Kenjutsu

Kenjutsu
Theater	The Hideout Theatre
Directed by	Kareem Badr Shannon McCormick
Cast	Audrey Rachel Sansom Brad Hawkins Cat Drago Jayme Ramsay Jeff Britt Jordan T. Maxwell Justin Davis Lacy Shawn Marc Majcher Quinn Buckner Ruby Willmann Shannon McCormick
Crew	Cindy Page (lights) Michael Yew (sound)
Run	Mar/Apr 2014

Kenjutsu (full title: Kenjutsu: The Art of the Sword) was a mainstage show at The Hideout Theatre that was inspired by Japanese samurai films.

Summary

The show depicted epic tales of corruption, power, and betrayal set in feudal Japan, inspired by Japanese samurai films such as Seven Samurai, Harakiri, and 13 Assassins. Prior to the title being finalized, the show was referred to familiarly as Kurosawa in honor of director Akira Kurosawa.

The cast trained with and used, on stage, actual bokken (wooden samurai swords). Combat was handled in slow motion.