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TAG GOES BIG WITH "FUTRELLE-OGY" | 5. Artistic Director Brad Powell, second from left, congratulated cast members Dusty Behner, left, Iris Wilhelm-Norseth and Tony Nickelsen after "Southern Hospitality," the third play in "The Futrelle-ogy" series, opened to a full house Nov. 13 at The Actors Group Theatre in Iwilei. TAG is taking on a big challenge in presenting the entire series, one play per night, in sequence throughout the run. Nickelsen plays a character who appears in all three plays; Behner plays two characters and is also in all three plays; and Wilhelm-Norseth plays one character in the first play and a different one in the third. Powell directs all three.

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3. Multitalented Jessica Kauhane, left, and Daren Kimura partied with the show's musical director, Jenny Kimura, and audience member Tracy H. Okubo. Kumu Kahua rarely does shows with live music, let alone conventional song-and-dance numbers, but "Jive Bomber" keeps Kimura at the piano for almost the entire second half of the show while the cast sings and dances.

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"OEDIPUS" POWERFUL AT LCC | 4. Joshua Weldon (Oedipus), left, Andy Valencia (Jocasta), director Betty Burdick, Sami Akuna and Reb Beau Allen (Creon) came out to meet the audience after the opening-night performance of "Oedipus the King" Nov. 11 at Leeward Community College. Burdick gave the classic Greek tragedy a modern setting that was enhanced by Cocoa Chandelier's choreographed movement and costume designs, but Weldon's powerful and passionate performance was faithful to the traditions it represents.

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2. Jarod Kamamo Bailon (Aki Yamada) enjoyed the party with his leading lady, Thanh Apostolides. Bailon usually plays either "thugs or clowns," but this time he has a serious dramatic role. Apostolides appears in flashbacks as Yamada's wife.