Matthew B. Cullen
Investing In a Process Focused Practice
What Oppenheimer (2023) Did Not Show You
About
"What Oppenheimer (2023) Did Not Show You"
follows one family's quiet morning in Hiroshima— cooking, arguing, laughing-before the bomb falls. As time moves forward, the play invites us to witness what war takes away, and to notice what we often overlook: the fragile, everyday moments that make a life.
Flexible Cast Size:
2f, 3m or up to 4f, 5m
Creative Team
Creative Team
Katsuto Sakogashira
Playwright
Risa Ando
Costume Designer
Matthew B. Cullen
Director
Ari Kim
Lighting Designer
Tamaki Kadonishi
Assistant Director
David Forsee
Video Designer
Emily Zhou
Dramaturg
Michiho Shimasaki
Line Producer
Natalie Foo
Scenic Designer
Andres Larrea
Creative Producer
Development History
July 2026
January 2026
August 2025
June 2025
June 2025
March 2025
30 minute excerpt of "Act I" and "Act II" performed with
Social Disruptions: Three Plays Directed & Developed by Matthew B. Cullen at Makers' Ensemble for a 5 night run.
Work on the piece resumed, focusing on developing "Act II".
A full outline of the piece was created before a 5 month break while Katsuto moved to Tokyo.
A 30 minute solo-version of "Act I" was presented at NuWorks Festival at Pan Asian Rep.
A 10 minute excerpt of "Act I" performed with a full foley ensemble at the Miranda Family Fellows' Showcase.
A 20 minute solo version of "Act I" performed at Brown-Trinity.