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The Leeward Theatre: Connecting & Creating Community for 40 Years If you’re receiving this news letter, then at some point in your life you made a connection with this Theatre. Maybe it was after a moving or powerful show; maybe it was because you were a performer who once “crossed the boards” boards since 1974. We will also be By#Kemuel#DeMoville#~#Theatre#Manager# here; maybe you had your first honoring distinguished alumni from each crush on an actor or actress Our upcoming renovation may fix our major area of the performing arts (music, leaky roof, but it won't feed our starving theatre, and dance). The first recipients of backstage; or maybe it was artists or fund our performing arts this award will be: Troy Apostol (theatre), because you took a class here scholarships! Help YOUR Leeward at Leeward and it inspired you Starr Kalahiki (music), and Peter Theatre celebrate its 40th Anniversary to keep live performance in Rockford Espiritu (dance). Each of these Season in style! There will be entertainment individuals has played a major role in your heart and in your life. by Broadway veterans and Leeward Alums shaping the artistic voice of Oahu and Each of us has a different as well as a song or two by our Chancellor Hawai‘i, and Oceania. The Leeward reason to feel connected to The Manny Cabral! Join us to celebrate all that Theatre exists as a Leeward Theatre - and that is the Theatre has place where creativity what makes it so special. This is accomplished DONATE DIRECTLY TO THE THEATRE AT: is practiced on a not just a building on a college over the last 40 daily basis – where campus - it is living breathing years, and to www.uhfoundation.org/FriendsOfLeewardCCTheatre students, community extension of the community. It celebrate members, and trained everything that artists can engage with is a place that has the power to inspire, the power to enlighten, can still be accomplished over the next 40! and empower one another. We feel it is our and the power to educate. We 40 years ago The Leeward Theatre first duty to support local artists and grow local opened its doors to the sound of Rap talent. Over the past 40 years, The Leeward take our responsibility to you Reiplinger blowing a conch shell at the and to your memories and Theatre has been an active incubator to center of the Mainstage. Since that time loyalty to this place - seriously. performance groups like Honolulu Theatre the Theatre has seen well over four million We want to ensure that The for Youth, Kumu Kahua Theatre, Tau Dance people pass through its doors.The theme of Company, Hawaii Ballet, and many others. Leeward Theatre is around for this year’s season opening gala is: Help us to honor all that the Theatre has another 40 years, and that Kalakoa, which means “many colors” – in accomplished over 40 years, and to you, your family, and your celebration of the varied artists and celebrate everything that can still be friends, will be there with us. productions that have crossed Leeward’s accomplished over the next 40!
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“Clockwork Cuties” at College Bash Our student fundraiser burlesque show “Clockwork Cuties" showed off some of their singing (and serving) chops today at Leeward's College Bash 2014! They performed numbers from the show, operated a dunk tank, and served punch to hot and grateful students!
H a p py 4 0th A n n i v e r s a r y Leeward Theatre! It is almost unbelievable to me that this physical structure and institution of local culture and perfor ming arts can be 40 years old. T h e s pirit and energy within these walls seems to grow each d a y. O u r continued support of Leeward Community College’s Theatre and Performing Arts programs as well as local community and arts needs has continued steadfast throughout the years. But, our newer community-centric programing and mission seem to have brought an added spirit and
S O M E UP C O M IN G EV EN TS A T TH E LEEWA RD TH EA TRE Prince Dance
Oct. 4 @ 8pm
Prince Dance Workshops
Oct. 2 @ 2pm, Oct. 3 @ 10am & 3pm
PlayBuilders “Xenophobia”
Oct.16, 17 & 18 @ 8pm (Lab)
In Your Face Improv
Oct. 25 @ 8pm (Lab)
Clockwork
Nov 7,8,14,15@7pm, Nov 9,16 @4pm
Guitar Concert
Nov 23 @ 4pm
Choral Concert
Nov 29 @ 7pm
energy to our program. I invite you to come and experience it for yourself. In addition to our Gala Celebration, this year’s venue includes titles such as Prince Dance, Leeward Bluegrass Festival, The Brave, T h e Clockwork Cuties Review, Xenophobia, In Your Face Improve and our first ever Olelo Hawai’i Fe s t i v a l o f plays. This is an amazing year. Please join me in this year-long celebration titled Kalakoa, celebrating the many “colors” of art and entertainment that have made this such a wonderful place. Paul Kuehn Dean Academic Services
