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Jude Narita has performed her one-woman plays nationally and internationally since writing her first play, the award-winning COMING INTO PASSION/SONG FOR A SANSEI which was her artist response to the demeaning and one-dimensional stereotypes of Asian women in films, theater, and on television.
For 25 years Jude Narita’s award-winning one-woman plays have portrayed Asian and Asian American women with honesty, compassion, humor and celebration. She explores then transcends Asian issues, illuminating the universal humanity of us all.
CRITIC'S CHOICE – "In an astonishing solo performance, Jude Narita, a versatile actress and a fearless writer, sheds an authentic, humorous, and deeply moving light on the dilemma of the Asian-American woman. Her characters are... all are believable and likable, and each proves how malignant and utterly useless any cultural stereotype is."
Mar 22, 2006 · Jude Narita's one-woman show "Walk the Mountain," about the hellish effects of the Vietnam War, reminds us that it's possible for a performer to treat both her material and her...
May 27, 2008 · Coming Into Passion / Song For a Sansei, Jude Narita's award-winning one-woman play is ground-breaking theater that challenges, then breaks Asian stereotypes...
Jude Narita is known for The Nisei Farmer (2003), Liberty & Bash (1989) and Hunger (2001).
Early interview with Jude Narita plus excerpts from Coming Into Passion / Song For a Sansei, her award-winning one-woman play—ground-breaking theater that ch...