Auditions Set For Kumu Kahua’s Production Of Alani Apio’s K?mau A‘E
Director William Kahele is seeking at least 11 actors--5 men and 6 women. The past and future of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement collide when activist Michael Kawaipono is released from prison and must decide how to k?mau a‘e: to carry on. Auditions will be held at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street, on Saturday, March 17, 6pm-9pm, and Sunday, March 18, 6pm-9pm. The entrance into the theatre faces the park on Merchant Street. The entrance into the theatre faces the park on Merchant Street. Rehearsals begin as early as Monday, April 2. Performances will be from May 31 through July 1, with the possibility of a week’s extension. Auditioners are strongly encouraged to read the script before coming to audition. Copies of the play are available for loan with a $10 cash deposit at Kumu Kahua Theatre. Call 536-4222 to get a script and for more information.
Kumu Kahua productions are being supported by the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, celebrating more than thirty years of culture and the arts in Hawai‘i (with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts); the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts; paid for in part by the taxpayers of the City & County of Honolulu, the Hawai’i State Legislature; the Annenberg Foundation; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.