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DARK NIGHTS 2007 - 08The Art of Preservation
by Susan Soon He StantonJuly 26 - August 3, 2008
All photos by Cheyne Gallarde
Kumu Kahua Theatre presents, as part of its Dark Night Series, Two Chicks, One Pake, One Popolo's production of The Art of Preservation by Susan Soon He Stanton for two consecutive weekends July 26th through August 3rd, 2008.
The show will be performed at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. Tickets for The Art of Preservation can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our box office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday. Tickets are now on sale for $5 a piece.
The play revolves around two outsiders, Dado and Desiree, who've known each other all their lives in a small town on Kauai, though they have not spoken in years. Desiree, a notoriously difficult librarian at the local public library, works secretly on a project that may unlock an old mystery about the town. Dado, a local boy who never grew up, breaks into the library basement looking to rekindle a romance with his ex-girlfriend, the assistant librarian. He is surprised to find Desiree there instead. After a tropical storm traps them inside the library basement, they finally confront their shared childhood. Together, they struggle to negotiate their futures while honoring their past. When the threat of a flood becomes imminent, Desiree and Dado must decide what's worth saving. 
The play features Kumu veterans Ginger Gohier and Tyler Tanabe, with Troy Apostol directing. Playwright Susan Soon He Stanton was born and raised in Hawai`i. Her full-length play, Whatever Happened to John Boy Kihano?, winner of Kumu Kahua's playwrighting contest, will be produced by Kumu in March 2009. Her plays have been performed in New York, London, California, Connecticut, and Hawai`i . From the Sloan Foundation she has received a best screenplay award for Rosalind's Helix and a feature film development grant. She is the literary manager of the New Sounds Theatre in New York City. She has a BFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, has studied theatre in London at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, and will complete an MFA in Playwriting at Yale School of Drama in 2010. The Art of Preservation, which has been previously produced by New Theatre in New Haven and Flea Theatre in New York City, was published this year by Broadway Play Publishing. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture & the arts in Hawai`i; the Mayor's Office of Culture & the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; The Annenberg Foundation; and Foundations, Businesses & Patrons.
we takeMarch 30, 31 & April 6, 7, 9 
Process: In the creation of we take, Coelho has first trained cast members in his unique dance vocabulary, which centers around unusually asymmetrical poses which require meticulous weight transfer techniques and unpredictable rhythmic changes. The diversity of cast members in background, physical training and body types bring to the piece a dynamic of misfitting harmony and wild disarray.
Creator's background: Abel Coelho trained in Japan Noguchi Gymnastics with Mikami Kayo, and with renowned Butoh companies Dairakudakan and Torifune Butoh-sha, which led to his participation in professional level butoh productions in Japan. Coelho is currently pursuing an MFA in Asian Performance, yet, in his undergraduate productions at Antioch College, he had already begun to amalgamate his acquired techniques into his own idiosyncratic approach to movement.
The cast includes Frances Mammana, Misa Tupou, Gwen Arbaugh, James Schirmer, Marie Kuroda, Aisha Goshi-Otagua, Jyunko Mizumochi & Abel Coelho.
Performance dates: March 30, 31 & April 6, 7, 9 Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture & the arts in Hawai`i; the Mayor's Office of Culture & the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; The Hawai`i Community Foundation; Hawai`i Council of the Humanities; and Foundations, Businesses & Patrons.
A Playreading: Waiting for a KingJanuary 29, 2008
The reading of Waiting for a King is on Tuesday, January 29th at 7:30pm at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street, downtown. Admission is FREE, with complimentary refreshments and discussion following the reading. For more information call 536-4441.
