Shipwreckd on the Body Beautiful, A World Premiere by Daniel Kelin (Honolulu, HI)
Event Details
Shipwreck’d on the Body Beautiful, Kumu Kahua
January 17-February 17, 2019
Drama
James F. O’Connell, America’s first Tattooed Man, headlined P. T. Barnum’s freak show, proudly displaying his head-to-foot tattoos. Shipwrecked on the Caroline Islands in the first half of the 19th century, O’Connell saved himself from death by performing Irish jigs—and so began the slow process of his assimilation into Ponapean culture. Based on a true story, this poetic one-man show recounts a compelling narrative of physical appropriation.
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Organizer
Kumu Kahua Theatre
To provide theatrical opportunities for the expression of local community lifestyles, whether contemporary or historical To stage locally written plays set in Hawai‘i or dealing with some aspect of the Hawaiian experience of residents To provide training and theatrical experiences for local playwrights, directors, performers and other theatrical artists To develop an increasingly large audience sensitive to plays and theatre pieces dealing specifically and truthfully with local subject matter
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