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Children’s Theatre Returns to The Leeward Stage! I"wanted"to"personally"invite"you"to"an"exciting"event"happening"on"our"stage"for"you"and"your" family."This"year,"The"Leeward"Theatre"will"be"presenting"a"family"friendly"play"entitled" Clockwork."We"are"even"offering"day>time"school"showings"of"this"wacky"magical"production."It" has"been"over"15"years"sinceThe"Leeward"Theatre"offered"school"shows"for"one"of"our" productions,"and"the"response"from"local"schools"has"been"overwhelming."We"have"already"had" over"2,000"elementary"students"make"reservations"for"the"six"day>time"productions!" Clockwork"is"about"the"wacky"misadventures"that"happen"when"the"magical"clock"that"keeps"all" the"fairytales"on"track"suddenly"breaks"down."Janice"the"clock’s"guardian,"and"Morton"her"loyal" assistant,"try"to"do"everything"they"can"to"keep"the"stories"on"track."While"Janice"takes"on"the" role"of"both"Cinderella’s"fairy"godmother"and"the"witch"who"curses"Sleeping"Beauty,"Morton"is" forced"to"disguise"himself"as"Snow"White"(since"the"real"Snow"White"escaped"as"soon"as"the"clock" broke)."A"series"of"misguided"magic"and"mistaken"identities"leave"one"handsome"prince"turned" into"a"frog,"Morton"engaged"to"Sleeping"Beauty"(a"real"Beauty"and"the"Beast),"and"Cinderella" acting"as"Janice’s"new"apprentice."The"play"is"written"in"the"style"of"a"French"Farce"and"moves" from"one"complication"to"the"next"with"hilarious"results!"Finally"a"giant"dragon"appears"making" everything"the"way"it"should"be"(which"isn’t"necessarily"the"way"we"expect"it"to"be).
The"production"will"run"approximately"60>70"minutes"with"no"intermission,"and"is"appropriate" for"all"ages."Leeward’s"own"Theatre"instructor"Betty"Burdick"directs"this"world"premiere"of"a" hilarious"new"play"for"children"and"adults." —"Kemuel"DeMoville,"Theatre"Manager
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NOVEMBER 7 - 16
FRI & SAT at 7 PM | SUN at 4 PM Clip out this Coupon for a great family bargain!!
CLOCKWORK
A FUN-FILLED COMEDY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY When the magical clock that keeps all fairy tales in time suddenly breaks down, the clock’s guardian and her loyal assistant must do everything they can to make sure the stories stay on track! MORE INFO: lcctheatre.hawaii.edu TICKETS: leewardtheatre.eventbrite.com THEATRE BOX OFFICE: 808-455-0380
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SIGHTLINES Welcome “In Your Face Improv” as The Leeward Theatre’s Newest Company in Residence! about us
In Your Face Improv? The name says it all; we are an edgy, freespirited troupe that performs crazy, off-the-wall improvised stories. The chemistry of the group is electrifying and sure to provide endless laughter. What we do is create an “in your face” style of story telling, no subject is taboo! We will go to that place you think about but dare not speak. There are No Boundaries, No Limitations, No Holding Back, Full Commitment, Full Support, Full Acceptance, Always Welcoming, Always Learning, Always Sharing, and Always Being Open to Anything, Everything, and Everyone, and Always having Fun.
what is improv
Improv, or improvisation, is a form of live theatre in which the acting, plot, dialog, and characters of a story or scene
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are made up in the moment. Often improvisers will take a suggestion from the audience, or use something else to inspire them. This inspiration helps get the improvisers going, and often shows the audience that the performance is indeed not scripted. Improv is unique in that if you see a performance of it, that's it... there will never be another show exactly like it ever done again. Improv is different every time. Improvised shows can differ between different improv troupes, depending on their
entertaining, and fun. But like all great things, you'll have to see it first hand to fully experience and appreciate it.
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One of IYFIs goals is to spread the "Gospel of Improv" through out the islands of Hawaii. Many people have never seen or heard and don't know what Improv is in Hawaii. When they think of Improv they think of "Whose Line Is It, Anyways?" or people making jokes right before their eyes. However, as we are developing our own identity, by our long form, short form, performing at parties, as well as public and private events, sharing with others who we are and the knowledge of a craft we love and creating moments only the audience will experience.
training, their goals, and their style. Sometimes improv is Come See IYFI Perform in purely comedy-based, while the Leeward Lab Theatre! other times it can be a mix of both comedy and drama, or October 25, 2014 at 8pm! just drama. Like scripted January 17, 2015 at 8pm! theatre - without the script, February 21, 2015 at 8pm! with the actors acting, March 21, 2015 at 8pm! directing themselves, writing May 2, 2015 at 8pm! the plot, and interacting with each other all at the same time Or call 455-0380 to find out about without previous planning. attending one of their masterclasses! Improv is spontaneous,
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Alumni Chelsea Campbell & Jonathan Reyn Working for Pas de Deux!
