2022
BROADWAY WORLD, “Hold These Truths Live Virtual Reading Will Celebrate AAPI Theatre Artists This Month,” by Stephi Wild, February 2022
2021
RAFU SHIMPO “Japanese American Guest Cast on Next Episode of NCIS HAWAI’I,” December 2021
MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, “A Discussion with Jeanne Sakata,” Video Interview with Jeanne by Corey Madden, December 2020
BROADWAY WORLD, “San Francisco Playhouse Celebrates Closing Night Of Jeanne Sakata’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” July 2021
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN THEATRE SCENE (CATS), “Conversation with Playwright Jeanne Sakata ,” by Leianne Lamb, July 2021
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE DATEBOOK, “Director, Actor See HOLD THESE TRUTHS as Tool to Help Asians Counter Fear and Hate,” by Lily Janiak, June 2021
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE DATEBOOK, “S.F Playhouse’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS Brings In-Person Theater Back to the City,” by Steven Winn,” June 2021
ACAM DIALOGUES PODCAST, (ASIAN, CANADIAN AND MIGRATION STUDIES) “An Interview With Jeanne Sakata,” by Leilan Wong and Katie Hoang, April 2021
2020
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANGE, by Lia Chang, “Jeanne Sakata’s FOR US ALL and Ken Narasaki’s NO-NO BOY Set For Release in L.A. Theatre Works 2020-21 Digital Season on May 5,” November 2020
THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY, “A Conversation With Playwright Jeanne Sakata and Star Joel de la Fuente,” by Giovanna Sardelli, October 2020
2019
THE WORKING ACTOR’S JOURNEY Podcast Interview, “Jeanne Sakata on the Joy of Discovery, Eagerness, and Redemptive Writing,” by Nathan Agin, November 2019
THE WORKING ACTOR’S JOURNEY Podcast Interview, “Text Work: THREAT MATRIX with Jeanne Sakata,” by Nathan Agin, November 2019
BROADWAY WORLD, by BWW News Desk, “Photo Flash: Jeanne Sakata, Joel de la Fuente and More Celebrate Opening Night of HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Barrington Stage,” May 2019
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG, “Tiffany Villarin, Jeanne Sakata, Tom Aulino, Ugo Chukwu, Megan Hill, Greg Keller and Justin Long Open in DO YOU FEEL ANGER? at Vineyard Theatre,” April 2019
PLAYBILL, “Jeanne Sakata Joins Justin Long, Tiffany Villarin, and More in Off-Broadway’s Do You Feel Anger?”, March 2019
2018
BAY AREA THEATER, 94.1 KPFA Radio, Interview, Jeanne Sakata, “Hold These Truths” at TheatreWorks, Lucie Stern Theatre, July 2018
GOOD TIMES SANTA CRUZ, by Georgia Johnson, “Watsonville Native Jeanne Sakata Explores Japanese Internment in ‘Hold These Truths,’” July, 2018
BROADWAY WORLD, by BWW News Desk, “Photo Flash: HOLD THESE TRUTHS Celebrates Opening Night at Arena Stage,” March 2018
BROADWAY WORLD, by BWW News Desk, “Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with Arena Stage’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” February 2018
BROADWAY WORLD, by BWW News Desk, “Jeanne Sakata’s Hold These Truths To Make D.C. Premiere,” January 2018
2017
NBC NEWS ASIAN AMERICA INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, “After 10 Years, Play About Internment Resister Finds New Relevance,” December 2017
BROADWAY WORLD PHOTO ALBUM, “Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of Hold These Truths at the Sheen Center,” (Photos by Lia Chang), December 2017
BROADWAY WORLD PHOTO ALBUM, “Photo Flash: First Look at Joel de la Fuente in Hold These Truths at the Sheen Center,” (Photos by Lia Chang), December 2017
NATIONAL CATHOLIC REPORTER, by Retta Blaney, “Gordon Hirabayashi’s Battle is Newly Timely Onstage in ‘Hold These Truths,” November 2017
CREDIBLE NOW YOUTUBE VIDEO INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Jack Wiant, “Conversation with Jeanne Sakata, Author of HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Pasadena Playhouse,” June 2017
HUFFINGTON POST INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Victoria Moy, “HOLD THESE TRUTHS: Q and A with Jeanne Sakata,” at Pasadena Playhouse, June 2017
