Sometimes Y Theatre

a not for profit theatre company that has been producing theatre in Canada, Tokyo, England, and Hong Kong since the company's inception 14 years ago. Over the years, Sometimes Y Theatre has received funding from The Canadian Embassy in Tokyo, The Toronto Arts Council, The Ontario Arts Council, and The Canada Council for the Arts.

Past Productions
  • Shakespeare's Will - 2009 with Twice as Good Productions - at Hong Kong Arts Centre.
  • Old Times - 2008 with Twice as Good Productions - at Hong Kong Arts Centre.
  • The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? - 2007 with D.E.E.R. Theatre - at Hong Kong Fringe Club.
  • The Hum - 2007 Hong Kong Fringe Club.
  • 'night Mother - 2006 Dancehouse Theatre Manchester.
  • The Domino Heart - 2006 at the Canadian Embassy Theatre in Tokyo.
  • 'night Mother - 2006 Etcetera Theatre London.
  • Problem Child - 2006 at the Canadian Embassy Theatre in Tokyo.
  • Vigil - 2005 at the Canadian Embassy Theatre in Tokyo.
  • The Drawer Boy - 2004 at the Canadian Embassy Theatre in Tokyo.
  • For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again - 2004 at the Canadian Embassy Theatre in Tokyo
  • True West - 2003 Produced with White Monkey Productions at the Akasaka Playbox, Tokyo
  • William & James - 2003 Main Stage Production in association with Theatre Passe Muraille as part of their 35th Anniversary Season
  • The Dumb Waiter - 2000 SummerWorks Festival
  • We Are Many - 1999 with Cahoots Theatre Projects.
  • Blood on the Cat's Neck - 1998 Ripple Effect Festival
  • Mutable Things - 1997 fFida Festival
  • Running - 1997 3 short plays - at SummerWorks Festival
Sometimes Y Theatre Productions

Robert Tsonos - Artistic Director
is a Canadian playwright, director, and actor. He has acted in, or directed, over 50 productions across Canada, Japan, England, Venezuela, and Hong Kong. He has been the Artistic Director of Sometimes Y Theatre for the past 14 years and was the resident director at the Canadian Embassy Theatre in Tokyo from 2003-2006. Robert's directing credits include "Shakespeare's Will" and "Old Times" at the Hong Kong Arts Centre, "Elisa's Skin" for TEATRELA in Caracas, "The Goat" at the Hong Kong Fringe Club, "La Ronde" for Temple

University Japan, "Night, Mother" at The Etcetera Theatre in London and the Dancehall Theatre in Manchester; "Vigil", "The Drawer Boy", and "For The Pleasure Of Seeing Her Again" at the Canadian Embassy Theatre; and "A Doll's House" and "Proof" for Tokyo International Players.

Robert's play "The Hum" was produced in Hong Kong; received readings at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, NAAA in London, Dezart Performs in Palm Springs, CA; and was a finalist for The Herman Voaden National Playwriting Competition.

His play "William & James" has been produced in Toronto (Theatre Passe Muraille), New York, Montreal and Ottawa with staged readings in Melbourne and Washington. His other plays include "Sharnoozle!", which toured international schools in Tokyo, the CBC Radio play "Ice Age", as well as "I Am Not The One", "Running - 3 short plays", and the short film "Coffee Dogs".

Robert's theatre acting credits include "Macbeth" (Shouson Theatre Hong Kong), "The Domino Heart" and "Problem Child" (Canadian Embassy Theatre, Tokyo), "True West" (Akasaka Playbox, Tokyo), "The Qualities of Zero", "Ines de Castro", "Total Body Washout", and "Romeo & Rosaline" (Tarragon Theatre's Extra Space), "Othello" (Persephone Theatre), and "Three Days of Rain" (Sudbury Theatre Centre).