KUMU KAHUA THEATRE

Current and upcoming play schedule.
For more information about the theatre, visit the Kumu Kahua website.

Dates:
September 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, 29-30, October 1-2, 6-9

American Sign Language Performance Available Upon Request
Please contact Kumu Kahua at Box Office Phone: (808) 536-4441 Email:
kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net

Cane Fields Burning
By Kemuel DeMoville

Showing Sep 8 - Oct 9, 2011

"Something's stirring in the shadows. Something's coming. Something's waiting."

Ghosts, demons, and dark memories haunt Hawai‘i's plantation fields in this tale of a curse passed down through the generations. An old man has died; as his son and grandson sort through his belongings, the photograph of a beautiful woman exposes the violent secret buried in the old man's past.

The winner of the Kumu Kahua/UH Manoa Playwriting Contest, Cane Fields Burning uses the elegant power of Japanese Noh theatre to tell the story of a family struggling to escape its tortured history.

Dates:
November 10-13, 17-20, 25-27, December 1-4, 8-11

American Sign Language Performance Available Upon Request
Please contact Kumu Kahua at Box Office Phone: (808) 536-4441 Email:
kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net

A Jivebomber's Christmas
By Saachiko and Dom Magwili

Showing Nov 10 - Dec 11, 2011

No show on Thu, Nov 24 due to Thanksgiving

"Want people together, right? Want community spirit? Then we gotta throw a roo-too-toolioo-do Christmas dance with all the trimmings!"

It's Christmas, 1943, but nobody feels like celebrating. The world is at war and the soldiers of the 442nd Battalion are fighting in Europe, while at home, Japanese Americans are being illegally detained in internment camps. A group of kids, raised on jazz and jive, social clubs and swing dancing, decides to raise the camp's spirits—with a Christmas show.

Filled with song and dance, laughter and warmth, A Jivebomber's Christmas arrives at Kumu Kahua just in time for the holidays.

Dates:
January 26-29, February 2-4, 9-12, 16-19, 23-26

American Sign Language Performance Available Upon Request
Please contact Kumu Kahua at Box Office Phone: (808) 536-4441 Email:
kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net

Saturday Night at the Pahala Theater
By Lois-Ann Yamanaka, Adapted by John H.Y. Wat and Harry Wong, III/p>

Showing Jan 26 - Feb 26, 2012

No show on Sun, Feb 5, due to the Superbowl

“I tell you something. No tell nobody, okay?”

The unforgettable poetry of Lois-Ann Yamanaka unfolds in this new theatrical adaptation. Meet Tita, Girlie, Lucy, Kala, and other young women on the brink of adulthood, as they explore sexual awakening, family abuse, peer pressure, and identity. With humor, pain, and raw honesty, their voices come to life on Kumu Kahua’s intimate stage.

The winner of the Pushcart Prize, Saturday Night at the Pahala Theatre was Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s first major work and introduced the world to one of Hawai‘i’s bravest writers.

This play contains strong language.

Dates:
March 29-31, April 1, 5-7, 12-15, 19-22, 26-29

American Sign Language Performance Available Upon Request
Please contact Kumu Kahua at Box Office Phone: (808) 536-4441 Email:
kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net

Wilcox's Shot
By Sean T.C. O'Malley

Showing Mar 29 - Apr 29, 2012

No show on Sun, Apr 8 due to Easter

“Let them remember a Hawaiian Patriot, not a Rebel. I fought for one cause and one cause only my entire life: the Hawaiian cause.”

1901: Robert Kalanihiapo Wilcox, the revolutionary-turned-politician, arrives in Washington as Hawai‘i’s first delegate to Congress. A man of action in a powerless position, Wilcox confronts some of the most famous names of the era as he grapples with his own role in shaping Hawai‘i’s future.

Wilcox’s Shot dramatizes the life of one of our most fascinating historical figures, at the dawn of the 20th century.

Dates:
May 31, June 1-3, 7-10, 14-17, 21-24, 28-30, July 1

American Sign Language Performance Available Upon Request
Please contact Kumu Kahua at Box Office Phone: (808) 536-4441 Email:
kumukahuatheatre@hawaiiantel.net

Kamau A'e
By Alani Apio

Showing May 31 - Jul 1, 2012

"Kamau a‘e—you carry forward that which needs to be remembered. One thing Hawaiians get: we know what is pono."

The Hawaiian Sovereignty movement, with its complexities and controversies, takes the stage in this powerful drama. Fresh out of prison, Michael Kawaipono Mahekona joins a group of activists on a mission to reclaim Hawaiian land. As the group splinters over whether to stand firm or compromise on its principles, Michael must decide how to stay true to what he believes.

First produced in 1997, Kamau A‘e returns to Kumu Kahua, sharing its message with a new generation of audiences.

This play contains strong language.