TRAIN

(2008-2009)

A man waits in a crowded Tokyo train station for the love of his life to arrive. At the same station, a woman walks dangerously close along the edge, up and down the platform. These two are closely observed by the noodle-stand girl, who decides to take their fate into her own hands. Train is the story of three people brought together by a strange connection in a place where lives and possibilities intersect.

TRAIN. Photo by Jeff Harrison.

Based on personal histories and the blurred line between truth and imagination, Train is written and performed by Maiko Yamamoto, with musical accompaniment and performance by her father, Kofu Yamamoto, direction and choreography by Sarah Chase, additional direction by James Long, dramaturgy by Vicki Stroich, and featuring costume design by Barbara Clayden, visual design by Cindy Mochizuki, sound design by Antoine Bedard and lighting design by Jeff Harrison. TRAIN premiered at Alberta Theatre Projects in Calgary and toured to the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby and The Gateway Theatre in Richmond.