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Plays about life in Hawaiʻi.
Plays by Hawaiʻi playwrights.
Plays for the people of Hawaiʻi.

 
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AITU FAFINE

by Victoria nalani Kneubuhl
JANUARY 25 – FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Famed writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his family become infatuated with two fascinating ʻafakasi visitors who come to stay at their home in Vailima, Sāmoa. To a backdrop of dreams, literary musings and ghost stories, relationships evolve and collide resulting in serious life-changing confrontations. The delicate strands of the play weave together like a fine mat as Tusitala and his companions move through the uncharted realms of the vā.

This production includes stylized sexual violence.

*American Sign Language interpretation on Sunday, February 18.


BERETANIA SNAPSHOTS

by SEAN-JOSEPH CHOO
MARCH 28 – APRIL 28, 2024

With the help of her imaginary dragon friend, Connie navigates the twists and turns of young love, her parents’ perplexing relationship, her tangled extended family, and loss — first of her grandfather, and later her grandmother. Like a book of old family photos, Beretania Snapshots is chock-full of nostalgic references to plays and people from Honolulu's recent past, and reminds us to treasure one another before the memories fade.

Please note: Strobe lighting and other intense lighting effects are used during this show. It may not be safe for those with epilepsy and other conditions with sensitivity to light. Please contact our box office at 808-536-4441 to learn more.


KĀMAU TRILOGY

by ALANI APIO
MAY 30 - JUNE 30, 2024

Exploring the concepts of aloha and kuleana (responsibility), the Kāmau Trilogy follows three cousins who were raised in their family's beach-side home and taught that they must care for the land to ensure the survival of their ʻohana.

 
 

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Each month, Kumu Kahua Theatre—in partnership with our friends at Bamboo Ridge Press—is looking for a 5-page monologue or 10-page scene based on that month’s prompt. The winner receives $100 and a subscription to Bamboo Ridge!

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Our Digital Stage

Kumu Kahua Theatre presented a portion of our 50th and 51st Seasons virtually. We also launched a variety of online exclusive content, and hosted new digital play festivals in partnership with creative collectives around the country.

Follow the links below to learn more about our digital productions, or tune in to view these exciting works of original theatre.

 

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