Engeki Joshibu

Engeki Joshibu (演劇女子部), also known as Gekijo (劇女), is a Hello! Project acting club created at the end of 2013. The first production by Engeki Joshibu took place in March 2014.

Like Takarazuka, its productions include an all female cast playing roles of either gender. Historically, Engeki Joshibu has had members from all current Hello! Project groups as well as some Hello! Project OG members and girls solely a part of Engeki Joshibu through audition.

As of October 2015, Engeki Joshibu has been involved in eight theater productions. Incidentally, all eight are musicals.

Sudo Maasa of Berryz Koubou was appointed as playing manager of the acting club in March of 2015. She has appeared in all productions since becoming playing manager and has directed one of them.

Featured Members
Current Members=
 * Sudo Maasa (Playing-Manager since March 3, 2015)
 * Hello! Project
 * Morning Musume '15
 * 9th Gen: Fukumura Mizuki, Ikuta Erina, Suzuki Kanon
 * 10th Gen: Iikubo Haruna, Ishida Ayumi, Sato Masaki, Kudo Haruka
 * 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
 * 12th Gen: Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane
 * 11th Gen: Oda Sakura
 * 12th Gen: Ogata Haruna, Nonaka Miki, Makino Maria, Haga Akane


 * ANGERME
 * 1st Gen: Wada Ayaka
 * 2nd Gen: Nakanishi Kana, Takeuchi Akari, Katsuta Rina, Tamura Meimi
 * 3rd Gen: Murota Mizuki, Sasaki Rikako


 * Juice=Juice
 * Miyazaki Yuka
 * Kanazawa Tomoko
 * Takagi Sayuki
 * Miyamoto Karin
 * Uemura Akari


 * Country Girls
 * Yamaki Risa
 * Inaba Manaka
 * Morito Chisaki
 * Ozeki Mai
 * Yanagawa Nanami
 * Funaki Musubu


 * Kobushi Factory
 * Fujii Rio
 * Hirose Ayaka
 * Nomura Minami
 * Ogawa Rena
 * Hamaura Ayano
 * Taguchi Natsumi
 * Wada Sakurako
 * Inoue Rei


 * Tsubaki Factory
 * Ogata Risa
 * Yamagishi Riko
 * Niinuma Kisora
 * Tanimoto Ami
 * Kishimoto Yumeno
 * Asakura Kiki


 * Sayashi Riho


 * Hello Pro Kenshuusei
 * 17th Gen: Kaga Kaede
 * 22nd Gen: Hashimoto Nagisa
 * 23rd Gen: Takase Kurumi


 * -|Former / Inactive Members=
 * The following people or groups graduated from Hello! Project and decided to longer participate in Engeki Joshibu :
 * Berryz Koubou
 * Shimizu Saki
 * Tokunaga Chinami
 * Natsuyaki Miyabi
 * Kumai Yurina
 * Sugaya Risako


 * From ANGERME
 * 1st Gen: Fukuda Kanon


 * The following people outside of Hello! Project no longer actively participate with Engeki Joshibu :
 * Yasuda Kei
 * Ogawa Makoto


 * The following people left Hello! Project and cut ties with UP-FRONT PROMOTION :
 * From Hello Pro Kenshuusei
 * 9th Gen: Tanabe Nanami
 * 20th Gen: Oura Hirona
 * 21st Gen: Saito Kana

Musicals

 * Note: Dates indicate the day of the first showing and the day of the final showing


 * 1) [2014.03.14 - 2014.03.23] Bokutachi Karen na Shounen Gasshoudan
 * 2) [2014.05.12 - 2014.05.16] Sengoku Jieitai
 * 3) [2014.06.05 - 2014.06.21] LILIUM -Lilium Shoujo Junketsu Kageki-
 * 4) [2014.10.04 - 2014.10.13] SMILE FANTASY!
 * 5) [2014.11.19 - 2014.11.24] Koisuru Hello Kitty
 * 6) [2015.03.26 - 2015.04.05] Week End Survivor
 * 7) [2015.06.18 - 2015.06.28] TRIANGLE -Triangle-
 * 8) [2015.10.08 - 2015.10.18] Thank You Very Berry
 * 9) [2016.03.25 - 2016.04.03] Kizetsu Suru Hodo Aishiteru!
 * 10) [2016.06.11 - 2016.06.27] Zoku 11nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei, Nishi no Towa

Trivia

 * The acting club was announced on the opening day of Hello! Project 2014 WINTER ~GOiSU MODE~.
 * The "Engeki Joshi Project" Auditions were held in 2014 to bring in girls to the group that were not involved in Hello! Project. Those that passed would be cast in SMILE FANTASY!. BS-TBS producer Tamon Niwa Andrew welcomed anyone who could sing, dance, or act as well as those without experience.
 * Tsugunaga Momoko was the only member of Berryz Koubou to have not been in an Engeki Joshibu musical.
 * ℃-ute is the only group to have never been in a Engeki Joshibu musical.