Alicein Project's THE GUARDIANS OF WONDER Makes Hollywood Debut

We're big fans of live theater here at A-to-J Connections, and an upcoming event just popped up on our radar: THE GUARDIANS OF WONDER, produced by Alicein Project, will have be having its Hollywood debut in just a few weeks!

Formed in 2010, Alicein Project is Japan's largest theater company that has put on several shows featuring emerging actresses. They've hosted dozens of shows in Japan, and overseas, and have previously participated in the Hollywood Fringe Festival in 2021. June 2023 will mark their return to the Hollywood Fringe Festival with a run of free shows that begin on June 3rd. This run will be the highly anticipated THE GUARDIANS OF WONDER.

THE GUARDIANS OF WONDER stage play will showcase Japanese-subcultural style live-action entertainment, infused with the essence of anime, manga, and video games. Each show will feature a 30 minute action show that will be followed by a 30 minute interactive sword fighting workshop. THE GUARDIANS OF WONDER stars Reina Kaneta, Emika Kamieda, Shio Yamazaki, Stella Takasegawa, and Mizuki Kimura.

Shows will be held at the McCadden Place Theater and are completely free, following ticket reservation. Additional details, as well as the reservation link, can be found below. Overseas productions like this are an especially rare treat so be sure to grab your tickets today!

Alicein Project's Past Productions

THE GUARDIANS OF WONDER Event Information
Date:
8:00 PM on Saturday, June 3rd
7:30 PM on Sunday, June 4th
6:00 PM on Friday, June 9th
9:30 PM on Saturday, June 10th
※A 30 min action show & a 30 min sword fighting workshop (a total of 60 min)
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Venue:
McCadden Place Theatre
(1157 N McCadden Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90038)
Admission: FREE
(Advance reservation is required on the official website)
Ticket Reservation:  https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/projects/9985

Story:
A timid girl named 【Miko】 finds herself lost in a different world after being noticed by a mysterious being named 【Rei】. With the help of the righteous warriors, 【Hana】 and 【Sora】, who reside in this world, Miko's adventure begins. 
"I'm just..." "You're a special person." 
"I'm shy and I'm not brave." "You're a delicate and pure child, and I'll watch over you."
Will Miko confront and overcome her weaknesses? What is Rei's goal? Will Miko be able to return to reality? 

Cast:
Rena Kaneta @renakaneta
Emika Kamieda @Emika_Kamieda
Shio Yamazaki @shio_yamazaki
Stella Takasegawa @Stella_0917
Mizuki Kimura @sakura_s0513

The cast consists of five Japanese girls dressed glamorously. They will perform a powerful stage show, using sword-fighting choreography and projector images. After the performance, an interactive sword fighting workshop will be held.

Alicein Project's Past Productions

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Hollywood Fringe Festival
Theater festival held in the entertainment capital. It is committed to freedom of expression and artistic expression and aims for open access and community-led management. During the one-month period, approximately 400 groups perform on 2,000 stages in about 50 small theaters in the South Hollywood area, making it an international fringe theater festival with a large number of art companies and performers from not only the United States but also abroad.

Website: https://www.hollywoodfringe.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollywoodfringe/

Alicein Project
Alicein Project is established in 2010 and it's the largest "theater company" in Japan that only casts emerging actresses (female talents/idols). They have performed approximately 100 plays to date, and the number of cast members has exceeded 1,800 actresses, including top idols. Their plays have also been performed in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and they participated in the Hollywood Fringe in 2021, receiving high praise in the global entertainment scene and being nominated for the Streaming Overseas Production Award.

Website: http://alicein.info/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/aliceinpro
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aliceinpro/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aliceinproject/