A Playreading: Chang, by Gary A. DiasNovember 27, 2007
The first Kumu Kahua playreading of the 2007-2008 season features Chang by Gary A. Dias. Chang intertwines two stories: a 1937 love story that results in a murder, and a present day detective story. Perhaps most interesting is that the play is loosely based on actual police files from the 1930s. This is Mr. Dias first play but he is already an experienced writer. His books Honolulu Homicide, Honolulu CSI, and Honolulu Cop are already very well known in Hawaii literary circles and among the general public. The reading of Chang is on Tuesday, November 27th at 7:30pm at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street, downtown. Admission is free, with complimentary refreshments and discussion following the reading. For more information call 536-4441. The May Day Show: Performances of Culture on Hawai`i's Elementary School StageSeptember 26, 2007
This Kumu Kahua Dark Night Production of The May Day Show: Performances of Culture on Hawai`i's Elementary School Stage runs ONE NIGHT ONLY; September 26, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Call 536-4441 for a reservation (free admission) The May Day Show, a Doctoral Dissertation Project by Jamie Simpson Steele, featuring Annie Lokomaikai Lipscomb, Ginger Gohier, and Aito Steele, is a Research/Performance Project: Research, including the perspectives of teachers, students, parents, administrators, May Day coordinators, and arts and culture experts. What kind of meaning do people construct out of May Day celebrations? Performance to raise questions about the meaning of May Day. What lies beneath the surface? Conversation between the audience and the researchers. What is your point of view? Presented as a part of Kumu Kahua's Dark Night series. Kumu Kahua Theatre's Dark Night Series creates an opportunity for other theatre groups, playwrights, and performance artists to offer their work to the community. This series is presented during the evenings when Kumu Kahua's regular season shows are not being performed. Kumu Kahua sees this as another way to enhance and enrich the cultural diversity and artistic climate of Honolulu. Kumu Kahua Theatre is an air-conditioned, intimate 100-seat performance space; to avoid disappointment, patrons should make reservations in advance. Call 536-4441 for a reservation (free admission for this one). Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture and the arts in Hawai`i (with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts); the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons. This production is supported by a grant from the Hawai`i Council for the Humanities.
DARK NIGHTS 2006 - 07Aging is Not for Sissies...!July 20, 21 & 22, 2007As part of its Dark Night Series, Kumu Kahua Theatre presents three encore performances of Aging is Not for Sissies...!, the eclectic array of funny and poignant monologues, "real stories told by real women," that will give the audience a first hand glimpse into the inner workings of single women 60-100 years old in a culture that worships youth. The show plays Friday evening, July 20 at 7:30pm, Saturday evening, July 21 at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoon, July 22 at 2:00pm at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our box office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday. Tickets for Aging is Not for Sissies...! are now on sale for $10 apiece. Dr. Pratibha Eastwood, Honolulu psychologist, author of Nine Windows to Wholeness, and creator of Aging is Not for Sissies...!, began interviewing women after an epiphany just six months away from her own 65th birthday: "I wanted to create an entertaining presentation that would challenge the myth that being over sixty means a woman is over the hill with one foot in the grave!" Aging is Not for Sissies...! is performed in concert reader's theatre style with a cast including writer/actor Pratibha Eastwood; award-winning director/actor, Joyce Maltby, and award-winning actors Jo Pruden, Sylvia Hormann-Alper, Blossom Lam-Hoffman and Roshani Shay. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture & the arts in Hawai`i; the Mayor's Office of Culture & the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; The Hawai`i Community Foundation; Hawai`i Council for the Humanities; and Foundations, Businesses & Patrons.