BROADWAY WORLD INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Gil Kaan, “Jeanne Sakata Spreading the Truth With HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” at Pasadena Playhouse, May 2017
2016
PDX RADIO PROJECT RADIO AND VIDEO INTERVIEW with Ryun Yu, by Robert Parish, “The Truth Holds,” (Also Video Excerpts of Show), October 2016
OREGON ARTSWATCH INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Alice Hardesty, “Truths Self-Evident and the Camps,” October 2016
KBOO STAGE AND STUDIO RADIO INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Dmae Roberts, (at 24:37 mark), “Northwest Stories Debuts at the Armory with Hold These Truths, a play about civil rights giant Gordon Hirabayashi,” October 2016
ASIAN AMERICAN PRESS INTERVIEW with Joel de la Fuente by Tom LaVenture, “Guthrie Presents Hirabayashi Story as a Lesson For Our Time,” October 2016
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “Guthrie Theater Presents Jeanne Sakata’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS Starring Joel de la Fuente, October 7-23,” September 2016
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “Perseverance Theatre Presents Jeanne Sakata’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS Starring Greg Watanabe, in Juneau, Nov. 18th-Dec.4th, and in Anchorage, Jan. 6-15,” September 2016
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “Portland Center Stage at The Armory Debuts its Northwest Stories Series with Jeanne Sakata’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS Starring Ryun Yu,” September 2016
2015
NPR RADIO INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, KUOW Seattle, by Marcie Sillman, “This Seattle Student Defied the Curfew Imposed on Japanese-Americans,” August 2015
THEATRICAL MUSTANG PODCAST INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Darcy Noonan, “HOLD THESE TRUTHS Runs Through August 16 at ACT Theatre,” Episode 36, August 2015
LOS ANGELES TIMES REVIEW: “LA Times Critic’s Choice: A FIGARO That Crackles and Pops at A Noise Within,” March 2015
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “LA Times Critic’s Choice FIGARO at A Noise Within,” March 2015
BROADWAY.COM: “Coachella Valley Repertory Theatre to Present ‘HOLD THESE TRUTHS’, 4/15-5/3,” March 2015
PHINDIE: “However Painful the History: Interview with Jeanne Sakata, playwright of HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” February 2015, Part I
PHINDIE: “Jeanne Sakata and the Journey of Gordon Hirabayashi,” February 2015, Part II of the Interview
VIDEO INTERVIEW: “Cal at Sundance 2015 – Spotlight on ADVANTAGEOUS Actress Jeanne Sakata,” January 2015
2014
INTERNATIONAL EXAMINER, “De La Fuente Takes Spotlight As Gordon Hirabayashi in Seattle,” July 2014
THE SEATTLE TIMES: “ACT’s 50th Season: New Works, Old Favorites,” August 2014
THE SEATTLE TIMES: “Story of Seattle Man Who Fought Internment Comes Home to ACT,” July 2014
NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY: “Sakata’s Play About Gordon Hirabayashi, HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” July 2014
TRIANGLE ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: “PRC’s Regional Premiere of “Hold These Truths” on April 23-27 Chronicles a 44-Year Struggle for Justice,” April 2014
DAILY TARHEEL.COM: “Hold These Truths’ performed at PlayMakers Repertory Company,” March 2014
2013
RAFU SHIMPO: “Nisei Widow Tells All: Jeanne Sakata Reprises Her Role as Tomi in ‘A Whole New Journey,’ “ November 2013
VIDEO INTERVIEW: “East West Players NISEI WIDOWS CLUB with Jeanne Sakata,” – Ideate TV,” November 2013
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “Jeanne Sakata’s Critically-Acclaimed HOLD THESE TRUTHS, starring 2013 Drama Desk Nominee Joel de la Fuente, is set for 10th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival at Culture Project 6/4, 6/10, and 6/11,”May 2013
OFFOFFBROADWAY.COM: “HOLD THESE TRUTHS Will Close Out soloNOVA Arts Festival 6/4, 6/10, 6/11, 2013,” May 2013
