2021-2022 Season

Hold These Truths

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by Jeanne Sakata

Directed by Jeffrey Lo
Live In-Person & Virtually On Demand
Sacramento Premiere
Co-Production with SF Playhouse
August 25 – September 26, 2021

During World War II, Gordon Hirabayashi, a student at University of Washington in Seattle, fights the US government’s orders to forcibly remove and mass incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country’s betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater understanding of America’s triumphs—and a confrontation with its failures.

“Jomar Tagatac, who played this role in San Francisco gives a powerful performance as Hirabayashi… The subject of this story could easily be filled with bitterness and hate, but Sakata’s script adds humor and, most of all, hope. It’s an unforgettable evening.” Davis Enterprise
“A gripping story about a shameful chapter of our history when the United States government looked at its own people and saw the enemy.” – THE NEW YORK TIMES

PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 1 HOUR, 40 MINUTES, NO INTERMISSION

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Production photo of SF Playhouse production
Jomar Tagatac in HOLD THESE TRUTHS by Jeanne Sakata Photo by Jessica Palopoli AEA

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