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ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE
awstheatre.org
Plans for the 2016-2017 season have not been announced.
BALLET HAWAII
777 S. Hotel St., No. 101, 521-8600, ballethawaii.org
“The Nutcracker”
Hawaii’s biggest ballet company features national and international performers in its annual staging of Tchaikovsky’s classic Christmas ballet. Dec. 15-18
CHAMINADE UNIVERSITY
3140 Waialae Ave., 202-6360, chaminade.edu
Chaminade University Collegiate Theatre Festival
“Rose and Rime”
The final production in the summer is about a curious girl who sets out to rewrite her life story. After a strange encounter with a mythical being, she learns that history often repeats itself. Now through Aug. 14
“Wit”
A terminally ill English professor spends her last hours recalling the highs and lows of her life, and her love of 17th-century English poetry. (Contains full female nudity.) Nov. 4-13
Spring musical
To be announced.
DIAMOND HEAD THEATRE
520 Makapuu Ave., 733-0274; diamondheadtheatre.com
“Billy Elliot: The Musical”
An English coal miner’s son defies convention to become a ballet dancer. Sept. 23-Oct. 16
“A Christmas Carol: The Musical”
The Broadway musical version of Charles Dickens’ timeless Christmas story. Dec. 2-23
“The Fox on the Fairway”
A contemporary comedy about high-stakes golf and romantic entanglements at a private country club. Jan. 27- Feb. 12
“Evita”
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s musical about the rise and fall of Eva Duarte Peron, as narrated by Che Guevara. March 24-April 16
“All Shook Up”
A jukebox musical built around songs popularized by Elvis Presley. May 19-June 11
“The Little Mermaid”
The stage musical version of the Disney film version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale about a mermaid who wants to become a mortal woman. July 14-Aug. 16
HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
45-045 Kamehameha Highway, 375-1282, hpu.edu/theatre
Plans for the 2016-2017 season have not been announced.
HAWAII SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nuuanu Ave., hawaiishakes.org
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
The summer festival wraps up with an all-female cast using an “invented language” in a word-for-word “translation” of one of Shakespeare’s best-known comedies. Directed by Hawaii Shakespeare Festival co-founder Tony Pisculli. Aug. 12-21
HAWAII THEATRE
1130 Bethel St., 528-0506, hawaiitheatre.com
“Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters”
Manyara and Nyasha are tested as they pass through an enchanted jungle on their way to the City of Kings where the New Prince is seeking a bride. One will get the Prince; the other will get what she deserves. Moses Goods plays multiple roles amid a core ensemble cast of professionals. March 4-5
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Fairies, young lovers and “rude mechanicals” are unwitting pawns in a battle of the sexes when Oberon, king of the fairies, uses his magic powers to punish his wife, Queen Titania, for disobeying him. One of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies. April 22-23
HAWAIIAN MISSION HOUSES
553 S. King St., 447-3916, missionhouses.org
“Two Gentlemen of Verona”
An outdoor staging of one of Shakespeare’s earliest romantic comedies, about friendship, infidelity and the foolish things people do when they are in love. Aug. 12-27
HONOLULU THEATRE FOR YOUTH
Tenney Theatre, 229 Queen Emma Square, 839-9885, htyweb.org
“Anime Momotaro: The Adventures of Peach Boy”
A traditional Japanese folk tale is retold in modern anime style to explore ways of dealing with bullies. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Aug. 12-Sept. 17; Japanese-language performance, Sept. 24
“Can You Hear My Hands?”
A company of deaf and hearing actors bring a dynamic world of gesture, expression, humor and language to the stage. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Oct. 14-Nov. 12
“blue”
Inky Blue and Pale Blue are happy in their blue world — then other colors come into their lives. An introduction to the idea of tolerance and understanding in an age-appropriate theatrical experience. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Nov. 5-19
“A Plantation Celebration”
A nostalgic look back at Hawaii’s plantation era when members of different ethnic groups lived in separate camps but still managed to share one another’s culture. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Nov. 25-Dec. 17
“You And Me and the Space Between”
What happens when an island springs a leak and can no longer float on the open sea? A girl embarks on a heroic journey to save her people’s lives and spirits. Recommended for ages 7 and up. Jan. 13-Feb. 4
“Home: The Play”
Two charming characters struggle to create their own individual homes until they realize that one of the great joys of having a home is sharing it. Recommended for ages 3 and up. Feb. 11-25
“Thumbelina”
In a world where “small” becomes larger than life, the value of friendship and family and the power of a good story are the most potent magic. Based on the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. Recommended for ages 5 and up. April 7-May 13
KUMU KAHUA THEATRE
46 Merchant St., 536-4441, kumukahua.org
“UchinaAloha”
An Okinawan man wants to play traditional Okinawan music, but his grandson prefers to add in the music of other cultures. Aug. 25-Oct. 2
“iHula”
Can four hula sisters overcome their fears, pride and insecurities in order to discover the true meaning of hula? Nov. 3-Dec. 4
“Buffalo’ed”
The story of the African-American “Buffalo Soldiers,” from the Civil War to the American overthrow of the Republic of the Philippines. Jan. 26-Feb. 26
“Black Faggot and Puzzy”
Two one-act plays about the experiences of gay men and women. March 30-April 30
“Uncle’s Regularly Scheduled Garage Party is CANCELLED Tonight!”
