Kumu Kahua Theatre Presents STELLA RISING, 2/7-8

Stella Rising: ?An American Family Odyssey, a one-woman musical play by? and featuring Napua Davoy, will have its Hawai'i premiere at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street in downtown Honolulu, Monday, February 7 and Tuesday, February 8.  Both performances are at 7:30pm.Mother vs. daughter, East vs. West, a painful childhood vs. an unexpected second chance, Napua Davoy's Stella Rising is a complex and uplifting musical auto-biography that distills a family's turbulent history into a potent evening of theater.  The story of a daughter forced to reevaluate her contentious relationship with her Alzheimer's suffering mother is movingly told through monologue, movement and haunting original compositions that range from Jazz to Blues to Opera.  Stella is finally brought back to her home of Lahina, Maui before she forgets everything.

New York based playwright/composer/performer Napua Davoy possesses a command of the stage that moves the audience to tears.  Jacques Lamarre, of the Hartford Stage calls Ms. Davoy, "A one-woman tour de force!"

Kumu Kahua Theatre is an air-conditioned, intimate 100-seat performance space; Patrons are strongly advised to purchase tickets in advance as individual performances do sell out.  Performances are at 7:30pm Monday and Tuesday.  Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our box office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday.  Ticket prices are $5 for this Dark Night.  Tickets are on sale now.  For more information about this and other productions, or to buy tickets online, visit www.KumuKahua.org.
 
Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture and the arts in Hawai'i (with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts); the Annenberg Foundation; the Hawai'i State Legislature; the taxpayers of the City & County of Honolulu; the Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons. 

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