Our Mission
Our Mission is to empower our participating artists to become the next generation of creative leaders in the theatrical industry both in New York and Japan. We provide an intimate, supportive network and a creative space that will serve to inspire and entertain our audiences.
Our featured and guest artists are young, emerging creatives who are taking their first wishful steps along what we hope will be a long, and prosperous career. It can be quite challenging, even overwhelming, and sometimes simply impossible to produce your own work all by yourself. Thus, we provide all we can to help these artists begin with a positive and successful window of opportunity to showcase their unique skills and abilities.
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For you, dear audience member, by witnessing our festival works, we hope to introduce you to a new generation of brilliant creatives. We hope that you will be inspired to continue seeing new and passionate performances and be proud to have witnessed these artists showcasing their work with the Time Capsule Project.
Like looking upon trinkets hidden for a while away in a time capsule, we are confident that Artists and Audiences alike will always cherish the memories made with Time Capsule Project.
Artistic Director of Time Capsule Project
Ai Toyoshima
About
Ai Toyoshima
Ai Toyoshima is a New York–based, multi-talented theater artist with a passion for performing, directing, and choreographing. Her versatile credits include both performance and creative roles in productions such as Dismantling Prospero, Sailor Moon Super Live (North American Tour), Attack on Titan at New York City Center, My Best Friend’s Wedding (world premiere at Ogunquit Playhouse), Three Houses at Signature Theatre (New York), and Land That I Love, among others.
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Since 2024, she has served as Artistic Director of The Time Capsule Project. Under her leadership, she successfully produced a week-long theater festival in 2024 as well as The Nutcracker and Marie in both 2024 and 2025. She continues to provide meaningful creative opportunities for the next generation of emerging artists.
