劇作家、劇評家、翻訳家、英語講師。PRODIGY英語研究所を主宰。
国際演劇評論家協会(AICT)・
日本劇作家協会会員。
駿台予備学校英語科講師。
劇団第2劇場、青年座、劇団協議会、ワンツーワークス、Stage Direct Japanなどを通じ、自作以外にも海外の戯曲を上演。
Yasushi Shimo; Writer/Translator
Yasushi Shimo has worked as a director and playwright for theatre in Osaka and Tokyo in Japan. He majored in drama at Osaka University and received awards from Nagoya City, Theatre Arts Magazine, and Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs for his plays and criticism. His history plays are not only entertaining with songs and theatrical combats, but give deep insights into Japanese history from the contemporary view. Some theatre critics think them to be among the best modern plays in Japan. He is the director of Stage Direct Japan, and is also an English teacher. His books on English words are best-selling among Japanese students.
Plays: Unseasonable Bloom; Wishing for White Clouds; etc.
Translations: Talking to Terrorists (Robin Soans); The Fear of Breathing (Zoe Lafferty); etc.
Books: A Systematic Approach to English Words; Upgrade –English grammar; etc.