Kumu Kahua Theatre

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Living Pidgin extended by popular demand ! Additional shows: 2/15, 2/16, 2/17 @ 8 p.m., and 2/18 @ 2 p.m. Stay Playing Right Now ! Try come . . . Watchu mean you don' know where fo buy tickets? Living Pidgin All photos by Brad Goda By Lee Tonouchi January 11 - February 11 For Living Pidgin, Lee Tonouchi, the author of Da Kine Dictionary and the short-story collection Da Word, who was dubbed "Da Pidgin Guerilla" by an English teacher at U.H. Manoa, has collected short plays and theatrical vignettes that showcase his facility with Pidgin, his sense of humor, and his love of life in the islands. The show will play at Kumu Kahua from January 11 through February 11. This play contains strong use of Hawaiian Creole English and Pidgin English situations. Psst! Eh! You like be inside my movie? "How Fo Be Local in 5 Easy Steps" features a flirtatious, egotistical documentary filmmaker whose actors have a reality script of their own. "7 Deadly Local Sins" reveals the humorous character flaws of Hawai`i's Local society, as told by an aloha shirt-wearing, downtown businessman walking down Fort Street Mall. "Significant Moments in da Life of Oriental Faddah and Son" is a comic, yet heartfelt monologue about the strained relationship between a son and his Oriental Faddah. "Dey Say if You Talk Pidgin You No Can" collects advice students have received over the years on how speaking Pidgin will limit them in life. "Hawaiian Hero for Hire" introduces the world to Hawaiian Man and his superhero sidekick Haole Boy, as they struggle to find relevance for Hawaiian culture in today's fast-paced, cash-money world. "Pijin Wawrz" takes place in Future Hawai`i, where Pidgin is outlawed and only the Pidgin Rebels can take on the impossible mission of rescuing the rumored lost Pidgin archives. Funny, yeah, dis Lee Tonouchi. Yeah, but he stay serious too, guys. Kumu Kahua Artistic Director Harry Wong will direct the production, with set design by Dean Bellen, costume design by Alvin Chan, and sound design by Stu Hirayama. The cast features Kumu veterans Pukaua Ah-Nee, Daniel Kalahele, Kristen Nonaka, D. Tafa`i Silipa and Darryl Tsutsui. Making their Kumu debuts are Jaeves Iha, Julia Nakamoto, and Jeremy Wagner. Front left to right: Julia Nakamoto, Jaeves Iha, Daniel Kalahele, Kristen Nonaka. Back: D. Tafai Silipa, Jeremy Wagner, Darryl Tsutsui. Not pictured: Pukaua Ahnee. Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8pm: January 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, February 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 2007 Sundays 2pm: January 14, 21, 28, February 11, 2007 American Sign Language Interpretation Mahalo nui loa to Kumu's Generous Donors! Donate to Kumu Kahua (MS Word) Join our email news list: lanning@kumukahua.org Kumu 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. Kumu Kahua Theatre 46 Merchant Street, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813 Box Office Phone: (808) 536-4441 Email: kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net • URL: www.kumukahua.org