Games for Boys

by Daniel Akiyama

Honolulu, 1928. Between a kidnapping and its inescapable end, a young man and a boy explore the clash of race, class, and human need. Suggested by the case of Myles Fukunaga and Gill Jamieson, Daniel Akiyama's GAMES FOR BOYS examines the tensions that draw us together and those that keep us apart.

Honolulu, 1928. Between a kidnapping and its inescapable end, a young man and a boy explore the clash of race, class, and human need. Suggested by the case of Myles Fukunaga and Gill Jamieson, Daniel Akiyama's GAMES FOR BOYS examines the tensions that draw us together and those that keep us apart.

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Games for Boys

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  • Sam Hamashima: Games for Boys by Daniel Akiyama
    “

    This play's got some vicious truth. I really enjoyed Akiyama's Games for Boys and the way it made me reflect on my own Asian American experience. Akiyama's point of view challenges the reader to examine their own American identity and what it means to live in this country.

    This play's got some vicious truth. I really enjoyed Akiyama's Games for Boys and the way it made me reflect on my own Asian American experience. Akiyama's point of view challenges the reader to examine their own American identity and what it means to live in this country.

    ”
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center: Games for Boys by Daniel Akiyama
    “

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Daniel Akiyama and their play Games for Boys as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Daniel Akiyama and their play Games for Boys as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one finalist out of hundreds of submissions, the strength of this play’s writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process.

    ”

Character Information

  • Young Man
    19
    Japanese American,
    Japanese-American
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s,
      40s,
      50s,
      60s,
      70s+
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Boy
    10
    Scottish descent
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Child
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male

Development History

  • Workshop, Kailua Onstage Arts, 2019

Awards

  • Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference
    Finalist
    2016