Theater

The play comes as this year marks 40 years since the People Power Revolution ousted former President Ferdinand Marcos from office in the Philippines.

HPR sits down with playwright Ikaika Mendez and lead actress Waileia Tupou to discuss "Lele Wale," a new play about a community's resilience after the Lahaina wildfires.

A stage production about a Hawaiian musician who we can thank for inventing the sound of the steel guitar and slack key has been back for a second season. HPR talked to Moses Goods, who is credited with writing the production, about taking this show on the road.

Actor Dwight Martin and director Ixchel López-Durant spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the play “Dial M for Murder.”

University of Hawaiʻi professor Mark Branner and graduate theater students Cameryn Richardson and Jack Romans spoke to HPR's DW Gibson about “Enough,” a series of short plays about gun violence written by teens.

Kumu Kahua Theatre's first production of the season kicks off with a play titled “Smother.” HPR talked to playwright Sara Ward about the process of writing her first play.

Ceremonies on Aug. 6 to mark the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki included one at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. A contingent from Hawaiʻi included members of the Ohana Arts Youth Theatre Company, which staged a musical called "Peace On Your Wings."

Holly Doubet wrote the musical, "This Is Not A Drill" about the day a state worker issued a false missile alert seven years ago.

Kabuki is a classical Japanese form of theater that contains dancing, singing, voice acting, and miming. The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's dance and theater department hosted its inaugural two-week intensive training program led by kabuki master Ichikawa Monnosuke VIII.

Joshua “Baba” Tavares spoke to HPR’s DW Gibson about the production of “Rent” that he directed for the UH Mānoa Theater Department. The production will be at Kauaʻi Community College for three days.