The True Tale of Princess Kaguya is a modern retelling of the Japanese classic folklore Kaguya Hime (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter) written with a feminist twist from a genderqueer perspective. It explores the life of a princess called Kaguya, who was found inside the stalk of a shiny bamboo as a baby. Unlike the original text, in which the beautiful heroine becomes an object of male gaze and male desire, The True Tale of Princess Kaguya centers around an intelligent, eloquent, rebellious tomboy who revolts against traditional gender norms. In this full-length play, Kaguya questions the concept of gender, seeks an identity of her own, and tries to become a whole person without marrying any man, rejecting all the suitors’ advances, including that of the Emperor’s.