Actor/ Singer / Mover / Maker
Eiko Moon-Yamamoto (she, they) is a San Francisco/ Los Angeles based, Japanese-Korean-American, multi-hyphenate performing and visual artist. Born in Tokyo, they have roots in Seoul and Hawaii. They’ve lived for a time in the UK, Germany and all over California. Be it Shakespeare, Sondheim, Stoppard, or new works, they're passionate about storytelling as way to empower positive change.
Regional credits include CYMBELINE at San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, FOLLIES, CLUE and TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (u/s) at San Francisco Playhouse, M’Lynn Eatenton in STEEL MAGNOLIAS at SierraRep, SLEEPING BEAUTY at The Presidio Theatre and DISENCHANTED! at San Jose Playhouse.
They’re committed to championing historically excluded voices in the American theatre canon and have developed new works with Playwrights Foundation, PlayOn Shakespeare, Crowded Fire, Z Space, AlterTheater, The Ground Floor at BerkeleyRep Theatre, FaultLine Theater, Dragon Productions, and Company One.
Selected local credits include work with Magic Theatre, Marin Shakespeare Festival, African American Shakespeare, Silicon Valley Shakespeare, PlayGroundSF, Mountain Play, Hillbarn Theatre, Palo Alto Players, Pear Theatre, Kunoichi Productions, Montalvo Arts, Town Hall Theatre, South Bay Musical Theatre, Spreckels Theatre, Douglas Morrisson Theatre, and PianoFight.
Eiko is a graduate of UCLA and California College of Arts. They are a member of SAG-AFTRA, the Ring of Keys coalition, and AEA eligible. Aloha Nui Loa!
42nd Street Moon
Music, Book, and Story by Steve Martin
Music, Lyrics, and Story by Edie Brickell
Directed by Cindy Goldfield
Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s BRIGHT STAR tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. When literary editor Alice Murphy meets a young soldier just home from World War II, he awakens her longing for the child she once lost. Haunted by their unique connection, Alice sets out on a journey to understand her past—and what she finds has the power to transform both of their lives. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, BRIGHT STAR is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.
June 6 -23 - postponed
Bright Star
Afong Moy
The Chinese Lady
The Pear Theatre
(L) Joseph Alvarado as Atung
photo: Sinjin Jones
M’Lynn Eatenton
Steel Magnolias
Sierra Repertory Theatre
(L to R) Olivia Jones, Laurie Strawn, Emily Gatesman, Isabella Chang, Eiko Moon-Yamamoto
courtesy photo
Aviragus/ Posthumus’ mother/ Musician
Cymbeline
San francisco Shakespeare Festival
photo: Neal Ormond
Pacifica, the fairy
SLEEPING BEAUTY:Panto
Presidio Theatre
(L to R) Ryan Patrick Welsh, Ruby Day, Eiko Moon-Yamamoto
photo: Terry Lorant
Jack’s mother
Into the woods
Mountain Play
(L to R) Kevin Singer, Eiko Moon-Yamamoto, Chachi Delgado, Luke Hichman, Grace Margaret Craig
Emily Whitman
FOLLIES
San Francisco Playhouse
(L ro R) Cindy Goldfield, Maureen McVerry, Eiko Moon-Yamamoto, Rene Collins
photo: Jessica Palopoli
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