AUDITIONS SET FOR KUMU KAHUA’S PRODUCTION OF Lovey Lee by Moses Goods directed by Reiko Ho

Monday June 3rd 6pm - 9pm
Tuesday June 4th 6pm-9pm
at Kumu Kahua Theatre 
46 Merchant Street Honolulu, HI 96813

We have yet to announce our full 54th season; stay tuned for more information on Kumu Kahua Theatreʻs 2024-2025 mainstage productions, coming soon.

WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street

WHEN: Monday June 3rd, and Tuesday June 4th, 2024 at 6-9pm 

Performances will be from August 22nd - September 22nd, 2024. Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:00 pm, Sundays at 1:00 pm. There is the possibility of added performances.

Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Sides will be provided. Actors can prepare a monologue from the script if they desire to but it is not required.

Please note any conflicts on audition form.

Script Synopsis:

Hawai`i in the 1970s was 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. Even with Hawai`i’s cultural renaissance at its peak and the sexual liberation movement booming throughout the nation, 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 island home and back again in their search for place.

Note from the Director: This show is based on  the real- life story of an amazing human. It is also a beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking queer story.  I am looking for non-binary and queer representation on stage to share this journey.  Please note that we have invited the cast who premiered this show on zoom in 2021 to reprise their roles, so the list below does not reflect the whole cast.  Some roles may be double cast.

Calvin/Mindy: Queer male (20’s) – Japanese twink.  Sassy and confident. Prefer actor who has experience with drag.

Ned: Queer male. Hawaiian (20ʻs)  - This actor may be double cast

Crystal- Female identifying, may be double cast as hula dancer

Jermaine: Queer, non-binary, Androgynous (20’s) – Very centered

Sargent: Cisgender male (Early 30’s) – Brash and attractive.

 You can read the script by Clicking Here

Call the Kumu Kahua Theatre office 536-4222 or email officemanager@kumukahua.org  if you need more information.

Reiko Ho is an accomplished director and multi-disciplinary theatre maker from Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, who loves telling stories that reflect the diverse voices of her island home. Her work has been seen throughout Hawaiʻi as well as nationally. Reiko is currently Artistic Associate for Honolulu Theatre for Youth, a member of The Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists (CAATA), and on the Board of Directors for TYA/USA, the leading national organization for professionals in the field of Theatre for Young Audiences.

MOSES GOODS III has an extensive history of experience on stages in Hawai‘i and abroad. He has written and performed in My Name is ‘Ōpūkaha‘ia (HMH), Duke, Paniolo: Stories and Songs of the Hawaiian Cowboy, and Kinolau, all commissioned and produced by HTY. He has been invited as a featured storyteller at international festivals such as National Museum of the American Indian: Hawai‘i Festival, Talking Stick Festival, Festival

Polynesia, Association of African American Museums, and Festival of Pacific Arts. Moses currently serves as a board member for the Network of Ensemble Theaters and the Consortium of Asian American Theaters & Artists. He holds an MA from UHM Department of Theatre & Dance. His performance work for KKT has included roles in Keith Kashiwada and John Wat’s adaptation of Lois Ann Yamanaka’s Heads by Harry, Alan Sutterfield’s King Kalākaua’s Poker Game, Sean T.C. O’Malley’s To the Last Hawaiian Soldier and Lee Tonouchi’s Gone Feeshing.

Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by The Kim Coco Fund for Justice of the Iwamoto Family Foundation, the NME Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, the Island Insurance Foundation, The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaiʻi, The AAPI Community Fund, The Richard Aadland Fund, The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The John R. Halligan Charitable Fund, Spectrum/Charter Communications, ABC Stores, the Gloria Kosasa Gainsley Fund, Hawaiʻi Public Radio, H. Hawaii Media, Simply Storage, Vacations Hawaiʻi, Zippy’s Restaurants, Highway Inn, Generations Magazine, CVS/Longs Drugs, HMSA, Hawaiian Electric, MonkeyPod, and other foundations, businesses, and loyal patrons.

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