His company has performed this piece in ordinary clothes for tourists from overseas in a program sponsored by the Japan Travel Bureau. The show is always well received. Only a few actors are needed to perform most pieces in the kyogen repertory. His company originally had five members and, with the exception of Kenny and Ogawa, they change every three to four years. Most of the former members return to their home countries, such as the United States, France, Great Britain and Australia, to perform kyogen on their own and create works that incorporate the fundamentals of kyogen.
Local audiences are very happy to see their acquaintances perform.
Kenny has translated scripts for 200 of the 254 existing kyogen pieces into English. Kyogen is lively. It should be staged, not just read. We're told our performances are modern. This means it meets the times.