Congratulations to Chelsea Campbell who was recently hired by Pas De Deux to lead their musical theatre program. She recently directed the production of “Hairspray Jr.” for the studio. Recent Po‘okela Award winner Jonathan Reyn was also hired by the studio and will soon be making his debut with the company. Young performers from Oahu don’t know how lucky they are to have these two teaching them! Congratulations to both of you.
Kemuel’s Plays See Productions & Awards
Once again this summer saw Kemuel’s play “Zorro” produced by the Ramona Bowl Amphitheatre in Southern California. His play “A Dark and Stormy Knight” was also produced by Claremont Theatre and had a reading in the PlayBuilders New Works Festival (and directed by Chelsea Campbell). Another of his works “Deaf in One Ear” won the Kumu Kahua Residents Prize for 2013, and one of his short plays “Hills Like Purple Rhinoceri” was selected for the New American Play’s Festival and performed at The Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles.
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The Backstage Shop is a Very Cosmopolitan Place
The shop area has hired new students from all over the world!We have Akane from Japan and Ninni from Sweden. Both women have taken Don’s stagecraft class so they know their way around the backstage area. They’ll have their work cut out for them as they start to pack up for the renovation. The theatre office also has two new hires on the books. Kirstyn and Summer are our new office assistant and box office aide respectively.
Lehua Honored as Hawaii’s Emerging Leader of Color at WESTAF! Assistant Theatre Manager Lehua Simon been selected to participate in the 2014 WESTAF Emerging Leaders of Color Professional Development Program in Denver, Colorado. WESTAF is a regional nonprofit arts service organization whose mission is to strengthen the financial, organizational, and policy infrastructure of the arts in the western United States. In its work, WESTAF strives to reflect the values, insights, spirit, and knowledge of communities of color, indigenous peoples, and other marginalized ethnic communities in the west and ensure its programs and initiatives incorporate the diverse perspectives of the region. In 2010, WESTAF established its Emerging Leaders of Color Professional Development Program, which promotes multicultural leadership in the arts. Only one person from each state is selected to participate in the program, and the representative for Hawaii is Leeward’s own Lehua! Congratulation on the honor, and safe travels!
Leeward Returns to the Hawaii State Theatre Council (HSTC) What is the Hawaii State Theatre Council? The Since 1970, HSTC has been serving the stateʻs theatre community by promoting excellence in live theatre and facilitating theatre collaboration. Since the beginning, the Po‘okela Awards have recognized excellence in local theater. The mission of the Hawaii State Theatre Council is to promote live theatre in Hawaii and encourage excellence in its management, performance and production. Leeward used to be a member years ago, so this is a long overdue return to the Theatre community!
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Ka Mana’o Reviews The Clockwork Cuties Revue
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It’s a show where the cast have been “grinding their gears all summer for you." “Clockwork Cuties” is the first of many shows anticipated for Leeward Theatre’s 40th anniversary season. Made from a variety of comedic skits and erotic dance numbers, it’s a fun show to enjoy with friends.
underwear, but every show I’ve ever been in, I’ve been in my underwear. Plus back in highschool, I was a wrestler so when we’d play, we’d be in front of hundreds of other guys in our underwear. So being in a room of a hundred people or however much fits, in our underwear, not that bad.”
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While it is a modern PG-13 expect inappropriate humor, crude gestures and sensual dancing. Robots, catfights, and penis jokes were only just a few of the of the many skits, while also providing breaks of light-heartedness.
“It’s always exciting to open a show. You have the nerves and you’re working http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/kamanao/sites/default/files/userfiles/photo4.jpg through it, but you’re just so excited.” said Juvy Lucina, who plays Dr. Nellie “Sprockets” McGee. The show opened last week and continues Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. Located in the Leeward Lab Theatre, the small space makes the show an intimate affair. The cast is introduced through a dance to which they engage with the audience. If you sit on the sides of the stage or in the front row, expect to receive your very own dance. The wardrobe for the production was made to fit the steampunk theme while still incorporating the burlesque costumes. The actresses dressed to allure, sporting corsets and stockings and the men wore heavy eyeliner along with dapper buttondowns and suspenders.
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As a burlesque, it’s no surprise that many of the skits are centralized around sex, both embracing and poking fun at it. It was clear the actors were having just as much fun as the audience. They were not afraid to cross boundaries, whether it was rolling around the floor or stripping down to their underwear.