Daredevil BluesMay 27, 28, 29 and June 3, 4, 5, 2007
Photos of Jason Kanda by Rolinda EmchDaredevil Blues is a darkly comic one-man show comprised of a dozen monologues, each approximately five minutes long. Playwright Yokomori presents a series of male characters that gradually reveal truths about themselves and their lives. An elderly man in a rest home begins calmly discussing the vagaries of old age and the quality of the food in a rest home, but winds up on a different note. Another man who claims he never lies to his son struggles to explain to him "where his mommy went." A magician on stage turns suicidal when he learns that his favorite rabbit is dead. Strange personalities, twisted logic and delusional behavior inhabit these powerful monologues. Jason Kanda will reprise his tour de force performance of 2004. Mr. Kanda trained at the Interlochen Center for the Arts and Whitman College, where he earned his BA in Theatre. In 2004-05 he was a member of HTY's professional acting company and has also acted in plays for the Hawai`i Shakespeare Festival and directed plays for Kumu Kahua and The ARTS at Mark's Garage. Local director Rico will direct the production. Although Kumu Kahua Theatre is producing this play, our Dark Night Series also creates an opportunity for other theatre groups, playwrights, and performance artists to offer their work to the community. This series is presented during the evenings when Kumu Kahua's regular season shows are not being performed. Kumu Kahua sees this as another way to enhance and enrich the cultural diversity and artistic climate of Honolulu. Kumu Kahua Theatre is an air-conditioned, intimate 100-seat performance space; to avoid disappointment, patrons should purchase tickets in advance. Performances are at 7:30pm Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our Box Office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday. Ticket prices are $10 general, and $5 for Kumu Kahua subscribers and students. Tickets go on sale Monday, April 30. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture and the arts in Hawai`i (with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts); the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.
Aging is Not for Sissies...!March 17 and 18, 2007As part of its Dark Night Series, Kumu Kahua Theatre presents an encore performance of Aging is Not for Sissies...!, an eclectic array of funny and poignant monologues, "real stories told by real women," that will give the audience a first-hand glimpse into the inner workings of single women 60-100 years old in a culture that worships youth. The show plays Saturday, March 17 at 2pm and Sunday, March 18 at 7:30pm at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. Tickets for Aging is Not for Sissies...! are $10. Call 536-4441 for tickets and information. Dr. Pratibha Eastwood, Honolulu psychologist, author of Nine Windows to Wholeness, and creator of Aging is Not for Sissies...! began interviewing women after an epiphany just six months away from her own 65th birthday: "I wanted to create an entertaining presentation that would challenge the myth that being over sixty means a woman is over the hill with one foot in the grave!" Aging is Not for Sissies...! is performed in concert reader's theatre style with a cast including Writer/Actor Pratibha Eastwood; Award-winning Director/Actor, Joyce Maltby, and Award-Winning Actors Jo Pruden, Sylvia Hormann-Alper, Blossom Lam-Hoffman, and Roshani Shay.
Loose Screws and On the SpotFebruary 14, 2007Honolulu's longest lasting improv comedy group, Loose Screws, celebrate their 14th anniversary with a performance at 8pm Valentine's Day, Wednesday, February 14 at Kumu Kahua Theatre. They will be joined by special guest act, On The Spot. This show is presented as part of Kumu Kahua Theatre's Dark Night Series. Loose Screws' show features a blend of short, fast, funny scenes, and longer, more developed (but still funny) mini-plays. Since it is Valentine's Day, Loose Screws will be basing scenes on the romantic relationships of audience members. Celebrate your relationship with a sketch about you and your loved one! After this tete-a-tete performance at Kumu Kahua, Loose Screws will be headlining the Seattle Improv Festival February 16 and 17 with their nationally acclaimed improvised Kabuki play, Screwbuki. Loose Screws features Robb Bonnell, Monica Coldwell, Squire Coldwell, Meredith Desha, Chris Doi, R. Kevin Doyle, Lani Jones, Matt Miller, Sean T.C. O'Malley, Christopher Obenchain, and Garrick Paikai. This may be the last chance to see the Screws current line-up before several members leave for the mainland. Tickets are only $10 and may be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our box office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday; tickets can also be purchased on the evening of the show by cash or check. Tickets for this special Valentine's Day show go on sale Monday, February 5.
Aging is Not for Sissies...!February 4, 2007As part of its Dark Night Series, Kumu Kahua Theatre presents an encore performance of Aging is Not for Sissies...!, an eclectic array of funny and poignant monologues, "real stories told by real women," that will give the audience a first-hand glimpse into the inner workings of single women 60-100 years old in a culture that worships youth. The show plays Sunday, February 4 at 7:30pm at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. Tickets for Aging is Not for Sissies...! are $10. Call 536-4441 for tickets and information. Dr. Pratibha Eastwood, Honolulu psychologist, author of Nine Windows to Wholeness, and creator of Aging is Not for Sissies...! began interviewing women after an epiphany just six months away from her own 65th birthday: "I wanted to create an entertaining presentation that would challenge the myth that being over sixty means a woman is over the hill with one foot in the grave!" Aging is Not for Sissies...! is performed in concert reader's theatre style with a cast including Writer/Actor Pratibha Eastwood; Award-winning Director/Actor, Joyce Maltby, and Award-Winning Actors Jo Pruden, Sylvia Hormann-Alper, Blossom Lam-Hoffman, and Roshani Shay.
