Tokyo Japan to pursue her dream of becoming a Theatre artist in North America. For the past three decades she’s been building her career as an actor, playwright,  instructor, interpreter/translator, dramaturge and director.  Manami has worked with companies across Canada including Arts Club, Aphotic Theatre, Boca del Lupo, Carousel Theatre, The Cultch, Factory Theatre, Firehall Arts Centre, Frank Theatre, Gateway Theatre, Globe Theatre, Grand Theatre, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades Theatre, ITSAZOO, La Luna Productions, NAC, NeWorld Theatre, One Yellow Rabbit, Pi Theatre, Playwrights Theatre Centre, Presentation House Theatre, Ruby Slippers, Rumble Productions, Theatre Passe Muraille, Theatre Calgary, Theatre Replacement, Touchstone Theatre, Vancouver Asian Canadian Theatre and Vancouver Playhouse and Yayoi Movement Theatre. Her critically acclaimed play Courage Now, a story about Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese consulate general who saved over 5000 Jewish refugees during the Second World War, had a world premiere at the Firehall Arts Centre. Most recently she toured and performed in Hiro Kanagawa’s Forgiveness co-produced by Arts Club and Theatre Calgary. Manami is a Jessie Richardson Award winner and nominee for her acting and collaborative creations. When she’s not performing, she works with an amazing team at the Presentation house theatre as the Director of Applied Theatre. She’s a graduate of Studio 58.