Anime Momotaro

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(Clockwise from Left) Tia Shearer as Nakoman, Rafael Untalan as Daimon, Phillip Reid as Monmon, and Jacob Yeh as Momotaro in the East Coast premiere of ANIME MOMOTARO at Imagination Stage Jan. 30 – March 10. Photo credit: Blake Echols / Imagination Stage.

Anime Momotaro is a staging of a famous Japanese folktale that teaches powerful lessons about inner strength and the ability to stand up against bullying. Created and premiered by the Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Imagination Stage is bringing Eric Johnson (adaptor/director) and Alvin Chan(adaptor/choreographer) from Hawaii to develop an expanded version for Imagination Stage audiences.

(Front) Jacob Yeh as Momotaro, (Back L to R) Tia Shearer as Nakoman, Rafael Untalan as Daimon, and Phillip Reid as Monmon in the East Coast premiere of ANIME MOMOTARO at Imagination Stage Jan. 30 – March 10. Photo credit: Blake Echols / Imagination Stage.

Anime Momotaro runs in Imagination Stage’s Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre January 30 through March 10, 2013. Best for ages 5-10, tickets are $12 to $25, and may be purchased online at www.imaginationstage.org, at the Imagination Stage box office, or via phone at 301-280-1660. Group rates are available.

Jacob Yeh as Momotaro in the East Coast premiere of ANIME MOMOTARO at Imagination Stage Jan. 30 – March 10. Photo credit: Blake Echols / Imagination Stage.

(L to R) Tia Shearer as Nakoman, Rafael Untalan as Daimon, and Phillip Reid as Monmon (the Ogres) in the East Coast premiere of ANIME MOMOTARO at Imagination Stage Jan. 30 – March 10. Photo credit: Blake Echols / Imagination Stage.