06/18/2026
A fond farewell to the wonderful Yamasaki family as they head back to the East Coast. Zak and Asuka, along with sweet Tsubaki and little Hiragi, relocated to Orange County from the New York Playhouse in 2023 and quickly became such a meaningful part of our GiGi’s Playhouse OC family.
Tsubaki has been involved in our Literacy and Math tutoring programs, Open Play, and so many special events over the past two years. The entire family has been incredibly supportive, always helping spread the word about GiGi’s and showing up with kindness, warmth, and enthusiasm for our community.
They will be missed so very much around the Playhouse. Thankfully, this is not goodbye, just farewell for now. And we know the New York Playhouse is absolutely thrilled to welcome them back home.