Daniel Akiyama is the author of the full-length plays A CAGE OF FIREFLIES (Sundance Institute Theatre Lab selection; O’Neill finalist) and GAMES FOR BOYS (Sundance and O’Neill finalist). His short plays include UDDER PARADISE, THE BITTER FURY AND MAGNIFICENT VENGEANCE OF DON CLOWN, and an adaptation of THE YELLOW WALLPAPER. Daniel has worked with members of the Keakalehua Playwrights Hui on SEARCHING FOR KEAKA and WAIAU, two experiments in linked collaborative writing. A graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Daniel studied playwriting with Dennis Carroll, Y York, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, and Daniel A. Kelin II. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange, and Tree Moss Playwrights, is honored to serve on the board of directors of Keakalehua and on the community...
Daniel Akiyama is the author of the full-length plays A CAGE OF FIREFLIES (Sundance Institute Theatre Lab selection; O’Neill finalist) and GAMES FOR BOYS (Sundance and O’Neill finalist). His short plays include UDDER PARADISE, THE BITTER FURY AND MAGNIFICENT VENGEANCE OF DON CLOWN, and an adaptation of THE YELLOW WALLPAPER. Daniel has worked with members of the Keakalehua Playwrights Hui on SEARCHING FOR KEAKA and WAIAU, two experiments in linked collaborative writing. A graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Daniel studied playwriting with Dennis Carroll, Y York, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, and Daniel A. Kelin II. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, New Play Exchange, and Tree Moss Playwrights, is honored to serve on the board of directors of Keakalehua and on the community advisory board for the Edward Sakamoto Collection at UH Manoa, and was a nominee for the 2023 United States Artists Fellowship.