coming of age in a loincloth ( Sumo, La Jolla Playhouse)

Written by Lisa Sanaye Dring Directed by Ralph B. Peña A co-production with Ma-Yi Theater Company This production is sold out. A limited number of tickets are released daily, so please check back. True victory is victory over oneself Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play and ultimately fight. Akio arrives as an angry, ambitious 18 year old with a lot to learn. Expecting validation, dominance and fame, and desperate to move up the ranks, he slams headlong into his fellow wrestlers, especially Mitsuo, the highest ranked fighter. With sponsorship money at stake, their bodies on the line, and their futures at risk, the wrestlers struggle to carve themselves – and one another – into the men they dream of being.