Kumu Kahua Theatre announces a new STAGES educational course for production directors on Oʻahu.

Kumu Kahua Theatre announces a new STAGES educational course for production directors on ʻOahu. Theatre Artistic Director and respected production director, Harry Wong III, will teach theatre direction via script study and critical analysis of productions on Oʻahu.

A small group of students will be selected to receive instruction on how to “think like a director;” they will receive instruction, read and discuss plays, then view and critique three upcoming plays throughout the season running through August of 2023. The course will consist of eleven, 3-hour sessions, in addition to viewing of three productions. 

The goal of this course is to identify and support burgeoning directors to assistant direct upcoming Kumu Kahua Theatre productions and programs, and thereby add to the pool of trained and experienced theatre directors on Oʻahu.

Students of various levels of experience will be invited to participate.

All selected students will receive this instruction compliments of Kumu Kahua Theatre.

There will also be three slots available for individuals wishing to audit this class. If selected, the cost to audit this class will be $300.

If you would like to be considered for this course, please complete this form and upload your resume by January 20th. Selected students will receive further information and the course will begin in late January, 2023.

Up Next at Kumu Kahua Theatre in partnership with Hawaiʻi Conservatory of Performing Arts at Windward Community College, Gone Feeshing by Lee A. Tonouchi 

Gone Feeshing runs January 19th through February 19th, 2023. Click Here to buy tickets.

Coming in February to Kumu Kahua Theatre

Join us on February 13th at 7pm for our next installment of The Work! Continuing to show case our Go Try PlayWrite contestants, Kat Nakano is our next featured playwright with her play, Gregg and DaneVs.Ka-Ka-roach

Click here to enter the January 2023 Go Try PlayWrite Contest!!

Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by 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 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, EcoSheild, The Kim Coco Fund for Justice of the Iwamoto Family Foundation, Vacations Hawaiʻi, Zippy’s Restaurants, Hawaiian Electric, Edric Sakamoto, Ron and Rachel Heller, Lenard and Charlotte Chow, Hawaiʻi Conservatory of Performing Arts at Windward Community College, and other foundations, businesses, and loyal patrons.