“I think it went really well. I can hear the audience laughing, reacting to what we’re doing. The energy was great.” said Lucina. The play incorporates “Commedia Dell'arte,” a form of acting based only on movements and facial recognition. With no real words, the actors talk with outlandish gibberish and exaggerated motions. It was enough to make you feel uncomfortable, but laugh out loud at the same time.
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When asked what went through her mind while performing, Lucina says “a lot of it is trying not to think” but to stay in character.
“You’d want to cover your eyes most of the time. Like “Oh my god, this is so awkward! But this is so awesome too!” said LJ Galvan, who played Sir Timmy Blazerod. In the case of Kirk Laipillo, who played Alistair Lovepump, whose last Leeward CC performance was “School for Scandal,” he remarked that the “Clockwork Cuties” was completely different. “We were a lot more clothed.” said Laipillo. “I mean I still ended up in my
“Keep it going. Keep up with the energy. Be sexy. Be confident.” said Lucina. “I thank everyone in the cast because if it wasn’t for this cast, the family, the comradery. I wouldn’t have developed the confidence to do this. I kinda felt like I pushed through some barriers.” For Laipillo, he was glad for just one thing. “I’m glad my mom’s not here.” he joked.
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John Berger Reviews The Clockwork Cuties Revue
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BRAVO "CLOCKWORK CUTIES" AT LEEWARD CC My last stop on Friday last (05 Sep 14) was Leeward Community Theatre and LCC's Lab Theatre production of "The Clockwork Cuties Revue." It closes with performances at 8 p.m. Friday (12 Sep 14) and Saturday (13 Sep 14). There is some good work to see there and some performers worth seeing. The show is an old-style revue that contains dance numbers, a memorable "specialty act" and several classic burlesque house comedy sketches that Jack Cione could have presented here in the 1950s. There are also several pointless Commedia dell'arte segments that add nothing but running time to the show. One good Commedia dell'arte sketch would have sufficed.
Patlingrao, Marizel Butin, Juvy Lucina and Randall Galius as the female Cuties plus one close Act I with a high energy dance line number. Choreographed movement is also used to excellent effect as Patlingrao and Kehaulani Brown engage in "the battle of the century." Reyn has a show-stopping showcase number with his performance as Dame Bostonia Steamroller, a transvestite pop singer, lip syncing "Everybody's Girl." Reyn takes the song -- it comes from the late-90s Kender & Ebb musical, "Steel Pier" -- and delivers it in classic burlesque house style. Several short dramatic sketches also evoke the bawdy comedic traditions of the burlesque house stage: Ebanez and Brown star in a sketch about a man who has the only lighted candle during a power outage in a hotel. A woman needs him to light her candle and he does so for the price of a kiss, but then his candle goes out and he needs her to light his candle and she charges him a kiss, and then her candle goes out and she needs the use of his candle again. The story ends with a classic risque one-liner. Trombetta and Christian Acosta play newlyweds who have secrets to share on their wedding night.
Here are the highlight numbers that make "Cuties" worth the drive: Jonathan Reyn and Meghan Ormita star in "Say Something," a beautifully choreographed piece about a man who discovers a mute woman/doll on a theater stage. "Balloon Girl" Victoria Domingo has two talented partners in Aaron Ebanez and Michael Martin as they dance the story of a woman covered in balloons who meets two men with sharp objects on a boardwalk. Domingo, Jackieline Morales, Kristen Labiano and Kirstyn Trombetta utilize dance, hand puppets and emotive facial expressions in a dance piece titled "Team." Domingo, Morales, Labiano and Trombetta are joined by Danielle
There are plenty of classic burlesque house one-liners in play when Galius, Lucina, Patlingrao and Kirk Lapilio star in a sketch about the doings at the Broken Arms Hotel, and more of same are beautifully delivered when Patlingrao, Reyn, LJ Galvan and Tyler Rezentes portray the legal system in action in the" Westfall Murder Case." Reyn, who is the choreographer and head costumer of the show as well as one of the performers, keeps the women's costumes on the "G" side of PG, but folks of any gender preference who like watching men strip to their undershorts will find that he has a number in the show for them to watch in enjoy. Be warned that much of the show is presented to the center section of the audience and less so to the sides, and be prepared to interact with various cast members if you sit in the front row. All going well we'll see some of the cast in the Leeward CC Mainstage production of "Clockwork" ("An adult fairytale for children") in November.
