The Fire Out Lives the Burning House: A Staged Reading of Joseph Stanton's play of noh poems
The Fire Out Lives the Burning House:
A Staged Reading of Joseph Stanton's play of noh poems
Directed by Marguerite Saxton
Joseph Stanton a retired professor of art history who has published eight books of poems (over 700 poems!) and many other sorts of books. His poems have appeared in distinguished journals and anthologies, such as Poetry, Harvard Review, Antioch Review, and New Letters.
Mr. Stanton has graciously offered Marguerite Saxton the opportunity to direct a staged reading of a small portion of these poems - those inspired by classic plays within the Japanese theatrical tradition of Nohgaku, or Noh, for short. Saxton has gathered local performers from varying theatrical backgrounds for this exciting event. She is proud to present Stanton's beautifully poised words on Kumu Kahua's legendary stage.
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Featuring:
Amy Sullivan
Lurana Donnels O'Malley
Stu Hirayama
Nicholas Gianforti
Brandon Hagio
Amber Baker
Andrew Baker
Carey Smith
Joseph Charles Stanton is a poet and a scholar who taught art history and American studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa where he is a Professor Emeritus.
Joseph Stanton's books of poems include A Field Guide to the Wildlife of Suburban Oʻahu, Cardinal Points, Imaginary Museum: Poems on Art, and What the Kite Thinks. He has published more than 300 poems in such journals as Poetry, Harvard Review, Poetry East, The Cortland Review, Ekphrasis, Bamboo Ridge, Elysian Fields Quarterly, Endicott Studio's Journal of the Mythic Arts, and New York Quarterly.
In 2007, Ted Kooser selected one of Stanton's poems for his "American Life in Poetry" column. Under the guidance of Makoto Ooka, he participated with Wing Tek Lum and Jean Toyama in the collaborative renshi poem What the Kite Thinks.
Marguerite Saxton is a Hawai’i based theatre-maker who currently serves as the House Manager for Manoa Valley Theatre and the Managing Director for the O’ahu Fringe Fest. Her directorial work encompasses absurd & avant-garde physical theatre. She is interested in stories told through the body, with little to no spoken language. Marguerite is also an educator; teaching theatre and circus courses to youth, teens, and adults.
Check out her website to see what’s
she’s up to.
Margueritesaxton.com
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, HUB Coworking, Vacations Hawaiʻi, Zippy’s Restaurants, Highway Inn, Generations Magazine, CVS/Longs Drugs, HMSA, Hawaiian Electric, MonkeyPod, and other foundations, businesses, and loyal patrons.