50th Season
(2020 – 2021)

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A Hotel Street prostitute’s harrowing journey chronicles the highs and lows of 1970s life on the outside of convention. 

Hawai‘i in the 1970s.  A time of reclamation, discovery and pride.  For Lovey Lee, a young queer Hawaiian, the 70s is about finding a place where they can just be.  With Hawaiʻi’s cultural renaissance at its peak and with the sexual liberation movement booming throughout the nation, there is perhaps no better time to explore life, identity and freedom.  But the journey of any brave pioneer is often complicated and fraught with challenges.  In this coming of age story, Lovey finds themself journeying from their safe island home to the invigorating streets of San Francisco to the dark alleys of Hotel Street and back again in their search for place. 

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 8 p.m. HST
September 24, 25, 26; October 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10  2020 

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
September 27; October 4, 11, 2020

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Lee Cataluna takes advantage of the unique platform of “live, digital theatre” with this tribute to 1980s Hawaiʻi, framed by the clothes we wore.

Your invitation to the 80s includes the vaguely defined dresscode:  "aloha attire"

What does that even mean? In this play, written specifically for online production, we will examine classic aloha attire pieces like the shorty-mu‘u, dressy slippers, gold-dipped maile leaf pendants, and the 17 ways to wrap a pareu. Let your fashion consultant take you through stories of what we wore, what it meant, and why it was so awesome.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
November 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 202

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
November 8, 15, 22, 2020

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In many indigenous cultures, hallucinogens are inextricably linked to rituals celebrating liminality, their consciousness-expanding qualities can also induce therapeutic emotional release from trauma, but during a night of jubilant euphoria in the 1990s, Sherrie’s unresolved memories erupt into tragedy.

The final act in Ii-Epstein’s North Shore Oʻahu drug trilogy, Aloha Fry-Day follows four friends, Sherrie, Sistah, Lei, and Jason as they meet in the forest to mourn a friend’s death by spreading his ashes and taking hallucinogens. What they find on their mission is unexpected as they share stories which are haunted by the ghosts of the ʻaina.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
January 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 2021

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
January 17, 24, 31, 2021

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Told backward in time during the 2000s, featuring the traditional trickster god Letao,  x other: a micro-story  illustrates the challenge of fitting into a new world faced by the Marshallese in Hawaiʻi, who arrived dreaming of a future for their families.   

Notorious trickster Letao shepherds both audience and actors alike through this backward theatrical journey of Abija  and Hirlynn, two Marshall Islands youth, who set off for America and face challenges fitting into a frustratingly abstruse world.  As the young islanders discover unexpected truths about their island home and encounter cultural misconceptions, Letao dispenses occasional—and occasionally uninvited—insights and interruptions in his enthusiastic craving to showcase the contradictions of humans and humanity. 

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
March 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27; April 1, 2, 3, 2021

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
March 21, 28, 2021

Closed Captioning available for performances on April 1, 2, 3.

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In the 2010s the construction of a 30-meter telescope on Mauna Kea was announced. Author Susan Stanton uses theatre to investigate the issues surrounding the TMT protests.

Dramatizing the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope, Untitled TMT Project explores the intersections of the sacred, science, government, capitalism, and tradition. This play draws inspiration from interviews with kiaʻi, government officials, activists, scientists, and community members, as well as visits to Puʻuhonua o Puʻuhuluhulu Maunakea and observatories. Weaving together hula and oli, original narrative, interviews, and news reports, Untitled TMT Project creates a theatrical space where many different voices and truths can coexist. Untitled TMT Project is a 360° view of the complex cultural and political forces that shape Hawaiʻi.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
June 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 2021

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
June 13, 20, 27, 2021