Momo Akashi is a New York-based playwright and lyricist.

She specializes in creating stories that include the concept of “East-Meets-West”, a blossoming collaboration between Japanese Culture and American Culture. Especially inspired by Hayao Miyazaki's films, themes such as reverence for nature, the omnipresence of the supernatural, and the search for beauty run deep in her writing.

New York City premieres include: Letter (Downtown Urban Arts Festival), Everest (NAAP Discover Musicals), VOICE (Time Capsule Project) and MINORU: Scrape the Sky (The Tank). As a lyricist, Momo released her first J-pop single, “Tokimeki,” with music by Zachary Catron and vocals by Joo Won Shin, which received nearly 20,000 streams within its first year of release. 

明石ももは、ニューヨークを中心に活動する脚本家、作詞家。幼少期から親しんだスタジオジブリ作品など、日本のアニメ文化とアメリカ演劇を組み合わせた独自の視点で生きる美しさを描く。

ニューヨークでの主な作品：Letter (短編演劇 Downtown Urban Arts Festival 選出)、Everest (短編ミュージカル NAAP’s Discover Musical 選出) 、Voice (長編演劇 Time Capsule Project 選出)　MINORU: Scrape the Sky (長編ミュージカル The Tank)

作詞を担当したシングル曲「TOKIMEKI」（作曲家Zachary Catron、歌手 Joo Won Shin）は、1年間で約２万ストリーミングを記録。