Kumu Kahua Theatre Playwriting Class Taught by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
Kumu Kahua Theatre Playwriting Class Taught by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
Kumu Kahua Theatre Playwriting Class Taught by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
HONOLULU, HI— Award winning playwright, Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl teaches via the Kumu Kahua Theatre virtual classroom.
Kumu Kahua Theatre STAGES (Supporting Theatre Arts - Guidance and Education Series) announces a new class for local playwrights. This free class is supported by the Kumu Kahua Theatre Board of Directors. Class size is limited to 12 students. Students will be admitted on a first come first served basis.
This class will take place online, via zoom
6 Consecutive Saturdays October 28th- December 2, 9:30am - 12:30pm.
Student Requirements:
Must have internet connectivity as the class is going be conducted online using Zoom.
Course Description:
Learn the basic elements of playwriting and begin creating your own scripts. This six-week course is for those are just beginning but could also be useful to those who want to sharpen their skills. As a participant, you will be asked to read two plays, complete writing exercises, participate in reading scripts out loud, join in discussions, and be present with energy and enthusiasm. There will be an emphasis on the technical aspects of playwriting in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.
Bio:
Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl playwright and author, was born in Honolulu and is of Hawaiian and Samoan ancestry. Many of her plays have been produced by Kumu Kahua, including Ola Nā Iwi (twice) and Fanny and Belle and The Conversion of Kaʻahumanu. Her production, The Holiday of Rain, was specially commissioned by Kumu Kahua Theatre. Several of her plays have toured Britain, America, the Pacific, and Asia. Ms. Kneubuhl has been actively involved in producing many community performance programs that reflect the unique history of her island home. She also served as producer/writer for the TV series Biography Hawai‘i. She was named one of the Extraordinary Women on Hawai‘i in 2001 by the Foundation for Hawai‘i Women’s History and the Native Hawaiian Library of Alu Like, Inc. In 1994, she was honored with the Hawai`i Award for Literature, the highest honor the State of Hawai‘i bestows on a writer. In 2006, she received the Elliot Cades Award for Literature. Hawai‘i Nei, a collection of three plays, was published in 2002 by the University of Hawai‘i Press. Her three mysteries, Murder Casts a Shadow, Murder Leaves Its Mark, and Murder Frames the Scene have also been published by the University of Hawai‘i Press.
STAGES (Supporting Theatre Arts - Guidance and Education Series) is designed to uplift the ʻOahu theatre community by offering free classes and workshops to theatre artists, so that finance is not a barrier for residents to receive instruction and hone their theatre arts skills. STAGES is supported by the Kumu Kahua Theatre Board of Directors.