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Natsuko Ohama
Canadian vocal coach
Natsuko Ohama is a Canadian vocal coach, actress, and director. She is a founding member of Shakespeare & Company,[1] Company of Women,[2] and Los Angeles Women's Shakespeare Company (LAWSC).[3]
Early life and education
Ohama studied acting at University of Alberta for three years.[4] She was part of The Working Theatre, an actor-teacher ensemble and training program created and taught by Joseph Chaikin, Peter Kass, and Kristin Linklater.[5]
Early career
Ohama's early acting career was primarily in New York and in other areas of the East Coast and Canada.
In 1981, she played Junko Teraji in Flowers and Household Gods at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York.[6] In 1984 at Shakespeare & Company, she played Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, both directed by Tina Packer.[7]
Ohama worked repeatedly with Pan Asian