Haditha Walmartt Killing MachineJanuary 19, 20, 26,27, 2007
This is the final scripted production Cruel Theatre will stage in Hawai`i, since founder and Artistic Director Taurie Kinoshita is leaving for Manhattan in May. The cast includes Cruel Theatre regulars Reb Beau Allen, Nicolas Logue, Frank Katasse, Ryan Sueoka and Marissa Robello, and newcomers Hester Kamin and William Murray. Kumu Kahua Theatre is located at 46 Merchant Street on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. The box office opens a half an hour before the start of each show -- at 10:30pm. Tickets are $15 general and $10 students. Call for 536-4441 for reservations and more information.
Dark Night, Silent Night 12/4 & 12/5
Kumu Kahua Theatre as part of its Dark Night Series presents Dark Night, Silent Night, two deviously delicious cautionary tales for Christmas. In the first story, a young lad learns about life and death through an unlikely friendship with a magical snowman. The second is the story of an old man who, in the face of death, realizes that fame and fortune may not be the most important things in life. But can he change his ways before it's too late? The shows are Monday, December 4 and Tuesday, December 5. Both shows start at 7:30pm and will play at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. Odd Squad Productions is a collective of freaks, geeks, and mad frustrated geniuses who need a creative outlet for their neurotic and exotic fantasies. They are not affiliated with Kumu Kahua Theatre in any way, shape, or form (Unless of course you realize that they're all actors and techs who work on Kumu Kahua shows.) Dark Night, Silent Night is written and directed by Denny Hironaga and Wayne Takabayashi. The show will be performed by Ron Encarnacion, Janice Terukina, Wil Kahele, Jason Kanda, Jaedee-Kae Vergara, M.J. Gonzalvo, Salli Kealoha Morita, Jason Ellinwood, and Frank Katasse, with special musical guests D.J. Chunky, Nippondamic, and Masanimal. Tickets are $10 general, $8 kama`aina, and $5 students. The box office opens one half hour before the start of each performance. Call 536-4441 for information or reservations.
Aging Is Not for Sissies . . . ! 11/26 & 11/27Kumu Kahua Theatre as part of its Dark Night Series presents Aging Is Not for Sissies...!, an eclectic array of funny and poignant monologues, "real stories told by real women," that give the audience a first-hand glimpse into the inner workings of single women 60-100 years old in a culture that worships youth. The show plays Sunday, November 26 and Monday, November 27 at 7:30pm at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. Dr. Pratibha Eastwood, Honolulu psychologist, author of Nine Windows to Wholeness, and creator of Aging Is Not for Sissies...!, began interviewing these women after an epiphany just 6 months away from her own 65th birthday. "I wanted to create an entertaining presentation that would challenge the myth that being over sixty means a woman is over the hill with one foot in the grave!" Aging Is Not for Sissies...! is performed in concert reader's theatre style with a cast including Writer/Actor Pratibha Eastwood; veteran Director/Actor Sharon Adair, and Award-Winning Actors Jo Pruden, Sylvia Hormann-Alper, Blosssom Lam-Hoffman and Roshani Shay. Tickets are only $8 at the door. The box office opens one half hour before the start of each performance. Call 536-4441 for information or reservations.