Old friends spend the evening telling stories, laughing and sharing food. But it’s not a party, because the party has been canceled! A new comedy from Star-Advertiser columnist Lee Cataluna. June 1-July 2
LEEWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
96-045 Ala Ike St., Pearl City, 455-0011, leeward.hawaii.edu
“Tartuffe”
Moliere’s ever-timely satirical look at hypocrisy and feigned virtue in 17th-century France. Nov. 11-19
Children’s theater piece
To be announced.
“The Comedy of Errors”
Betty Burdick directs one of Shakespeare’s earliest slapstick comedies. April 13-22
“The Lullaby Project: Waianae”
John Signor directs an original work to be performed in Waianae. Spring dates to be announced.
MANOA VALLEY THEATRE
2833 E. Manoa Road, 988-6131, manoavalleytheatre.com
“It Shoulda Been You”
She’s Jewish. He’s Catholic. Can they overcome the obstacles they’re facing on the way to the altar? Sept. 16-Oct. 2
“The Elephant Man”
The classic Broadway play about a horribly deformed man who becomes an urbane and witty favorite of the English aristocracy in Victorian London. Nov. 17-Dec. 4
“Stage Kiss”
Two actors with “history” between them lose touch with reality when they are cast as romantic leads in a forgotten 1930s melodrama. Jan. 12-29
“Rock of Ages”
It’s the end of the 1980s. Can some hard-rocking partyers save their favorite Sunset Strip nightclub from developers who want to replace it with a strip mall? March 9-26
“Wait Until Dark”
A blind woman uses darkness to even the odds in a cat-and-mouse fight to the death with the men who have invaded her home. May 18-June 4
“Happily Eva Afta”
The final part of Lisa Matsumoto’s pidgin fairy-tale trilogy, produced in association with Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center. June 29-July 16
PALIKU THEATRE
45-720 Keaahala Road, Windward Community College, 235-7310, etickethawaii.com
“1776”
The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical about John Adams’ successful campaign to persuade his colleagues to vote for American independence and sign the Declaration of Independence. Sept. 2-Oct. 2
Theatre 260 fall and spring drama productions
To be announced.
Hawaiian Youth Theatre
Moses Goods directs an original play based on a traditional Hawaiian story (details to be announced).
THE ACTORS’ GROUP
Brad Powell Theatre, 650 Iwilei Road No. 101, 722-6941, taghawaii.net
“The Best Man”
It’s presidential election season, and no candidate has enough delegates for the party’s nomination. Secretary of State William Russell lives by his principles; Sen. Joe Cantwell is determined to win at all costs. Sept. 2-25
“The Velocity of Autumn”
Jo Pruden stars as an 80-year-old artist in a showdown with her family over where she’ll spend her remaining years. Oct. 28-Nov. 20
“Yellowman”
A multicharacter memory play about an African-American woman and the light-skinned black man whose fate is tragically intertwined with hers. The play explores the negative associations surrounding male blackness as well as the effect these racial stereotypes have on black women. Jan. 13-Feb. 5
“Coyotes”
Through a series of adventures, relationships and self-discovery, Eva finds her place in the world. A new play by Hawaii-resident playwright Eric Anderson. March 10-April 2
“Disgraced”
A new drama that explores Islamophobia and what it means to be Muslim in post-9/11 America. May 5-28
“Water by the Spoonful”
Elliot has returned from Iraq and is struggling to find his place in the world. The boundaries of family and community are stretched across continents and cyberspace as birth families splinter and online families collide. A Pulitzer Prize-winning “meditation about lives on the brink of redemption.” June 30-July 23
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
Kennedy Theatre, 1770 East-West Road, 956-7655, eticketawaii.com
Main Stage
“Antigone”
A one-act Theatre for Young Audiences adaptation of Sophocles’ classic tale of a young woman who follows her conscience, defies authority and pays a terrible price. Performed outdoors with lawn seating. Sept. 16-25
“Twelfth Night”
Described as Shakespeare meets “Strictly Ballroom” as the familiar Shakespeare characters search for love and companionship in a production set to a background of big-band music and ballroom dancing. Jan. 28-Feb. 4
“Power & Folly: Japanese (kyogen) Satire for the 21st Century”
An introduction to a traditional type of Japanese theater — part comedy, part political satire and social criticism — that will include a Hawaii kyogen addressing issues the state is dealing with today. April 14-23
Earle Ernst Lab Theatre Prime Time
“A House Divided”
How far would you go to reclaim what you’ve lost? The year is 2026, when urgent issues of the day range from Hawaiian sovereignty and corporate terrorism to consumerism and hostage-taking. Oct. 19-23
“Smile, You Are Under Surveillance!”
Theater students create a play that explores how social media and a culture of surveillance have changed everyday behavior and interactions. Inspired by Edward Snowden’s NSA revelations. March (details to be announced)
Earle Ernst Lab Theatre Late Night
24-Hour Play Festival
A group of playwrights, actors and directors attempt to produce a suite of new plays in only 24 hours. Oct. 7-8
“The Thin Man on the Ladder”
Nathaniel Niemi and Aubrey Watkins will devise and co-direct this production, with details to be announced. Niemi was recently awarded the National Prize in Directing by the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. November dates to be announced.