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Kumu Kahua Theatre's 'The Conversion of Ka‘ahumanu'

Kumu Kahua Theatre's 'The Conversion of Ka‘ahumanu'

The historical drama, written by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl, focuses on the lives of three Hawaiian women and two missionary women as they experience personal and cultural changes in response to Western contact in Hawai‘i. The play, directed by Harry Wong III, depicts the arrival of missionaries Lucy Thurston and Sybil Bingham on the shores of O‘ahu in 1820, a year after Queen Ka‘ahumanu overthrew the traditional Kapu system in ancient Hawai‘i, as they immediately attempt their missionary task. Queen Ka‘ahumanu, however, is more interested in their dresses than a new god and has no desire for new religion. Sybil and Lucy persevere, and so begins the slow, gradual process of Ka'ahumanu’s conversion. This complex historical drama explores different perspectives on Hawai‘i’s official adoption of Christianity — from the caste system to notions of monogamy.

Maui Arts & Cultural Center / McCoy Studio Theater
$28 (plus applicable fees)
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM on Sat, 5 Mar 2022

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Maui Arts & Cultural Center
8082434232
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Maui Arts & Cultural Center / McCoy Studio Theater
One Cameri
Kahului, Hawaii 96732
8082434232
bob@mauiarts.org