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Kumu Kahua Theatre Launches 2025 Directors Workshop


by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2025

Kumu Kahua Theatre has announced a new STAGES educational course for production directors on Oʻahu. Harry Wong III will teach theatre direction via script study and critical analysis of productions on Oʻahu....

Kumu Kahua Theatre And Bamboo Ridge Press Announce The January 2025 Prompt


by A.A. Cristi - January 02, 2025

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

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal Winners For October and November Go Try PlayWrite Contest


by Stephi Wild - December 20, 2024

 The October Go Try PlayWrite winner is Randy Otaka for his piece I'll Shoyu!! Randy Otaka is in his third year of teaching at Wheeler Middle School, now as an Innovations (Intro to Computer Science) teacher....

Kumu Kahua Theatre and Bamboo Ridge Press Reveal the December 2024 Prompt


by Stephi Wild - December 02, 2024

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

 Ryan “Oki” Naka and The Improv Superette Bring Comedy to the Kumu Kahua Theatre


by Stephi Wild - November 20, 2024

 Ryan “Oki” Naka and The Improv Superette will perform a night of comedy at Kumu Kahua Theatre! Audiences are invited to experience a unique, unscripted performance. ...

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. ...

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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