You Seem Sad
As of October 6, 2026, You Seem Sad is a play that is in pre-production, currently casting. The production companies attached are Ma-Yi Theater Company, Lucille Lortel Theatre and WP Theater. Attached are casting director Kelly Gillespie; director May Adrales; and writer Leah Hanako Winkler. It is scheduled to run in New York, NY from March 2027 to May 2027. Production List last updated this listing on October 6, 2026.
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Project Summary
You Seem Sad weaves post-WWII Nagasaki and early-2000s New York City together through the parallel journeys of Keiko—a young unapologetic atomic-bomb survivor rebuilding her life in 1950s Japan—and Student 1, a half-Japanese twenty-something who is reckoning with her career, love and identity in contemporary America. With humor, brutal honesty, and heart, the play intertwines memory, personal pain and history into a layered portrait of two women shaped by different eras yet bound by a shared search for meaning, connection and the pursuit of survival. Produced by WP Theater in co-production with Ma-Yi Theater Company, in association with Lucille Lortel Theatre.
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Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | May Adrales |
Writing
| Writer | Leah Hanako Winkler |
Casting
| Casting Director | Kelly Gillespie |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on You Seem Sad
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/you-seem-sad (last updated Oct 6, 2026).