Kumu Kahua Theatre Holds Auditions for Who You Again? by Ryan Okinaka
WHAT: Auditions for Who You Again? by Ryan Okinaka
WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre 46 Merchant Street
WHEN: 2:00 pm-5:00 pm Saturday, January 8th, 2022 & 6:00 pm-9:00 pm Sunday, January 9th, 2022
INFO: 808-536-4222,
kumukahua.org and
officemanager@kumukahua.org
Open auditions will be held to cast the world premiere of Who You Again?, written by Ryan Okinaka. The show will be directed by Denny Hironaga and runs March 24-April 24, 2022. Both the auditions and performances for this production will be held live at Kumu Kahua Theatre.
Show description:
A family struggles to care for their matriarch as dementia slowly steals her memories away. Her grandson's method of existing within - and adding to - the imaginative world she inhabits creates a special bond. He helps her cope with the changing realities, and she gives him the gift of self-acceptance.
Director Denny Hironaga is looking for actors to fill the following roles:
Grandma Mele- 86yrs old. sharp and active, yet showing signs of dementia. Constant struggle between a tenacious spirit with a fragile body.
Thomas- 20-28yrs bubbly, playful, curious, and stubborn. His curiosity and assertive nature aids him in making new discoveries.
Mom/Leah- 50-60yrs stubborn, tired, strong, and caring. The oldest of seven kids, she’s been a motherly presence since she was a child. Working, volunteering, and caring for her mother has stretched her very thin, yet, somehow she perseveres.
Dad/Robert- 40-50yrs carefree, energetic, vibrant, yet naïve. Not the best father and an ex-husband to Leah. Robert seemed to cause this small family more problems than anything else.
Colin- 24-34yrs. Kind, passionate, nurturing, yet slightly vain. A registered Nurse; Colin is brought in to assist the family in caring for Mele.
All actors should be familiar with the play. A digital copy of the script can be found
here. Auditions will consist of readings from the script.
For further information, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre office at 536-4222, or email
officemanager@kumukahua.org.
Ryan “OKI” Okinaka was born and raised in Honolulu, Hi; Ryan prefers to go by the name Oki, a nickname based on his last name. Oki has performed in numerous stage productions, as well as, various television, web, and film roles. He's also a playwright having produced his first production, iHula at Kumu Kahua Theater. He's performed improv comedy for nearly ten years and has been a member of Improvhi. He's also assisted in writing, performing, and producing Waikiki PD, a local police sketch comedy series.
Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by the NME Fund of the Hawai?i Community Foundation, the Island Insurance Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020 and the American Rescue Plan of 2021, McInerny Foundation (Bank of Hawaii, Trustee); The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai?i, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Hawaiian Electric Company, Alexander & Baldwin, The John R Halligan Charitable Fund, Spectrum/Charter Communications, ABC Stores, the Gloria Kosasa Gainsley Fund, Hawai?i Public Radio, The Kim Coco Fund for Justice of the Iwamoto Family Foundation, Edric Sakamoto, John Mazur and other foundations, businesses, and loyal patrons.
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