Inefficiency Creates Enthusiasm: "The Acting Time Is only a Few Percent" Photo Report From the Okayama Performance of the Karagumi Theater Company's "In the Painted Town of Kamishibai" - QJWeb Quick Japan Web

They erect a crimson tent in the middle of nowhere, perform a play in it every night, and when the show is over, they leave without leaving a single nail behind. The "Karagumi Theater Company," left behind by the unparalleled playwright Kara Juro, is still performing nationwide with the "Red Tent" even a year after Kara's death. Karagumi operates in an inefficient style that is out of step with the times, but in recent years, the number of audie…