Professor of Theatre
Undergraduate Theatre Advisor
Asian Theatre: Japanese Focus
iezzi@hawaii.edu
Courses:
THEA 763D: Seminar in Asian Theatre—Japan (varying topics)
THEA 699: Directed Research
THEA 695: Creative Projects
THEA 692: Practicum in Teaching
THEA 680: Multi-Cultural Directing
THEA 663D: Contemporary Drama and Theatre in Asia
THEA 625: Experimenting with Asian Acting Style
THEA 466: Drama and Theatre of Japan
THEA 428: Japanese Acting (Kyōgen, Noh, or Kabuki)
THEA 420C: Intermediate Voice (Kyōgen, Noh, or Kabuki)
THEA 311: World Theatre I: Script Analysis
Julie A. Iezzi holds MA degrees in Asian Theatre (1991,UHM) and Musicology (1996, Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music), and a PhD in Asian Theatre (2000, UHM). Her focus on traditional Japanese theatre is grounded in practice, supported by research, and brought to life via collaboration with master artists. Granted the professional name of Tokiwazu Tokisato for Tokiwazu narrative singing by her master, Tokiwazu Tokizo, in 2022, she also plays nagauta shamisen, and has studied kyōgen with three generations of the Kyoto Shigeyama kyōgen family.
A translator and director, she has collaborated with traditional artists in Japan to facilitate ten large-scale productions, including English-language kabuki (2000, 2004, 2011, 2024), kyōgen (2002, 2007, 2017, 2021), noh (2009) and contemporary Japanese theatre (2013). Several productions have toured the Hawaiian Islands, continental U.S., and even to Japan. Her research also manifests as curated exhibits (2002 “Mirror and Mirage: Japanese Noh and Kyogen”; 2009 “From Stage to Page: Kabuki Through Woodblock Prints”; and 2024 “Hawaiʻi Kabuki: Connections Through Time and Space”), in addition to contributed articles, chapters, and translations in a variety of journals and books.