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Kumu Kahua Theatre And Bamboo Ridge Press Announce The November 2024 Prompt For Go Try PlayWrite


by Blair Ingenthron - November 01, 2024

Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press announce the November prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite. Thanks to a generous donation from an anonymous donor, contest winners in 2024 will receive a $100.00 check as well as a subscription to Bamboo Ridge Pr...

Previews: Hawaii Winter Theatre Preview Roundup


by F.H. Kekoa - November 01, 2024

The holiday season is just around the corner, and the islands have some wonderful theatre offerings to keep spirits high! Check out some of the shows we’re looking forward to, broken down by island, and listed in order of opening date....

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the Winner of the September 2024 Go Try PlayWrite Contest


by Stephi Wild - October 16, 2024

The September Go Try PlayWrite winner is Matthew Miller for his piece Hell, If I Know Matthew Miller is an improviser. Born and raised on Oahu, Matthew doesn’t usually write because Matthew has a difficult time being creative in that medium, but Matthew sometimes gets lucky performing in small parts...

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the October 2024 Prompt for Go Try PlayWrite


by Stephi Wild - October 02, 2024

Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press has announced the October prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite....

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the Winner of the August 2024 Go Try PlayWrite Contest


by Stephi Wild - September 16, 2024

The August Go Try PlayWrite winner is Lee A. Tonouchi for his piece Need for Speed. Lee A. Tonouchi a.k.a. 'Da Pidgin Guerrilla' had couple few plays produce befo by Kumu Kahua Theatre. His play Oriental Faddah and Son ran at Paliku Theatre. ...

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the September 2024 Prompt for Go Try PlayWrite


by Stephi Wild - September 03, 2024

Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the September prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite....

Previews: REGIONAL FALL THEATRE PREVIEW ROUNDUP


by F.H. Kekoa - August 26, 2024

Lots of great shows are on the horizon across the islands!...

Kumu Kahua Theatre Announces New Pricing


by Blair Ingenthron - August 11, 2024

Due to the increased costs of operation, Kumu Kahua Theatre is raising individual ticket pricing by $3.00 for all mainstage productions and ticket-types, effective immediately. Subscription prices, will not be affected, and subscribers will still be able to purchase additional individual tickets for...

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the August 2024 Prompt for Go Try PlayWrite


by Stephi Wild - August 06, 2024

Kumu Kahua Theatre, in collaboration with Bamboo Ridge Press have announced the August prompt for their monthly play writing contest, Go Try PlayWrite....

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the Winner of the June 2024 Go Try PlayWrite Contest


by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2024

 The June Go Try PlayWrite winner is Kirk Johnson for his piece I Was Right After All. Kirk Johnson retired from the New York Times after nearly 40 years as a journalist and author and has now embarked on a second career as a playwright. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Fran. ...

Past Shows

The Conversion of Kaʻahumanu


When Lucy Thurston and Sybil Bingham arrive on the shores of Oahu in 1820, a year after Queen Kaahumanu overthrew the traditional kapu system in ...

The Kasha of Kaimukī
The Kasha of Kaimukī
10/28 - 11/14/2021


Based on the most famous & terrifying haunted house in Hawaii comes the thriller The Kasha of Kaimuk. Sam & Amanda are a lesbian couple ...

Way of a God
1/16 - 2/16/2020


Way of a God...


Kiki Rivera....


Alani Apio. World Premiere...

Da Beer Can Hat
5/23 - 6/23/2019


Kumu Kahua Theatre: Darrell H. Y. Lum; dir: Harry Wong....

The Watcher of Waipuna
3/21 - 4/20/2019


Kumu Kahua Theatre: Gary Pak; dir: Harry Wong....


Kumu Kahua Theatre: Daniel A. Kelin, II; dir: Harry Wong....

June is the First Fall
11/8 - 12/9/2018


Yilong Liu; dir: Harry Wong....

Demigods Anonymous
3/22 - 4/22/2018


Noa Helela; dir: Harry Wong. Kumu Kahua Theatre:...

Who Killed Gilbert Botello?
8/24 - 9/24/2017


Garrick Paikai; dir: Harry Wong....


Lee Cataluna; dir: Harry Wong. World Premiere...


Kiki , Victor Rodger; dir: Taurie Kinoshita, Anapela Polataivao. Kumu Kahua Theatre:...

Buffalo?ed
Buffalo?ed
1/26 - 2/26/2017


Buffalo’ed Hawai‘i Premiere by Jeannie Barroga Directed by Reb Beau Allen Drama of Our Forgotten History Kumu Kahua Theatre begins 2017 with a story of ...

Buffaloed
1/26 - 2/26/2017


Jeannie Barroga; dir: Reb Beau Allen. Kumu Kahua Theatre:...

iHula
11/3 - 12/4/2016


Ryan Okinaka; dir: Harry Wong. World Premiere...

iHula
11/3 - 12/4/2016


Ryan Okinaka; dir: Harry Wong. World Premiere...

UchinaAloha
8/25 - 10/2/2016


Lee A. Tonouchi; dir: Reiko Ho....

UchinaAloha
8/25 - 10/2/2016


Lee A. Tonouchi; dir: Reiko Ho....

Aloha Las Vegas
7/14 - 7/31/2016


Ed Sakamoto; dir: Harry Wong....

Aloha Las Vegas
7/14 - 7/31/2016


Ed Sakamoto; dir: Harry Wong....

Koi, Like the Fish
Koi, Like the Fish
5/29 - 6/29/2014


A young woman, her husband and child move in to her ailing uncle’s house to take care of him. But Koi, used to living alone, ...

C*CKadoodledoo
C*CKadoodledoo
3/27 - 4/27/2014


In a small rural town where “nothing interesting happens,” a chunk of meteor lands in farmer Templeton’s chicken coop and changes everything – including the ...

Moa a M???, Chicken Into King


Born in France, Jean Charlot (1898-1979) emigrated to Mexico where he became a renowned muralist. In 1949 he moved to Hawaii as a teacher and ...

Flowers of Hawai‘i
Flowers of Hawai‘i
11/7 - 12/7/2013


Kumu audience favorite Lee Cataluna returns to our stage with a series of short playlets depicting the strained and often confrontational relationships among members of ...

Kamau A‘e
Kamau A‘e
5/31 - 7/1/2012


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 ...

Wilcox’s Shot
Wilcox’s Shot
3/29 - 4/29/2012


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 ...

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Morgan's Corner in Hawaii Morgan's Corner
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