[2] Gotanda wrote the text and directed the production of Maestro Kent Nagano's Manzanar: An American Story,[3] an original symphonic work with narration.

His newest work, After the War, premiered at the American Conservatory Theater in March 2007.

A Japanese translation of his play, Sisters Matsumoto, opened in Tokyo with the Mingei Theatre Company.

degree from Hastings College of the Law, studied pottery in Japan with the late Hiroshi Seto, and resides in Berkeley with his actress-producer wife Diane Takei.

Other published plays include The Wash, The Dream of Kitamura, Day Standing on its Head, Yohen, and The Wind Calls Mary.