Kumu Kahua Theatre Announces The Opening Of An Adaptation Of Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s Saturday Night At The P?halaTheatre

“I tell you something. No tell nobody, okay?”

Honolulu, Hawai?i: Saturday Night At the P?hala Theatre opens January 26th and plays for five weeks at Kumu Kahua Theatre.

The unforgettable poetry of Lois-Ann Yamanaka unfolds in this new theatrical adaptation.  Meet Tita, Girlie, Lucy, Kala, and other young women on the brink of adulthood, as they explore sexual awakening, family abuse, peer pressure, and identity.  With humor, pain, and raw honesty, their voices come to life on Kumu Kahua’s intimate stage.

The winner of the Pushcart Prize, Saturday Night at the P?hala Theatre was Lois-Ann Yamanaka’s first major work and introduced the world to one of Hawai‘i’s bravest writers.

This play contains strong language and adult content.

Kumu Kahua Artistic Director, Harry Wong, directs the play.  The design team includes set by Justin Fragiao, costumes by Alvin Chan, lighting by Daniel Sakimura, hair and makeup by Friston Ho'okana and props by Marya A. Takamori-Prickett.  The cast includes Lauren Ballesteros, Alvin Chan, Elexis Driane, Stephanie Keiko Kong, Moanililia Miller, Kelli Pagan, Maila P. Rondero, Shawn Anthony Thomsen, and Danielle Zalopany.

This show is being sponsored by the Iolani Class of 1958.

Performance Dates of Saturday Night at the P?hala Theatre by Lois-Ann Yamanaka:
Thursday, Friday & Saturday 8pm: January 26, 27, 28; February 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 2012; Sundays 2pm: January 29; February 12, 19, 26, 2012.

No show Sunday, February 5, because of the Superbowl.

Tickets are on sale now and prices range from $5 to $20.  Tickets may be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting the Kumu Kahua Box Office at 46 Merchant Street from 11am to 3pm Monday through Friday.  For more information about this and other productions, or to purchase tickets online, visit www. Kumu Kahua.org.

Kumu Kahua Theatre is an intimate, air-conditioned 100-seat performance space and individual performances do sell out.  Patrons are strongly advised to purchase tickets in advance.

Kumu Kahua productions are made possible with support from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture and the arts in Hawai‘i, and the National Endowment for the Arts; paid for in part by the taxpayers of the City & County of Honolulu, the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts; The Annenberg Foundation; Island Insurance; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.