On the Spot 09/29 & 09/30
Photo of On the Spot Crew MembersKumu Kahua Theatre presents as part of its Dark Night Series, On the Spot's Improv To Da Max. The show plays on Friday, September 29, and Saturday, September 30, 2006. Both shows start at 7:30pm and play at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. On the Spot (OTS), the Central-Oahu-based improv group, in its continuous quest to present improv as theatre, present Improv To Da Max. A fresh look at our very unique local kind language Pidgin English. The improvisers will generate several unscripted one act plays based on Hawaii's local dialect. All the words will be provided by the audience. OTS will actively present several different styles of plays all with a diverse cast of characters and locations. Some plays will be funny. Some will be dramatic. Some will be abstract and strange, and others will be genre oriented. But all of them will start off with a command pidgin word. There are no preconceived notions. Everything you will see will be created spontaneously. Improv To Da Max stars On the Spot members Garrick Paikai, Rod Cachola, Shawn Thomsen, Danel Verdugo, Chris Riel, and special guest Robb Bonnell. Tickets are only $5 at the door. The box office opens at 7 pm, one half hour before the start of each performance. Call 536-4441 for information or reservations.
DARK NIGHTS 2005 - 06Yohen : 05/28 - 06/06
Jodie Yamada and Jim Andrews by Brad GodaPlease note: This play contains strong language. Blending character-driven comedy with finely-wrought drama, Yohen offers an unflinching look at an American inter-racial couple after forty years of marriage. The play's title, a term used in Japanese ceramic art, evokes an irony shared by longstanding relationships and prized clay pots that we must cherish most that which is imperfect. A husband and wife (he a retired African-American GI, she a Japanese war bride) find themselves at odds in the midst of personal cultural renewal; the yohen aesthetic appears by turns vital and impossible to uphold. Written for just two actors, the play features Jim Andrews, who played at the Yellow Brick Studio in Joe Turner's Come and Gone earlier this year, and Jodi Yamada, a veteran of recent KKT offerings, Ventriloquist and Obake. Ventriloquist director Jason Kanda returns for his second directing engagement at Kumu Kahua. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our Box Office between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Ticket prices are $10 general admission and $5 for seniors, students and Kumu Kahua subscribers. Tickets are on sale now.
Front: Jodie Yamada and Jim Andrews; Back: Jason Kanda (Director), Rolinda Emch (Stage Manager) by Brad GodaThe Work #10 : 04/11
Two emerging directors are showcased in a competitive format. Each director is allowed a limited amount of time to stage the same prepared but unrehearsed scene, using the same actors, on the same night, one right after the other, in front of a live audience. Don't miss THE WORK, the Iron Chef of Hawai'i theatre. The two directors for this night's challenge are Dusty Behner and Nicole Tessier. They will be directing a short play, 45 F Words, written by Chris Doi. Tickets for this event are $5. Seating is limited, so call and reserve your seat soon. For reservations call 536-4441 Monday through Friday 11a.m.-3 p.m. Kumu Kahua Theatre is at 46 Merchant Street in downtown Honolulu. For more information about this and other Kumu Kahua productions, visit www.kumukahua.org. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture & the arts in Hawaii; the Mayors Office of Culture & the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; The Hawaii Community Foundation; Hawaii Council of the Humanities; and Foundations, Businesses & Patrons.
Teacher, Teacher : 01/24
The second Kumu Kahua Playreading of the 2005-2006 Season features Teacher, Teacher by Anthony Michael Oliver. The play is about a relationship that develops when a local teacher helps to make her student a better man. Playwright Anthony Michael Oliver was the winner of the 2002 Kumu Kahua Theatre and University of Hawaii-Manoa Playwriting Contest Hawaii prize for his play Theme Park. The reading is on Tuesday, January 24 at 7:30pm at Kumu Kahua Theatre. Admission is free, with complimentary refreshments and discussion following the reading. For more information call 536-4441.
On the Spot Returns: 01/22 & 01/23
Kumu Kahua Theatre, as part of its Dark Night Series, presents On the
Spot's DA PA`INA!: ELUA. This humorous, charming, and unpredictable look
at local culture returns to Kumu Kahua on Sunday 1/22 and Monday 1/23.
