Using the mediums of theater and performance, Hamashima strives to create pieces that inspire dialogue about the American Identity and Identity as a social construct. As a recent NYSCA Grant Recipient, Hamashima continues to investigate the intersections of Asian American Identity and Queerness, as well as more mature topics including mortality, and grief. Work presented and/or developed by the Kennedy Center, Stanford University, and the Japanese American Citizens League. Rep: United Talent.
Plays include TAMAGO (NYSCA Grant Recipient 2024), American Spies (The Hub Theatre, Helen Hayes Recommended) Supposed Home (Bay Area Playwrights Festival, Seattle Public Theater), Shoyu Tell (Lexington Children’s Theatre), and Possessing the Resurrected (San Francisco Playhouse).