Kumu Kahua offers playwriting class (Jun11)

Honolulu, HI: Have you ever had an idea that you thought would make a great play, but didn’t know how to write it? Well here’s your chance! Kumu Kahua Theatre will be offering a playwriting class for adults with playwright Victoria Kneubuhl, beginning June 18.

The class will be held at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street (Corner of Merchant and Bethel), downtown Honolulu and will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, or to reserve a place in the class, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre Business Office at 536-4222. For more information about this and Kumu Kahua productions, visit www.KumuKahua.org.

WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street (Corner of Merchant and Bethel), downtown Honolulu.

WHAT: This class will cover the basics of playwriting including dialogue, character development, structure, and building scenes. Students will work on a one-act play or start on a full-length play.

Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl was born in Honolulu and is of Hawaiian and Samoan ancestry. As a playwright, she has had twelve plays produced. Several have toured Britain, America, the Pacific, and Asia. Hawai`i Nei, a collection of three plays, was published in 2002 by the University of Hawai`i Press. Many of her plays have been produced by Kumu Kahua, including Ola Na Iwi ((twice) and the predecessor to tonight’s play Fanny and Belle. For the TV series Biography Hawai`i she served as producer/writer for programs centering on Maiki Aiu Lake, Harriet Bouslog, Ruth Ke`elik?lani and Koji Ariyoshi. Ms. Kneubuhl has also been actively involved in producing many community programs that reflect the unique history and lifestyle of her island home. She was named one of the Extraordinary Women on Hawai`i in 2001 by the Foundation for Hawai`i Women’s History and the Native Hawaiian Library of Alu Like, Inc. In 1994 she was honored with the Hawai`i Award for Literature, the highest honor the State of Hawai`i bestows on a writer. Her latest play, The Holiday of Rain,was specially commissioned by KKT.

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; The Annenberg Foundation; Paid for in part by the taxpayers of the City & County of Honolulu; the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.

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	Local Playwright Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl To Teach Playwriting Class At Kumu Kahua Theatre! Honolulu, HI: Have you ever had an idea that you thought would make a great play, but didn’t know how to write it? Well here’s your chance! Kumu Kahua Theatre will be offering a playwriting class for adults with playwright Victoria Kneubuhl, beginning June 18. The class will be held at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street (Corner of Merchant and Bethel), downtown Honolulu and will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. For more information, or to reserve a place in the class, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre Business Office at 536-4222. For more information about this and Kumu Kahua productions, visit www.KumuKahua.org. Fact Sheet Beginning Playwriting with Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl WHEN: 6 classes; 2pm to 5pm, Saturdays, June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23. WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street (Corner of Merchant and Bethel), downtown Honolulu. COST: $120.00 WHAT: This class will cover the basics of playwriting including dialogue, character development, structure, and building scenes. Students will work on a one-act play or start on a full-length play. Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl was born in Honolulu and is of Hawaiian and Samoan ancestry. As a playwright, she has had twelve plays produced. Several have toured Britain, America, the Pacific, and Asia. Hawai`i Nei, a collection of three plays, was published in 2002 by the University of Hawai`i Press. Many of her plays have been produced by Kumu Kahua, including Ola Na Iwi ((twice) and the predecessor to tonight’s play Fanny and Belle. For the TV series Biography Hawai`i she served as producer/writer for programs centering on Maiki Aiu Lake, Harriet Bouslog, Ruth Ke`elik?lani and Koji Ariyoshi. Ms. Kneubuhl has also been actively involved in producing many community programs that reflect the unique history and lifestyle of her island home. She was named one of the Extraordinary Women on Hawai`i in 2001 by the Foundation for Hawai`i Women’s History and the Native Hawaiian Library of Alu Like, Inc. In 1994 she was honored with the Hawai`i Award for Literature, the highest honor the State of Hawai`i bestows on a writer. Her latest play, The Holiday of Rain,was specially commissioned by KKT. 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; The Annenberg Foundation; Paid for in part by the taxpayers of the City & County of Honolulu; the Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons. Home \| News \| Calendar \| Directory \| Plays \| Library/Storefront \| Timeline Copyright 2011, Roger W. Tang Questions? Email

Local Playwright Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl To Teach Playwriting Class At Kumu Kahua Theatre!