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Kennedy Theatre's 2002 - 2003 Season
ON THE MAINSTAGE -
SEASON SUBSCRIPTION EVENTS
The Boy Who Stole the Stars
By Julian Wiles
Directed by Tamara Hunt
September 20, 21, 28 at
8pm
September 29 at 2pm
Fantasy and reality blend together in this exciting play about discovering the mysteries of the nighttime sky and the meaning of friendship. Share the adventures and challenges of a young local boy who enlists the aid of his dying grandfather to "count the stars" as his summer science project. A patchwork of visual images enhances the production as constellations are revealed and a dragon of stars challenges our hero to a battle. Opening night audiences will enjoy a stargazing party on the Kennedy Theatre lawn following the performance.
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Tickets on sale September
9:
$10 Regular
$ 9 Seniors/Military/UH Faculty & Staff
$ 7 Non-UHM Students & Children
$ 3 UHM students with validated Fall 02 ID
Lysistrata
By Aristophanes
Translated by Kenneth McLeish
Directed by Glenn Cannon
October 25, 26, 31, November
1, 2 at 8pm
November 3 at 2pm
The source may be Greek, but the result will be anything but! Sex, war and politics are at their funniest in this very modern and very risque treatment of Aristophanes' timeless story about women finding a way to take charge in a world where men call the shots. This production will contain explicit sexual references.
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Tickets on sale October 14:
$12 Regular
$10 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$ 8 Non-UHM Students
$ 3UHM students with validated Fall 02 Photo ID
Kyôgen: Laughter for All Time
Directed by Julie A. Iezzi
Training provided by master artists of the Okura School of Kyôgen
December 6, 7, 12, 13,
14 at 8pm
December 15 at 2pm
Perfect comedy fare for the holiday season! Kyôgen is Japan's classical comic theatre, a tradition as popular today as it was 600 years ago. Three short plays depict situational comedies that will appeal to everyone--a story of a master and his conniving servants desperate to get into their master's sake supply; a tale of a mountain priest who plays a hilarious trick on an unwitting servant; and a family farce about a demanding wife and mother-in-law, and a put-upon husband who figures out a way to get back! Master artists from Japan will be in residence to train UH students for this exciting project.
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Tickets on sale November
25:
$12 Regular
$10 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$ 8 Non-UHM Students
$ 3 UHM students with validated Fall 02 PhotoID
Dance
Korea!
A Celebration of Korean Immigration
Performance by students from UHM and from the Korea National University of the Arts
February 14, 15, 21, 22
at 8pm
February 16 and 23 at 2pm
This unique collaboration between dance students from Hawai i and from Korea celebrates the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to our islands. The concert includes performances by UH students choreographed by Jeong Ho Nam, a pre-eminent choreographer from Korea. Hawai i audiences and students will experience some of the cutting-edge work that is going on in Korea's contemporary dance scene as well as the work of a local Korean dance instructor.
Tickets on sale February 3:
$12 Regular
$10 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$ 8 Non-UHM Students
$ 3 UHM students with validated Spring 03 PhotoID
The Robbers
By Friedrich Schiller
Translated by Robert David MacDonald
Directed by Markus Wessendorf
April 25, 26, May 1, 2,
3 at 8pm
May 4 at 2pm
The works of the great 18th-century German writer Friedrich Schiller had a profound effect on all the arts of his time. His poem "Ode to Joy" formed the climax of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, and Verdi later based four of his operas on Schiller's plays. The Robbers, Schiller's first play, tells the dark story of two brothers driven to extremes–the impetuous idealist Karl and his scheming brother Franz. This contemporary production will use a new translation of the play and will create a collage of contemporary references, various musical styles, and barren landscapes to tell the story of a family destroyed.
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Tickets on sale April 14:
$12 Regular
$10 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$ 8 Non-UHM Students
$ 3 UHM students with validated Spring 03 PhotoID
SPECIAL EVENTS ON KENNEDY THEATRE MAINSTAGE
Jim Gamble & His Puppets "Celebrate America!"
One performance only:
Saturday, Jan 11 at 7pm
Hawaii's favorite puppeteer returns again but this time with a show filled with red-white-and-blue spirit, songs, and patriotic numbers. This variety marionette show is guaranteed to have the whole family cheering!
Tickets on sale January
6:
$10 Regular
$ 9 Seniors/Military/UH Faculty & Staff
$ 7 Non-UHM Students & Children
$ 3 UHM students with validated Spring 03 Photo ID
PRIMETIME IN THE EARLE ERNST LAB THEATRE
Fine Dancing
By Vilsoni Hereniko
Directed by Angela Mangano
Choreographed by Norman Muñoz
September 4, 5, 6, 7 at
8pm
September 8 at 2pm
Tickets on sale September 3
This Pacific ritual dance-drama about the magical and healing powers of Tahitian dance serves as a metaphor for sexual and cultural identity as a confused policeman and his alienated wife try to ‘find themselves.' Written by UH Professor of Pacific Island Studies Vilsoni Hereniko, the play will be directed by Angela Mangano as her MFA thesis production in directing.
