Hello! I’m Carolyn Nakagawa. I’m a poet and playwright. I write things, create performances, and collaborate with other artists.

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I’m currently writing and developing a musical inspired by the true story of The New Canadian newspaper. It’s a big project to bring this to the stage one day! Check out the preview we made for Powell Street Festival 2021 below:

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The New Canadians had its very first full-cast presentation a couple weeks ago and my heart and mind are still reeling 💕 a post in appreciation of this incredible team and the audience who shared the experience with us. I hope to continue this journ
Seven years in the making…humbled and pleased to be less than a month away from the first full-cast presentation of The New Canadians on Friday, March 22 at 7:30pm at the Roundhouse Community Centre in Vancouver. We have gorgeous music by @pet
The New Canadian being distributed in 1945 - anyone recognize these faces? I'm really pleased that @cdnencyclopedia gave me the opportunity to write about this incredible newspaper for them, adding to their collection about historical newspapers and
Sample from my joyfully cluttered writing desk ✨️ Close to 30 years ago, Mom brought me an Anne doll from Prince Edward Island which has been cheering me on as I start work on my first play commission. Beyond grateful to @confedcentre for this opport
Music creation for The New Canadians, led by the marvelous @peterabando and his instrumentalist supergroup 🎵 thanks @ptcplaywrights for providing rehearsal space and letting us underscore your AGM!
Audition notice! The New Canadians will have a staged reading presentation on March 22, 2024 in Vancouver and we are casting IBPOC actors to participate in the workshop and reading. Full info and registration at link in bio. Photo: Brent Hirose capt
Adventures in London! 1. Script library in Bush Theatre 2. Getting too excited in the West End 3. George Eliot's manuscript of Middlemarch in the British Library 4. Our delightful tour guide Rick reciting T.S. Eliot's quotations of Shakespeare in &q