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Sumo

SUMO

Winter 2025

New York Premiere 

SUMO 
By Lisa Sanaye Dring  
A co-production of Ma-Yi Theater Company and La Jolla Playhouse  
Directed by Ralph B. Peña 

Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama, SUMO. Akio arrives as an angry, ambitious 18-year-old with a lot to learn. Expecting validation, dominance, and fame, and desperate to move up the ranks, he slams headlong into his fellow wrestlers. With sponsorship money at stake, their bodies on the line, and their futures at risk, the wrestlers struggle to carve themselves—and one another—into the men they dream of being.SUMO is a thrilling new play set in an elite and rarely explored world. Obie Award winner Ralph B. Peña directs this powerhouse drama.  

Ticket Access

All ticket access begins at 12PM ET on the days listed below unless otherwise specified:
Public Theater Partner & Supporter Plus access begins Oct 22.
Public Theater Supporter access begins Oct 24.
Access to Amex Presale Tickets™ begins Nov 12.
Team Public, along with all other general ticket access, begins Nov 20.

Winter 2025