BIOHAZARD THE STAGE is a Japanese play which ties into the Resident Evilfranchise. It began performances in October 2015, and is being overseen by Capcom.[1] It is the second play relating to the franchise; the first was the unrelated Bioroid: Year Zero, which was a 2000 musical comedy about the lives of zombies from their own point-of-view.
BIOHAZARD THE STAGE was later released in DVD format on 15 February 2016.[2]
Piers Nivans, played by Wataru Kuriyama (栗山航?) - A BSAA sniper attached to its North American branch. Piers is also Chris' partner.
Chris Redfield, played by Seijiro Nakamura (中村誠治郎?) - A Captain in the BSAA North American branch and one of the BSAA's founding members.
Mary Grey, played by Asuka Kuramochi (倉持明日香?) - A science student at Philosophy University. She is a genius with an IQ of 230, and is involved in the terrorist attack.
Rebecca Chambers, played by Rin Asuka (飛鳥凛?) - A guest lecturer at the university. Rebecca is a BSAA scientific advisor working as an undercover operative, and is sent to investigate Liam Howard's activity.
Sophie Home, played by "Raychell" - A Western Australian singer and member of the BSAA's Oceania branch.
Olivia Price, played by Saaya Irie (紗綾?) - A Philosophy University science student. She is deliberately infected by Mary out of jealousy towards her relationship with Lucas.
Matthew Russel, played by Shimon Ōkura (大倉士門?) and Makoto Uenobori (植野 堀誠?) - The genetically-altered secretary to Ezra Sennett and his adopted son.
Barrington Meyer, played by Haruki Kiyama (丘山晴己?) - A corrupt police officer investigating the university. He is obsessed with money and is bribed by Sennett to keep the viral outbreak a secret.
Lucas Butler, played by Atsushi Kimura (木村敦?) - Another Philosophy University student. He is Olivia's boyfriend.
Liam Howard, played by Yuji Kishi (岸祐二?) - A molecular biology professor and Tyler Howard's father. A former Umbrella researcher, he is employed by Ezra to genetically manipulate the students to improve their intelligence. He is also obsessed with resurrecting his son, who he believes to be dead.
Ezra Sennett, played by Sonny Chiba/Shinichi Chiba (千葉真一?) - The current Philosophy University president. Ezra is obsessed with saving the university's reputation.