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Velina Hasu Houston'sTea is extended due to popular demand. Additional performances: September 29, 30 and October 1 at 8pm and October 2 at 2pm. Teaby Velina Hasu HoustonAugust 25 - September 25Photos by Brad Goda
Himiko dressed like that as a dance-hall girl?
Our 2005 - 2006 season opens with Tea by Velina Hasu Houston.
Four Japanese women, all post-World War II immigrants with American
servicemen husbands, meet at the home of a fifth, who has committed
suicide. They clean up the house, drink tea together, and come to know
each other and the dead woman, who haunts the play as a restless spirit.
"Without being tough, they are strong," says playwright Houston.
"Without being weak, they are gentle. Without being aggressive, they are
survivors." Tea was first produced by Kumu in 1990.
Comfort and a Restless SpiritThursday, Friday & Saturday @ 8 pm, August 25, 26, 27; September 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 17, 22, 23, 24, 2005 Sunday @ 2 pm, August 28; September 4, 11, 18, 25, 2005
Front: director Kati Kuroda; back (left to right): Tess Yong, Denise-Aiko Chinen, Karen Hironaga, Christine Yano, Blossom Lam.Meet the Cast of TeaMeet the Playwright, Director, and Crew of Tea, and the Kumu FamilyView the Educational Guide for Tea (MS Word)
Read John Berger's 08/29/05 Review of Tea for the Star-Bulletin
Read Joseph T. Rozmiarek's 09/01/05 Review of Tea for the AdvertiserKumu Kahua's 100-seat playhouse puts you at the heart of the drama. And with well over 100 plays to our credit, our reputation attracts some of Hawaii's most talented actors, directors, playwrights, designers and other theater artists and technicians.
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