Three senior theater groups in the prefecture are recruiting members! Let's create a play together with seniors in the lead roles!

(Top image) Yokosuka Senior Theater Company Mid-term Performance (last year)

Odawara Senior Theater Troupe "Chiriaco Oldies" is born!

Kanagawa Prefecture is promoting the realization of a symbiotic society through its Magnet Culture (Magcul) initiative, which attracts people with the appeal of culture and the arts and creates local vitality. As part of the "Symbiotic Co-creation Project," which aims to enable everyone, from children to adults, to participate in and enjoy performing arts, regardless of age or disability, the Odawara Senior Theater Company Chiriac Oldies will be launched, following on from the Yokosuka Senior Theater Company Yosha!! and the Ayase Senior Theater Company Moromi Kojiza, which were launched last year. Seniors, why not join us in creating a play and performing on stage? Please note that measures are being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in this project.

Yokosuka Senior Theatre Company's mid-season performance

<1> Recruiting members for the theater company
Odawara Senior Theatre Company / Yokosuka Senior Theatre Company / Ayase Senior Theatre Company
We are looking for members for three senior theatre companies.
[Recruitment period] Saturday, August 1, 2020 - Friday, August 28, 2020
[Number of applicants]
Odawara Senior Theatre Company (approximately 20 people)
Yokosuka Senior Theatre Company, Ayase Senior Theatre Company (approximately 10 people each)
*If the number of applicants significantly exceeds the number of available positions, we will conduct a selection process.

<Application Guidelines>
This varies depending on the theater company, so please contact the theater company you wish to join to confirm.

A new theater company has launched in Odawara and is recruiting members!
<2> Odawara Senior Theater Company Chiriaku Oldies (see below for details of the theater company)
[Eligibility requirements]
●People aged 60 or older who live or work in Kanagawa Prefecture.
●Those who can participate in practice once or twice a week.
[How to apply] Please apply by phone.
Phone: 080-6507-7002 (Odawara Senior Theatre Company Office)
* No acting experience is required .

<3> Yokosuka Senior Theater Company "Yoshya!!" ( See below for details of the theater company)

Yokosuka Senior Theatre Company Rehearsal

[Eligibility requirements]
●People who live and work in Kanagawa Prefecture.
● Healthy men and women over 60 years old.
●Those who are prepared to participate in practice twice a week.
●Those who can appear at the results presentation.
* No acting experience is required .
[Information session will be held]
[Date and time] August 22nd (Sat) 13:00-16:00
*You do not necessarily have to participate.
*If you wish to participate, please contact us when applying.
*Please contact us for details.
[Practice schedule] Tuesdays and Fridays from 1pm to 4pm
*The schedule may be extended before the results are announced.
[Location] Yokosuka Arts Theater large rehearsal room, Yokosuka Municipal Youth Hall, etc.
[Participation fee] 5,000 yen/month
*If there are a large number of applications, a lottery will be held. All applicants will be notified of the lottery results by September 1st.
[How to apply] Please fill out the following information and apply by mail, email, or fax.
① Name and furigana, ② Gender, ③ Age, ④ Address (including postal code), ⑤ Telephone number, ⑥ Email address (if you have one)
[Applications and Inquiries] Yokosuka Senior Theatre Company Office
1-3 Yonegahamadori, Yokosuka City, 238-0011
Phone: 080-9882-0832 / Fax: 046-823-7443
Email: yokosukasenior@au.com

<4> Ayase Senior Theater Company "Moromi Kojiza" ( see below for details of the theater company)

Ayase Senior Theatre Company Mid-term Performance (last year)

[Eligibility requirements]
●People aged 60 or older who live or work in Kanagawa Prefecture.
●Those who can attend the performance scheduled for March 2021.
●Those who can participate in practice sessions held from September 2020 to March 2021.
* No acting experience is required .
[Rehearsal schedule] Currently being adjusted. Please contact the secretariat for details.
[Location] Ayase City Central Community Center, etc.
[Participation fee] 5,000 yen/month
*If there are a large number of applications, a lottery will be held. All applicants will be notified of the lottery results by September 3rd.
[How to apply] Please fill out the following information and apply by mail, email, or fax.
① Name and furigana, ② Gender, ③ Age, ④ Address (including postal code), ⑤ Telephone number, ⑥ Email address (if you have one)
[Applications and inquiries] Ayase Senior Theatre Company Office (within the Yamanote Theatre Company)
4-2-8 Ikegami, Ota-ku, Tokyo 146-0082
Phone: 03-6410-9056 / Fax: 03-6410-9057
Email: ayase-senior@yamanote-j.org

<5> Response to COVID-19
Whether or not rehearsals and performances that require people to gather in a rehearsal studio can be held will be determined depending on the infection status of COVID-19. If group rehearsals are held, we will prepare guidelines for senior theater companies that stipulate restrictions on the number of people allowed in the rehearsal studio, ventilation, maintaining social distance, wearing masks, and other measures to prevent the spread of infection, and will carry out the rehearsals after taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection. Furthermore, if group rehearsals cannot be held due to the infection status, we may ask you to practice at home using video calls on your smartphone or computer, video streaming, or the distribution of DVDs.
(Only for those who wish to participate. Methods vary depending on the theater company.)

<6> About each theater company
■Odawara Senior Theatre Company Chiriaku Oldies
[Establishment date] September 2020 (planned)
[Project Leader] Hirofumi Oshima (Born in Odawara City. Head of the theater company "Chiracters." Actor, director, playwright. Personality on FM Odawara's "Saturday Park by the Theater Company Chiracters")
[Practice location] Public facilities in Odawara City (planned)
[Organizer] Kanagawa Prefecture
[Cooperation] Odawara City
[Management] Odawara Senior Theatre Company Office

■Yokosuka Senior Theatre Company Yep!!
[Establishment date] August 2019
[Project Leader] Kazuhiro Yokota (Head of the Kappaza Theatre Company, Director and Playwright, Chairman of the Prefectural Theatre Federation)
[Rehearsal location] Yokosuka Arts Theater, Yokosuka Municipal Youth Hall
[Activity results] Interim presentation performance (November 2019), Results presentation performance (February 2020)
[Organizer] Kanagawa Prefecture
[Co-organized by] Yokosuka City, Yokosuka Arts Foundation
[Management] Yokosuka Senior Theatre Company Office

Ayase Senior Theatre Company Moromi Kojiza
[Establishment date] September 2019
[Project Leader] Junko Kurashina (Actor, Director, Yamanote Jijosha Theatre Company)
[Practice location] Ayase City Central Community Center
[Activity results] Interim presentation performance (December 2019)
[Organizers] Kanagawa Prefecture, Ayase City
[Management] Ayase Senior Theatre Company Secretariat (within the Yamanote Theater Company)