Miz Hashimoto

Miz Hashimoto

Miz Hashimoto (Miz/they/she) is a British Japanese playwright living in New York City and a current member of EST/Youngblood. Miz has a degree in Human, Social and Political Sciences from the University of Cambridge and a background in stand-up comedy. Miz’s first full-length play, Small Empires, was written during the pandemic; Miz's second play, This Is Not a Noh Play, was chosen as a 2023 Eugene O'Neill NPC Finalist.

Plays

  • This Is Not a Noh Play
    Nina, a young Japanese woman who's split her life between Tokyo and New Jersey, has always struggled with the ghosts of her past. Except this time, the ghost is real – and it's her dead friend.

    2023 Eugene O'Neill NPC Finalist.
  • Small Empires
    Shun, a young British Japanese soon-to-be-dad, has an existential crisis in a karaoke bar in Tokyo on the eve of his wedding. For better or for worse, his twin sister Tomo is there to help. A meditation on sibling rivalry, Freddos, and the lonely task of finding a home.