Kumu Kahua presents DAVID CARRADINE NOT CHINESE

Kumu Kahua premieres a new commissioned work by playwright Darrell H.Y. Lum. David Carradine Not Chinese will be presented at Kumu Kahua Theatre at 46 Merchant Street, from January 6 through February 5.

Kumu Kahua Theatre is an air-conditioned, intimate 100 seat performance space; to avoid disappointment, patrons should purchase tickets in advance. Performances are at 8pm Thursday through Saturday, with a 2pm Sunday matinee. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our Box Office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday. Ticket prices range from $16 to $5. Tickets go on sale December 20.

Lum centers the action on a local Chinese family takes us on a comic journey through contemporary Hawai‘i and 20th-century American media. His pit stops include Charlie Chan movies to Hawai‘i Five-O and the television series Kung Fu (which starred David Carradine as a Shaolin priest), as well as comic book superheroes, the Lawrence Welk Show, the Ed Sullivan Show and the cowboy stylings of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Playwright Lum, who has a talent for dealing with serious issues in a lighthearted style, is at his comic best in this tale of convoluted racial stereotypes ("David Carradine not Chinese. Charlie Chan not Chinese. The real Chinese have always been number two--Number One Son, Master Po, even Kam Fong"), local attitudes and pun-ridden dialogue, culminating in a hilarious evening at the Wat-Chu Society annual banquet.

John H.Y. Wat will direct the play. Wat teaches at Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts Drama Instructor and previously directed Victoria Knuebuhl’s Fanny and Belle and Lum’s Oranges Are Lucky & Fighting Fire. The production includes set design by Michael “Jonz” Jones, lighting by BullDog, costumes by Christy Hauptmann, and props by Mathias Maas. The cast features Kumu veterans Alvin Chan, Keith Kashiwada, Rodney Kwock, Alissa Joy Lee, and new comers to the Kumu Kahua stage Tristan Hiraishi and Brent Yoshikami.

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 Arts, Jeremy Harris, Mayor; The Hawai‘i Community Foundation; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.

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	KUMU KAHUA THEATRE ANNOUNCES THE WORLD PREMIERE OF DARRELL LUM'S DAVID CARRADINE NOT CHINESE Kumu Kahua premieres a new commissioned work by playwright Darrell H.Y. Lum. David Carradine Not Chinese will be presented at Kumu Kahua Theatre at 46 Merchant Street, from January 6 through February 5. Kumu Kahua Theatre is an air-conditioned, intimate 100 seat performance space; to avoid disappointment, patrons should purchase tickets in advance. Performances are at 8pm Thursday through Saturday, with a 2pm Sunday matinee. Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or by visiting our Box Office between 11am and 3pm Monday through Friday. Ticket prices range from $16 to $5. Tickets go on sale December 20. Lum centers the action on a local Chinese family takes us on a comic journey through contemporary Hawai‘i and 20th-century American media. His pit stops include Charlie Chan movies to Hawai‘i Five-O and the television series Kung Fu (which starred David Carradine as a Shaolin priest), as well as comic book superheroes, the Lawrence Welk Show, the Ed Sullivan Show and the cowboy stylings of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Playwright Lum, who has a talent for dealing with serious issues in a lighthearted style, is at his comic best in this tale of convoluted racial stereotypes ("David Carradine not Chinese. Charlie Chan not Chinese. The real Chinese have always been number two--Number One Son, Master Po, even Kam Fong"), local attitudes and pun-ridden dialogue, culminating in a hilarious evening at the Wat-Chu Society annual banquet. John H.Y. Wat will direct the play. Wat teaches at Mid-Pacific Institute School of the Arts Drama Instructor and previously directed Victoria Knuebuhl’s Fanny and Belle and Lum’s Oranges Are Lucky & Fighting Fire. The production includes set design by Michael “Jonz” Jones, lighting by BullDog, costumes by Christy Hauptmann, and props by Mathias Maas. The cast features Kumu veterans Alvin Chan, Keith Kashiwada, Rodney Kwock, Alissa Joy Lee, and new comers to the Kumu Kahua stage Tristan Hiraishi and Brent Yoshikami. 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 Arts, Jeremy Harris, Mayor; The Hawai‘i Community Foundation; and Foundations, Businesses and Patrons. Home \| News \| Calendar \| Directory \| Library \| Plays Copyright 2004, Roger W. Tang Questions? Email

KUMU KAHUA THEATRE ANNOUNCES THE WORLD PREMIERE OF DARRELL LUM'S DAVID CARRADINE NOT CHINESE