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JUST EXTENDED! A BROTHERHOOD FORGED IN SWEAT, BOUND BY STRENGTH, AND TESTED BY RITUAL
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Only a week until you'll be able to step into the sacred world of sumo where it "is no mere sport, but a way of life in which men sacrifice everything and dedicate themselves to sumo" (sumo consultant/co-fight director James Yaegashi, NextShark). In the meantime, as we wait for performances to begin, check out this sneak peek in the rehearsal room.
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Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Get ready for the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama, SUMO.
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Akio arrives as an angry, ambitious 18-year-old with a lot to learn. Expecting validation, dominance, and fame, and desperate to move up the ranks, he slams headlong into his fellow wrestlers.
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With sponsorship money at stake, their bodies on the line, and their futures at risk, the wrestlers struggle to carve themselves—and one another—into the men they dream of being. SUMO is a thrilling new play set in an elite and rarely explored world. Obie Award winner Ralph B. Peña directs this powerhouse drama.
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“SUMO achieves something very rare in the theater. It takes us into a world that very few of us know anything about, immerses us in the practices, values, and textures of a foreign culture with fidelity, precision, and respect, and simultaneously raises issues that matter to every one of us in the audience.” — From the desk of Oskar Eustis
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Time to step into the ring of SUMO. Access tickets today:
Learn more about accessible performances including ASL, English, Spanish, and traditional Chinese Open Captions, and Audio Descriptions.
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Discover sumo and join Lisa Sanaye Dring, Ralph B. Peña, and James Yaegashi in the first two episodes as they reveal how this ancient practice comes alive on the stage and explore the emotional weight of SUMO:
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