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The Hawaiʻi State Theater Council recognized the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance with 19 Poʻokela Awards for Excellence at the 2015 Stars Night Out held on August 10, 2015. Kennedy Theatre’s production of Lāʻieikawai received 10 awards, the most for any production.
Honorees
Leading Male in a Play
- Timothy Callais, The Taming of the Shrew
- Jason Kanda, Joker
Leading Female in a Play
- Kyle Scholl, The Taming of the Shrew
- Lillian M. Jones, Ruined
- Karissa J. Murrell Myers, Blithe Spirit
Featured Female in a Play
- Sharon R. Garcia Doyle, The Taming of the Shrew
- Sharon R. Garcia Doyle, Blithe Spirit
Ensemble Performance in a Musical
- Lāʻieikawai
Director of a Musical
- Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker, Lāʻieikawai
Musical Direction
- Snowbird Bento and Keawe Lopes, Lāʻieikawai
Dance Choreographer
- Snowbird Bento, Keawe Lopes, Sami L.A. Akuna and Wailana Simcock, Lāʻieikawai
Overall Play
- Blithe Spirit
Overall Musical
- Lāʻieikawai
Costume Design
- Cheri Vasek, Lāʻieikawai
Set Design
- Jennifer Eccles, Lāʻieikawai
Light Design
- Kelsey Peacock, Lāʻieikawai
Hair, Makeup and Wig Design
- Snowbird Bento, Cheri Vasek and Caroline Mercier, Lāʻieikawai
Special Adjudicator Awards
- Peleki Flores and Kupono Kawaʻa, Fight Choreography, Lāʻieikawai
- Yiling Liu, Original Script, Joker
Excellence in Service Award
- Nicole Tessier
