Kumu Kahua Theatre Extends FLOWERS OF HAWAII Through 12/15

Due to the quick sell-out of scheduled performances of Lee Cataluna's Flowers of Hawai'i, Kuma Kahua Theatre is proud to announce that the production has been extended for another week of shows.

"Lee's show about relationships in Hawai'i has connected with the audience in such a significant way," said Kumu Kahua Theatre Managing Director, Donna Blanchard. "This is a very local show, with universal themes! Since the reception to it has been so overwhelmingly wonderful, we decided to add four more performances to the schedule."

Flowers of Hawai'i is Cataluna's eigth play to be performed at Kumu Kahua Theatre. The show consists of ten vignettes depicting interwoven relationships between family members, friends and lovers.

Following the production on December 14th, the audience will be invited to stay for a talk-story with Lee Cataluna.

The new dates for the added performances are Thursday, December 12, Friday, December 13 and Saturday, December 14 all at 8pm. The closing show will be a matinee on Sunday, December 15 at 2pm. Tickets for the additional performances can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, at KumuKahua.org, or by visiting the box office at 46 Merchant Street (corner of Bethel and Merchant streets, downtown) between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday. Ticket prices range from $5 to $20.

Lee Cataluna is an award-winning playwright and author of the books Folks You Meet in Longs and Three Years on Doreen's Sofa. Eleven of her plays have been performed in theatres around the state. She worked as an anchor and reporter in local television and wrote a metro column for the Honolulu Advertiser for 12 years. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from UC Riverside and has been a member of the 'Iolani School English Department since 2012.

The show is directed by Kumu Kahua Theatre Artistic Director, Harry Wong and features fifteen cast members, including Jacob Song, Charlotte Dias, Danielle Zalopany, Jaime Bradner, Jason Quine, Julia LoPresti, Karen Hironaga, Kati Kuroda, Lisa Katagiri-Bright, Nick Nakama, Reb Allen, Tiffany Brown, Tyler Tanabe, Wil Kahele, and Wil Hao.

Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by The Hawai?i State Foundation on Culture and Arts through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaii and by the National Endowment for the Arts. Also paid for in part by the taxpayers of the City & County of Honolulu; the Mayor?s Office of Culture and the Arts; The Annenberg Foundation, McInerny Foundation (Bank of Hawaii, Trustee); Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) Charitable Foundation and Hawaiian Electric Company; The Star Advertiser and other Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.

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