Sisters Matsumoto

Dec 17, 2025 – Dec 20, 2025
In postwar California, three sisters navigate identity, loss, and the enduring shadow of their father’s legacy.
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Sisters Matsumoto is a moving and heartwarming story that sheds light on the after effects of Japanese internment camps during World War II. The play is set in 1945, and tells the story of three sisters who return to Stockton, California after spending two years in a U.S. concentration camp in Arkansas.

Sisters Matsumoto contains themes of racism and discrimination, war and loss, and family conflict.

Run time: 2 hours and 10 minutes including intermission

Cast & Credits

Written by Philip Kan Gotanda

Marginally Fit Productions gratefully acknowledges support from the Japanese Canadian Legacies Society and the generosity of Mr. Gotanda, who graciously donated his royalties for this production.

Marginally Fit Productions

Marginally Fit Productions is an Ottawa-based theatre company which produces stories that spark dialogue about marginalization. Learn More

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