2008-2009

Click here for PDF of the 2008-09 Season Brochure

On the Mainstage:

The Little Snow Fox
And Other Tales of the North Pacific

Adapted by Kemuel DeMoville
Based on the book "TiQri, The Little Snow Fox" by Tamara Montgomery and Jodi Parry Belknap with illustrations by Joseph D. Dodd
Directed by Tamara Montgomery
Choreography by Amy L. Schiffner
Oct 3, 4 at 7:30pm
Oct 5 at 2pm

A whimsical trilogy of stories about animals of the North Pacific told with the help of puppets, dance and special effects. Environmental tales that will delight children ages 3 to 8 and their families.

Ticket prices:
$15 Regular
$14 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$12 Students, Children
$ 5 UHM Students with validated ID
All service fees included.

Tickets on sale online, at outlets, and at 483-7123 on Sept 15. Tickets on sale at Kennedy Theatre on Sept 22.

Macbeth

By William Shakespeare
Directed by Paul T. Mitri
Nov 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 at 8pm
Nov 23 at 2pm

"Something wicked this way comes..."

Blood, witches, murder, ambition--Macbeth is a frightening look at the dark sides of ourselves when absolute power corrupts absolutely. A postmodern, multi-cultural take on one of Shakespeare's bloodiest tragedies.

Ticket prices:
$18 Regular
$16 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$12 Students
$ 5 UHM Students with validated ID
All service fees included.

Tickets on sale online, at outlets, and at 483-7123 on Sept 15. Tickets on sale at Kennedy Theatre on Oct 27.

Partial funding for Macbeth provided by the UH Special Fund for Innovative Scholarship and Creative Work.

Sumida River
(Sumidagawa)

Guest Directed by Richard Emmert
Training by masters of the Kita School of Noh
Project Direction by Julie A. Iezzi
March 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 at 8pm
March 15 at 2pm

One of the Japanese noh theatre's most moving stories of a distraught mother's search for her abducted son. While crossing the Sumida River, she discovers the chilling truth of the whereabouts of her child. A rare glimpse at the power and beauty of noh's traditional music and movement, exquisite costumes and masks. Watch for the accompanying Noh-Kyôgen exhibit at the East-West Center Gallery.

Ticket prices:
$18 Regular
$16 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$12 Students
$ 5 UHM Students with validated ID
All service fees included.

Tickets on sale online, at outlets, and at 483-7123 on Sept 15. Tickets on sale at Kennedy Theatre on Feb 23.

Partial funding provided by the Office of the Chancellor, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa  and the University of Hawai‘i Center for Japanese Studies.

Dance: Roots and Offshoots



Choreography by UHM Faculty and Guest Artists
Performance by UH Mānoa students
April 24, 25, May 1, 2 at 8pm
May 3 at 2pm

A dance concert in tribute to the roots of the diverse dance heritage in Hawai‘i. Included will be hula, contemporary dance, and an homage to the centennial of Kim Ch'ôn-hûng, an extraordinary Korean dancer whose impact on Hawai‘i continues today.

Ticket prices:
$18 Regular
$16 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$12 Students
$ 5 UHM Students with validated ID
All service fees included.

Tickets on sale online, at outlets, and at 483-7123 on Sept 15. Tickets on sale at Kennedy Theatre on April 20.