Theater

For one night at the Hawaiʻi Theatre on Oct. 10, comedian Colin Mochrie of the show “Whose Line is it Anyway?” will team up with master hypnotist Asad Mecci. The Conversation learned more about how the show came to be.

A new play celebrating 1930s Hawaiian music and its influence on contemporary Hawaiian music premieres at the University of Hawaiʻi on Friday. The Conversation talked to Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker to learn more.

Iona Contemporary Dance Theatre will showcase its performance Dancing for Peace to mark World Peace Day. Two shows will be held daily on Sept. 20 and 21.

Local singer Amy Hānaiali’i Gilliom returns to the theater this weekend in a production of the musical "Man of La Mancha" based on the novel "Don Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes.

You may know actor and writer Kalani Queypo from his recent work in television shows like "Hawaii Five-0" and "Fear of the Walking Dead." Queypo was born and raised on Oʻahu and graduated from McKinley High School.

California-based Kumu Hula Māhealani Uchiyama will bring a hula kiʻi performance to the Honolulu Theatre for Youth on July 20 and 21.

The Kāmau Trilogy is widely recognized as one of the first theater productions written by a Native Hawaiian. Kumu Kahua Theatre in Honolulu is staging the trilogy, written by ʻEwa Beach native Alani Apio, in its entirety for the first time. The Conversation got the chance to talk to Apio about his plays.

ConFest 2024 celebrates Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in theater. It's been around for nearly a decade and a half. Among the events is a reading of the play “Fighting Like Mad.”

Longtime local theater stalwart Dwight Martin is making his return to Mānoa Valley Theatre this month. Martin was the theater's producing director from 1980 to 2019, but he's back as an actor this time. The Conversation sat down with Martin to talk about taking on an iconic role and what he's been up to in retirement.

ConFest will return to Hawaiʻi's art scene after a four-year pause. The five-day event is officially called the National Asian American Theater Conference and will offer live performances and workshops.