１９７５年岡山生まれ。演出家、劇作家、俳優。1999年青山学院大学在学中に「はえぎわ」を始動。劇団旗揚げ以来、全作品を作・演出。空間と演者を最大限に生かし、独特の感性のシュールな笑いと突拍子もない大胆な演出が魅力。2009年・2010年『アジア舞台芸術祭』に演出家として参加。2010年から世田谷パブリックシアター主催の世田谷区養護老人ホーム訪問公演を行う（作・演出・出演）。2011年にはえぎわ第21回目公演『春々』が第55回岸田國士戯曲賞最終候補にノミネート、翌年『○○トアル風景』にて第5６回岸田國士戯曲賞を受賞。2012年に静岡舞台芸術センター（ＳＰＡＣ）にてモリエール『病は気から』を潤色・演出。2013年に初主演映画『TOKYOてやんでい』が公開された。http://www.haegiwa.net 

 

 

 

 

 

Born in 1975, Seiji Nozoe spent his youth in San Francisco until the age of 8.After studying with Suzuki Matsuo, he started his own theater company Haegiwa in 1999. His work is known for his originality in surrealistic comedic sense and the bold use of the stage, maximizing the possibilities of the space and actors.  In 2009 and 2010 he was a guest director at the Asian Performing Arts Festival which was hosted by the government of Tokyo. In 2011 his play “Harubaru” was nominated as a finalist for the 55th Kishida Drama Award. In 2011 he has directed and toured his original play “Cha Cha Cha Charlie” in elderly nursing homes, which was sponsored by the Setagaya Public Theater. He has been teaching drama and acting as a guest instructor at the ENBU Seminar School, and has written and directed more than 20 plays for his own theater company. He frequently guest directs productions for theaters, and has also directed foreign plays such as A Street Car Named Desire (Kichijoji Theater), and Medea (Ekoda Store House). He is also active on the screen as a film actor in films such as “Seaside Motel”, “Ultra Miracle Love Story”, and “Hijoshikei Zukan”. Most recently, in January 2012, his play “Certain Sceneries of ○○” was again nominated as the finalist for the 56th Kishida Drama Award.