Reading the city and building theater from gathered fragments.
In 2007, playwright and director Shinichiro Hayashi launched Kyokuto Taikutsu Dojo as an independent production platform that gathers performers for each project. Since then, he has continued creating theater from constellations of fragments collected through research into urban life.
His play "Subway" received the Grand Prize at the 18th OMS Playwriting Prize, and "Times" received the Special Prize at the 20th edition. "PORTAL" (2016, directed by Yukichi Matsumoto) was nominated for the 61st Kishida Kunio Drama Award. Since 2019, Hayashi has expanded beyond conventional theater spaces into guided walking performances that rethink the distance between body and city.
Alongside playwriting and directing, he has also worked extensively in education and workshops, including ten years as an instructor in the drama department of Sakuya Konohana High School in Osaka. Since 2022, he has served as a part-time lecturer at Kyoto University of the Arts.
- "Enzui ga Giri desu." (2007 / nominated for the 25th Nagoya City Cultural Promotion Prize)
- "Subway" (2010 / Grand Prize, 18th OMS Playwriting Prize)
- "Times" (2012 / Special Prize, 20th OMS Playwriting Prize)
- "Garbecolle" (2015 / nominated for the 15th AAF Drama Award)
- "Junction" (2019 / Kansai Theater Special Prize, Stage of the Year 2019 by Stage Pia)
- "LG20/21 Chronicle" (2021 / Osaka City Cultural Festival Encouragement Prize)
- "Crossroad" (2022 / Outstanding Production Prize, 1st Kansai Theater Awards)
- Project KUTO-10, "Stretch Polymer Interface" (2014 / directed by Hironori Naito)
- Yukichi Matsumoto x Shinichiro Hayashi, "PORTAL" (2016 / directed by Yukichi Matsumoto / nominated for the 61st Kishida Kunio Drama Award)
- Ichigekiya, "supermarket!!!" (2023 / short play contribution / Osaka City Cultural Festival Encouragement Prize)