Both shows start at 7:30 pm and play at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner
of Merchant and Bethel. On the Spot (OTS), the Central-Oahu-based improv group, submits for your pleasure their improvised play, DA PAI`NA!: ELUA. A parody of certain popular Kumu Kahua plays, their play revolves around a group of neighbors who decide to throw an impromptu back yard party. OTS leader Garrick Paikai describes the show as SEINFELD meets RAP'S HAWAI`I. To create DA PA`INA!, members of OTS studied some of their favorite Kumu Kahua plays, including A LITTLE BIT LIKE YOU, OBAKE, and all of Lee Cataluna's plays--including Kumu's current production of Cataluna's ULUA: THE MUSICAL. In the process they developed what the group calls Kumu-isms, combinations of monologues, flashbacks, Hawaiian style narration, and old school Pidgin-English which help the improvisers to stay true to Kumu Kahua's "local kine" theatre. DA PA`INA!: ELUA stars On the Spot members Garrick Paikai, Meredith Desha, Rod Cachola, Shawn Thomsen, Danel Verdugo, Chris Riel, and special guest Robb Bonnell. Tickets are only $5 at the door. The box office opens at 7 pm, one half hour before the start of each performance. Call 536-4441 for information or reservations. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture & the arts in Hawai`i; the Mayor's Office of Culture & the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; The Hawai`i Community Foundation; Hawai`i Council of the Humanities; Foundations, Businesses & Patrons.
THEATRICAL BEEF #9: THE WORK 11/01
Alvin Chan caricature of Gerard Elmore and Chi Ho Law.
Two emerging directors are showcased in a competitive format. Each director is allowed a limited amount of time to stage the same prepared but unrehearsed scene, using the same actors, on the same night, one right after the other, in front of a live audience. Don't miss the Iron Chef of Hawai'i theatre. The two directors for this night's challenge are Chi Ho Law and Gerard Elmore. They will be directing a short play by writer Riana DeVoile, GO HOME HAOLES! Tickets for this event are $5. Seating is limited, so call and reserve your seat soon. For reservations call 536-4441 Monday through Friday 11a.m.-3 p.m. Kumu Kahua Theatre is at 46 Merchant Street in downtown Honolulu. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture & the arts in Hawaii; the Mayors Office of Culture & the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; The Hawaii Community Foundation; Hawaii Council of the Humanities; and Foundations, Businesses & Patrons.
Da Pa`ina! 09/18, 19 & 20
Kumu Kahua Theatre as part of its Dark Night Series presents On the Spot's Da Pa`ina! A funny, charming, and unpredictable look at local culture, the show opens Sunday, September 18, and plays Monday, September 19 and Tuesday, September 20. All shows start at 7:30 pm and play at Kumu Kahua Theatre, on the corner of Merchant and Bethel. On the Spot (OTS), the Central-Oahu-based improv group, submits for your pleasure their newest improvised play, Da Pai`na! A parody of certain popular Kumu Kahua plays, Da Pa`ina! revolves around a group of neighbors who decide to throw an impromptu back yard party. OTS leader Garrick Paikai describes the show as Seinfeld meets Raps Hawaii. To create Da Paina!, members of OTS studied some of their favorite Kumu Kahua plays, including A Little Bit Like You, Obake, and all of Lee Cataluna plays, to develop what the group calls Kumu-isms. Kumu-isms are combinations of monologues, flashbacks, Hawaiian style narration, and old school Pidgin-English which help the improvisers to stay true to Kumu Kahua's local kine theatre. Da Pa`ina! stars On the Spot members Rod Cachola, Meredith Desha, Shawn Thomsen, Danel Verdugo, Ryan Sutherland, Chris Riel, and special guest Robb Bonell. Tickets are only $5 at the door. The box office opens at 7 pm, one half hour before the start of each performance. Call 536-4441 for information or reservations. Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture & the Arts celebrating more than thirty years of culture & the arts in Hawai`i; the Mayors Office of Culture & the Arts, Mufi Hannemann, Mayor; The Hawaii Community Foundation; Hawaii Council of the Humanities; Foundations, Businesses & Patrons.
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