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “THE 58TH ANNUAL DRAMA DESK AWARDS AND AFTER PARTY,”
May 2013
OFFOFFBROADWAY.COM: “SoloNOVA Presents Two Solo Stars at the SoloNOVA Arts Festival, 5/22-6/11,” April 2013
PLAYBILL.COM: “Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards,”
April 2013
RAFU SHIMPO LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS: “JABA Educational Foundation to Host Hirabayashi Tribute,” April 2013
HAWAII NEWS NOW : “VIDEO INTERVIEW with Joel de la Fuente and Daniel Dae Kim on HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” February 2013
MALEKO MCDONNELL: RADIO INTERVIEW: “Maleko talks with Daniel Dae Kim and Joel De La Fuente about Hold These Truths,” February 2013
HAWAI’I PUBLIC RADIO: RADIO INTERVIEW, Joel de la Fuente and Daniel Dae Kim, “Daniel Dae Kim, HTY Bring HOLD THESE TRUTHS to Hawaii,” February 2013
BROADWAYWORLD.COM : “‘Japanese Internment Historians to Appear at HTY’s HOLD THESE TRUTHS Post-Show Panel, 2/24, February 2013
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG : “HOLD THESE TRUTHS Opening Night at Honolulu Theatre For Youth’s Tenney Theatre with Daniel Dae Kim, Joel de la Fuente and Jeanne Sakata,” February 2013
MIDWEEK : “‘Sharing Consequential Truths,” February 2013
BROADWAY WORLD.COM : “HOLD THESE TRUTHS” to play Honolulu Theatre For Youth,” 2/21-3/2 by BWW News Desk, January 2013
2012
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “HOLD THESE TRUTHS” VIDEO FEATURE: Video Interview with Playwright Jeanne Sakata, November 2012
JQ MAGAZINE : JQ & A with Playwright Jeanne Sakata on HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” by Ann Chow, November 2012
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG : “Opening Night with HOLD THESE TRUTHS,” by Lia Chang, November 2012
WALKING & TALKING : “Bringing New Life to Japanese American Hero Gordon Hirabayashi’s Story,” by Nancy Matsumoto, October 2012
VIDEO FEATURE: Jeanne is Guest Lecturer at CUNY, or City of New York University’s AAARI LECTURE SERIESAAARI LECTURE SERIES (Asian American/Asian Research Institute) on September 28th, on the development and writing of HOLD THESE TRUTHS, September 2012.
THE CHAUTAUQUAN DAILY: “De la Fuente Embraces Roots in Presenting ‘Hold These Truths,” in the Chautauqua Theater Company’s “Chau-Talk-One” Series, August 2012.
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “Dian Kobayashi, Emily Kuroda and Jeanne Sakata in Daniel Akiyama’s A Cage of Fireflies at 2012 Sundance Institute
Theatre Lab,” July 2012
THE ANTAEUS COMPANY: Jeanne’s blog on initiating and starring in George Bernard Shaw’s MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION at The 2012 Antaeus Company Classics Fest, June 2012
DAILY TROJAN: “Documentary Play Fights for Social, Political Justice” Jeanne plays Cambodian human rights activist Mu Sochua in SEVEN with University of Southern California’s “Vision and Voices,” March 22, 2012
2011-2020 Video Interviews
MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, “A Discussion with Jeanne Sakata,” Video Interview with Jeanne by Corey Madden, December 2021
THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY, “A Conversation With Playwright Jeanne Sakata and Star Joel de la Fuente,” by Giovanna Sardelli, October 2020
CREDIBLE NOW YOUTUBE VIDEO INTERVIEW with Jeanne Sakata, by Jack Wiant, “Conversation with Jeanne Sakata, Author of HOLD THESE TRUTHS at Pasadena Playhouse,” June 2017
VIDEO INTERVIEW: “Cal at Sundance 2015 – Spotlight on ADVANTAGEOUS Actress Jeanne Sakata,” January 2015
BACKSTAGE PASS WITH LIA CHANG: “HOLD THESE TRUTHS” VIDEO FEATURE: Video Interviews with Playwright Jeanne Sakata, Star Joel de la Fuente and director Lisa Rothe,” November 2012
VIDEO FEATURE: Jeanne is Guest Lecturer at CUNY, or City of New York University’s AAARI LECTURE SERIES (Asian American/Asian Research Institute) on September 28th, on the development and writing of HOLD THESE TRUTHS, September 2012.
Interview with Jeanne and Vicky Shen for indie film ADULTOLESCENCE.
Interview with Jeanne for THE LANGUAGE ARCHIVE at East West Players.
