AUDITIONS SET FOR KUMU KAHUA’S PRODUCTION OF Mendokusai by Eric Stack directed by Justina Mattos

Sunday June 11 and Monday June 12  
at 6:00 pm
at Kumu Kahua Theatre 
46 Merchant Street Honolulu, HI 96813

After losing his mother during the 2018 lava flow, Kūkunu has disconnected from culture and community, and taken refuge in a new marriage. However, his daughter’s dangerous position at the forefront of the Maunakea TMT controversy forces him to intervene, setting in motion a series of events which not all will survive. Through this crisis, we learn that someone who is “broken” may not be able to love in an ordinary way; but may instead love in a most extraordinary way.

**Mendokusai was the Kumu Kahua Theatre & UHM Theatre & Dance Department Annual Playwriting Contest Winner for The Hawaiʻi Prize in 2021

Auditions: Sunday and Monday June 11 and 12, 6:00- 9:00 pm. 

Possible Callbacks- Tuesday June 13 from 6:00-9:00 pm.

Rehearsals will begin in early July.  Performances will be from

August 17 - September 17, 2023, Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:00 pm, Sundays at 2:00 pm. 

There is the possibility of one week extension.

Director, Justina Mattos, is looking to cast 8 actors for the following roles:

KŪKUNU WAIKAHE Male. 58 years old. Teacher.

RISA WAIKAHE Female. 50 years old. Wife of KŪKUNU. Speaks English and Japanese.

‘ĀPIKI COLLINS Female. 53 years old. Lawyer. Activist. KŪKUNU’s ex-wife.

MIKIHILINA WAIKAHE Female. 60 years old. KŪKUNU’s sister.

ILILANI WAIKAHE Female. 16 years old. Daughter of KŪKUNU and ‘ĀPIKI

LAKI WAIKAHE Male. 55 years old. Brother to KŪKUNU and MIKIHILINA.

SHINKO Male. 18 years old. Spirit of RISA’s son. Speaks English and Japanese.

PALAI/POLICE OFFICER Late 50s. PALAI is the Principal of the Hawaiian school where KŪKUNU teaches. PALAI can be any gender and it is implied that s/he may be an ex of KŪKUNU. The police officer may also be any gender.

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Auditions will consist of movement exercises and 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.

 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.