Katsura Sunshine in New York

Katsura Sunshine is a Canadian rakugo comic storyteller, theatre producer and playwright. Born Gregory Robic in Toronto in 1970, he performs Japanese comic monologues and traditional stories. He made his professional debut in Singapore in 2009 and completed a three-year rakugo apprenticeship in 2011. The following year, he opened the Ise Kawasaki Kikitei theatre at his home in Ise, Japan, and performed there regularly for two years. His solo production Katsura Sunshine’s Rakugo, performed using a fan and hand towel as props, opened Off-Broadway at New World Stages in 2019.