Kumu Kahua Theatre Offers Free Play Previews to Educators; SOUND AND BEAUTY Set for Today
By: BWW News Desk May. 29, 2013
In an effort to both extend its reach and say 'mahalo' to Hawai`i educators, Kumu Kahua Theatre has been offering free preview tickets to this season's shows.
The most recent of these preview nights was very successful, with teachers from around the island attending Mona Z. Smith's 'All That Remains.' The director, Traci Mariano, and Smith were on hand to interact with audience members, post-performance (photo link at bottom).
'We are always looking for ways to partner with island schools to encourage both student attendance at theatrical events and partnership with teachers for greater student absorption of our literature, history, sociology, psychology, etcetera,' says KKT managing director Donna Blanchard. 'This year we received a grant from the Hawaiian Electric Industries Charitable Foundation, and learned that they share our passion for student growth through Art, which makes events like these possible.'
Kumu Kahua has also developed Education Guides, available for teachers. Also available, upon request from educators, are special theatre events, such as pre or post-show talks with play production teams, including directors, actors and, when possible, playwrights.
Teachers interested in learning more about previews, education guides and arranging talks for their students should contact Donna Blanchard at Kumu Kahua Theatre: 808-536-4222.
The next preview will be of David Henry Hwang's 'Sound and Beauty' today, May 29, 2013. Call the Kumu Kahua Theatre box office for reservations and information: 808-536-4441.
'All That Remains' continues to run:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8pm
April 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 2013
Sundays 2pm
April 14, 21, 28, 2013
Upcoming show: first performed off-Broadway in 1983, 'Sound and Beauty' reveals the strange and lyrical world of David Henry Hwang, the Tony Award-winning author of M. Butterfly and Chinglish. This show will be performed:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8pm
May 30, 31; June 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, 2013
Sundays 2pm
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 2013
*American Sign Language interpretation available upon request
Tickets can be purchased online at www.kumukahua.org, with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our box office at 46 Merchant Street (corner of Bethel & Merchant Streets, downtown) between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday. Ticket prices range from $5 to $20.
Pictured: Julia Lopresti of Aiea Intermediate and Scott Souza of Roosevelt High School, pictured with Alan Oshima of Hawaiian Electric Industris, Mona Z Smith (playwright) and Traci Mariano (director), and KKT managing director Donna Blanchard.
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