Honolulu HI—Kumu Kahua Theatre will finish its 50th season by presenting a live digital reading of one it’s most popular plays, the late Edward Sakamoto’s Stew Rice, with performances by the original cast from the 1995 Season, featuring actors Karen Kaulana-Lobel, Brian Mimura, Amy Nishihara, Sharon Aoki, Michael Sun Lee, Jason Scott Lee, and Marcus Oshiro. Stage directions will be read by Amy Hill. The reading will be live at 7:00 PM on Saturday, July 17, 2021, streamed online via YouTube and Facebook. It will be free to watch. The evening’s hosts will be KHONs Brook Lee (1997 Miss Hawaiʻi, Miss USA, and Miss Universe), and well-known local actor, writer, and director, Wil Kāhele. There will be a rebroadcast on July 18th at 2pm HST. This event is sponsored by The Island Insurance Foundation, The Honolulu Star Advertiser, Hawaiian Electric, Alexander & Baldwin, Spectrum, Classmates of “Eddie” Sakamoto - ʻIolani School Class of 1958, JVL, Ruth Oshiro in Rememberence of Susan Ruth Okamura, Tony Pisculli, Cora Yamamoto, Merle and Gary Pak, Ron and Rachel Heller, Gwen Dang, Gordon Ogasawara, Jo Sheder, Nisei Veterans Legacy, Laraine Yasui, Byron Ono, and Carlynn Wolfe. Sponsorship opportunities are still available – call the theatre at 808-536-4222 or visit https://bit.ly/StewRiceSponsorship for more information. “We regularly receive requests to bring this show back” says the theatreʻs managing director, Donna Blanchard. While weʻve been doing all of our shows digitally, we realized this was the perfect opportunity to get the original cast together, though several have moved off island. This will be a rare treat for us all to watch!” The show is directed by Harry Wong III. The show will run on a public YouTube stream; no special software or applications are needed for viewing. Audience members may be able to stream directly to television screens via smart TVs or services such as Fire TV and Roku and should check with their streaming provider for instruction. For further information, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre office at 536-4222, or email officemanager@kumukahua.org. Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by the Island Insurance Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020, McInerny Foundation (Bank of Hawaii, Trustee); The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawai`i, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, ABC Stores, the Gloria Kosasa Gainsley Fund, The Halligan Charitable Trust, Hawai`i Public Radio, The Kim Coco Fund for Justice of the Iwamoto Family Foundation, Edric Sakamoto, John Mazur and other foundations, businesses, and loyal patrons.