Theater

Bassist Benny Rietveld presents a new stage show at Mānoa Valley Theatre about Hawaiʻi jazz saxophonist Gabe Baltazar Jr. and The Cavalier club, an old Honolulu hotspot for jazz music.

HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on a target letter sent by the State Attorney General to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke as part of their investigation; Santana bassist Benny Rietveld presents a new stage production about a Hawaiʻi jazz saxophonist from The Cavalier, an old Honolulu jazz hotspot.

Poet and novelist Lois-Ann Yamanaka shares her experience witnessing her novel, "Blu's Hanging," take to the stage in a new theatrical adapation.

Directors Kirstin Pauka, UH Asian Theatre Program Director, and I Madé Moja, Balinese master artist, talk about a new Balinese shadow puppetry called "Panji and the Lost Prince" set to debut at UH Kennedy Theatre.

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.