A Ground-Breaking Master Class Culminates In Show About Kaka’ako
Kumu Kahua Theatre and Interisland Terminal bring new writing method to Oahu, and present the result in performance.
WHAT: CO-LAB KAKA’AKO Collaborative Writing Master Class Performance
WHERE: R&D at Interisland Terminal, 691 Auhi St.
WHEN: Aug 24 & Aug 25, 2012 8:00 PM
How much: $10
INFO: 536-4222, kumukahua.org, or interislandterminal.org
SPECIAL EVENT: Sunday, August 12th at 6:00 PM, at Kumu Kahua Theatre there will be a welcome reception for instructor, Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano who will present a free seminar: Demystifying the Method
MULTI-MEDIA EXTRA: Video log and classroom video: www.kumukahua.org
Honolulu, HI—On August 13th, 2012, Kumu Kahua Theatre in association with Interisland Terminal will present “Co-Lab Kaka’ako,” a theatre piece inspired by oral histories from Kaka’ako.
Using a ground-breaking method of collaborative writing, with a tight performance deadline, the oral histories will be developed into this theatrical work during a two-week intensive master class, in which experienced writers, directors and actors will learn a new collaborative method of script construction, character development and rehearsal.
This writing process has been developed and will be taught by Actors Studio Life Member and former Actors Studio Drama School Faculty Member, Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano. This will be the first time Lisa has facilitated this process utilizing only stories from a given region and it is the first time this process will result in a performance of the product within a deadline of only two weeks.
Utilizing a process Lisa originally developed for The Actors Studio Drama School, writers, directors and actors will follow an innovative developmental protocol of script creation, character development, rehearsal and performance, as well as team communication. Following each performance, audience members are invited to stay for a discussion with Lisa and the artists.
Lisa Formosa-Parmigiano is currently the Director of Education at Chicago Street Theatre and an adjunct Professor at Columbia College in Chicago. Since 2001 she has also taught two-week intensives and master classes at Transnocho and Gimnasio de Actores in Cracas, Venezuala.
In addition to her experience with the world-renowned list of Members of The Actors Studio, Lisa has also developed and executed projects and programs with Black Nexus and Wild Life Theatre Companies and worked in programs with artists such as Susan Batson, Tracy Letts and Ping Chong. Her resume of courses taught includes ensemble development, collaboration techniques, film casting and directing and The Method.
There will be a brief welcome reception for Lisa, orientation for all participants and the community and presentation: Demystifying the Method on Sunday, August 12th at 6:00 PM at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street, Honolulu.
- There is no charge for this reception
- Please RSVP attendance to: kumukahuadirector@gmail.com
On August 24th and 25th, performances of the created pieces will take place near R&D in Kaka`ako. Attendees will meet at R&D and walk together to a performance space across the street. This will be open to the general public. For tickets and more information, please visit interislandterminal.org.
In addition to being a profound artistic classroom experience for the students involved, the production itself will be a “theatre of place” piece that will seek to build community in Kaka`ako through the power of story and art.
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, McInerny Foundation (Bank of Hawaii, Trustee); and other Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.