Choreography by Melissa Teodoro and Ana Paula Höfling
November 13, 14, 15, 16
at 8pm
November 17 at 2pm
Tickets on sale November 12
This joint concert showcases the choreographic work of MFA thesis candidates Melissa Teodoro and Ana Paula Höfling. The concert will include new works as well as some restaging of earlier works such as Bach ‘n' Balls, a piece where orange balls dance to Bach's "Goldberg Variations"; Tchintchirote, In the Middle; Underwater Study; and Bachianas Cabeleiras, a comic piece about hair and bad haircuts.
By Deborah Poage
Directed by Sammie Choy
January 29, 30, 31, February
1 at 8pm
February 2 at 2pm
Tickets on sale January 27
Darkweed is a venture into the realm of horror comic fantasy in which an aspiring comic book creator falls victim to his own creation as he is drawn further and further into fantasies of conquest and betrayal. Darkweed is the MFA thesis production for playwriting candidate Deborah Poage and will be directed by MFA directing candidate Sammie Choy.
By Samuel Beckett
Directed by Tim Wiler
March 12, 13, 14, 15 at
8pm
March 16 at 2pm
Tickets on sale March 10
Vladimir and Estragon meet Tarokaja and Jirokaja in this Kyôgen-style staging of Beckett's masterpiece. This is Tim Wiler's MFA thesis production in Asian performance.
Footholds II:
Young Choreographers on Stage
April 2, 3, 4, 5 at 8pm
April 6 at 2pm
Tickets on sale March 31
An annual display of the best new work from student choreographers. Also included will be works by BFA candidate Traci Chun.
Footholds III:
Fly High Fly Silently
Choreography by Jennifer
Butler
(Replacing "A Night at the Catwalk Club", choreography by Cora
Yamagata)
May 7, 8, 9, 10 at 8pm
May 11 at 2pm
Tickets on sale May 5
Jennifer Butler, MFA Dance candidate, will create a full length program of her choreography, past and present.
Prime Time Lab Theatre
Ticket Prices:
$ 9 Regular
$ 7 Students, Seniors, Military, UH Faculty & Staff, Non-UHM Students
$ 3 UHM Students with validated Photo ID
Post Show Raps!
Join us after the Friday evening performances of Primetime and Late Night performances in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre for a free discussion. Meet the director, actors, dancers, and designers, ask questions, and share your thoughts about what you've just experienced!
All seating in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre is general admission. Latecomers will not be admitted to the theatre once the performance has begun.
LATE NIGHT IN THE EARLE ERNST LAB THEATRE
Hysterical: A Short History of the Vibrator
By Hilary Wright
Directed by Jennifer Goodlander
September 21, 27, 28 at
10:30pm
September 22 at 8pm
A pair of graduate students team up to bring you this comic romp about sexual politics, the influence of capitalism, and the history of sex toys. The audience will even get to help decide the ending! Hilary Wright is an MFA Playwriting candidate and Jennifer Goodlander, an MFA Directing candidate.
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By Sarah Kane
Directed by Taurie Kinoshita
October 26, November 1,
2 at 11pm
October 27 at 8pm
This modern masterpiece by the late great British playwright will be the first Kane work to be presented in Hawaii. Kane, a key figure in the exciting new wave of British drama which has developed since 1995, committed suicide in 1999, leaving behind a fascinating legacy of five unforgettable and haunting plays.
By Shepard and Joseph Chaikin
Directed by Allyson Paris
February 15, 21, 22
at 11pm
February 16 at 8pm
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Chase
Conceived and directed by Cristian E. Ellauri
April 25, 26, May 2, 3 at 11pm
Post Show Rap following the Friday night performances.
The national craze of hip-hop theatre comes to Kennedy in this Late Night Production. The character Chase helps his brother battle conformity with rap, dance, sound effects, blues and percussion.
Late Night Theatre Ticket
Prices:
$ 7 Regular
$ 6 Seniors/Military/UH Faculty & Staff/Non-UHM Students
$ 3 UHM students with validated Photo ID
Late Night Box Office Information:
Tickets for the Late Night Theatre productions go on sale at the door
to the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre one hour prior to curtain only. All seating
in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre is general admission. Latecomers will not
be admitted to the theatre once the performance has begun.
Post Show Raps!
Join us after the Friday evening performances of Primetime and Late Night performances in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre for a free discussion. Meet the director, actors, dancers, and designers, ask questions, and share your thoughts about what you've just experienced!
Tickets for the Late Night Lab productions go on sale at the door to the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre one hour prior to curtain only. All seating in the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre is general admission. Latecomers will not be admitted to the theatre once the performance has begun.
The Kennedy Theatre Box Office regular hours are Monday through Friday 10am through 3pm. For additional information, disability access or to charge by phone, the Box Office can be reached at 956-7655 (v/t).
Last revised: February 25, 2003
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Box Office
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(808) 956-2598
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