NTID Theatre History: Tormented Pathway: March 1976

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Toremented Pathway: March 1976

Tormented Pathway Poster (1976)

Color Photo of Tormented Pathway; shows at NTID Theatre March, 4 to 6 1976T

Okinu's brother, Saijiro, borrows money from Choemon to buy out Yukino's contract from the red light district. In the meantime, Gihei, who is Choemon's stepbrother, comes across a love letter from Ohan to Choemon, Okinu's husband, and tries to torment her. The virtuous Okinu bribes the neighbor's apprentice, Chokichi, whose name is similar to her husband's, to say that he, Chokichi, and not Choemon, is Ohan's lover. When Choemon's foster parents are confronted with this, Chokichi does his duty as told. However, Ohan later comes to see Chosemon, saying she has left home. Choemon, realizing his predicament goes off to commit suicide with Ohan in the Katsura River.

Video & Script

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Costumes and Make-up

Sahomi Tachibana doing the makeup on Antonina 'Nina' BiondoB & W Photo of Sahomi Tachibana doing the makeup on Antonina 'Nina' Biondo

Sahomi Tachibana spraying on students' wigColor Photo of Sahomi Tachibana spraying on students' wig

Color Photos #1

Left to Right:

Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)
Dan Ford (Gihei - Choemon's stepbrother)Left to Right: Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife) Dan Ford (Gihei - Choemon's stepbrother)

Left to right:
Mitchael Nahar (Choemon)
Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)
Beth Metlay (Tose - Choemon's stepmother)
Ronald Trumble (Hansai - Choemon's foster father)

Left to Right:

John Stockberger (Chokichi - Apprentice in Ohan's house)
Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)John Stockberger (Chokichi - Apprentice in Ohan's house) Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)

Left to right:
Mitchael Nahar (Choemon)
Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)
Beth Metlay (Tose - Choemon's stepmother)
Ronald Trumble (Hansai - Choemon's foster father)

Left to Right:

Kevin Mulholland 
Blake Newman Kevin Mulholland (left) Blake Newman (right)

Color Photos #2

Antonina 'Nina' Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)Antonina 'Nina' Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)

Left to right:
John Hayden (Pilgrim)
Vivian Warfield (Woman)
Gary Shiroishi (Man)

Left to right: John Hayden (Pilgrim) Vivian Warfield (Woman) Gary Shiroishi (Man)

Left to right:
Mitchael Nahar (Choemon)
Ronald Trumble (Hansai - Choemon's foster father)
Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife)
Beth Metlay (Tose - Choemon's stepmother)
Daniel Ford (Gihei - Choemon's stepbrother)

Left to right: Mitchael Nahar (Choemon) Ronald Trumble (Hansai - Choemon's foster father) Antonina Biondo (Okinu - Choemon's wife) Beth Metlay (Tose - Choemon's stepmother) Daniel Ford (Gihei - Choemon's stepbrother)

Left to Right:

Passers by and Dancers
Marsha Morrison
Terri Stransky
Deborah Bosworth
Kevin Mulholland
Debbie Hammel
Blake Newman(Left to Right)  Passers by and Dancers: Marsha Morrison Terri Stransky Deborah Bosworth Kevin Mulholland Debbie Hammel Blake Newman

Left to Right:

Beth Metlay (Tose - Choemon's stepmother)
Ronald Trumble (Hansai - Choemon's foster father)

Beth Metlay (Tose - Choemon's stepmother) Ronald Trumble (Hansai - Choemon's foster father)

Black and White Photos

Left to Right:

Antonina 'Nina' Biondo , John Stockberger, Daniel 'Dan' Ford

Left to Right: B & W Photo of Students in traditional Japanese costume (Antonina 'Nina' Biondo , John Stockberger, Daniel 'Dan' Ford) playing out a scene of "Tormented Pathway"

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