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Leeward Theatre Students Take the Capitol by Storm! This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the 1964 Legislative Act that transferred four technical schools from the Department of Education to the University of Hawai'i. Since then, the system grown to include seven unique campuses, serving more than 33,000 students and touching the lives of thousands of people seeking personal and professional development. Leeward Theatre students used this as an opportunity to rally support for the Theatre’s renovation.
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The Leeward Theatre Sees Increase in attendance & events! The 39th Season saw gains in both the number of events offered to our community as well as an increase in the number of participants we had for each event. As the chart below illustrates, the theatre has had relatively stable attendance for at least the past three seasons, despite the variance in events offered. While the 39th Season only offered 6 more events that in the past, we saw an increase in audience engagement of almost 10,000 individuals. The average seating capacity of the theatre is 600 taking those 6 additional events into account only provides an additional 3,600 individuals. What this means is that even without those six additional events, audience engagement saw a dramatic increase. While our 40th Season is only just beginning to get underway, we are already expecting record breaking numbers for our Leeward Presents season. While we are expecting that our numbers for the rental program will drop off as we get closer and closer to the renovation, we are still hoping to build on the momentum that has already been established. SEASON
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Mahalo to Our Talented Alumni! Fresh after their performance with Broadway Babies, Leeward Theatre Alumni Jonathan Reyn Afaga, Shawn Thomsen, and Kirstian Lei, along with Asst. Theatre Manager Lehua Simon, volunteered to help promote the 40th Gala by going on the KSSK morning show. The support and aloha that our alumni have for the Theatre is truly inspiring. You’ll be able to see this foursome perform at the Gala as well!
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Upcoming)PlayBuilders)Produc4on xenophobia:+face+your+fears A new play devised by director November Morris and the PlayBuilders Ensemble (P.EN) focuses on everything that our young cast members are most afraid of in modern society. Visit playbuilders.org for more information about this upcoming production.!
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Performance*Dates* October 16-18, 2014: Performance starts at 8pm!
Location* Leeward Lab Theatre 96-045 Ala Ike Pearl City, HI 96782!
Tickets* $20 general admission; $10 student admission. All tickets are available at the door one hour prior to the show time. VIP tickets will be available online two weeks prior to the opening night performance.!
PlayBuilders is the resident theater company at Leeward Community College for the 2014-2015 Season. Under the leadership of Terri Madden (Executive Director & Founder) and Ronald Gilliam (Artistic Director), PlayBuilders is excited to share an upcoming season of original theatrical works that contribute to the relationship between our audiences and the people, cultures, and places of Hawaiʻi.
PlayBuilders Wins at the Poʻokela Awards PlayBuilders is proud to announce we were awarded two very special Po‘okela Awards for our 2013-2014 season. The 2014 Po'okela Awards Banquet was held August 11th at the Ko'olau Ballrooms in Kaneohe. This was PlayBuilders of Hawai'i Theatre Company's very first year to be adjudicated by the Hawaii State Theatre Council. Since our mission and methodology of creating plays in collaboration with community is very unique, we were unsure of how our company would fare beside the likes of Diamond Head Theatre, Manoa Valley Theatre and The Actors Group. It turned out we had absolutely nothing to be concerned about as our production of Houseless in Paradise took home two awards that evening: Director of a Play, Terri Madden for Houseless in Paradise, Overall Production of a Play Houseless in Paradise Written by Mark Tjarks & Directed by Terri Madden. Excellence in Service Awards went to Lisa Barnes, Kahana Ho, & Mark Tjarks" The Leeward Theatre • 96-045 Ala ‘Ike • Pearl City, HI • 96782 • http://LCCTheatre.hawaii.edu
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2014C2015)Playwright)in)Residence,) Kirstyn)TrombeKa) We are very pleased to announce that Kirstyn Trombetta, under the tutelage of Kemuel Demoville, will be researching and writing an upcoming community based play for the Waipahu area under the tutatlige of Kemuel DeMoville.!
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Kirstyn is a student of Leeward Community College and is from Ewa. She is 20 years old but she has already proven her ability as a playwright with her recent submission of “Treacherous Beloved” in PlayBuilders Festival of Original Plays in May of 2014. Kirstyn is also a gifted musician and has performed in many plays including, The Sound of Music as Brigita von Trapp, Beauty and the Beast as Mrs. Potts and Jekyl and A Gothic Musical Hyde: as Lucy. Kirstyn will be writing the Waipahu play under the tutelage of prize winning playwright, Kemuel DeMoville.!
Ongoing)P.EN)audi4ons) Interested in participating in future PlayBuilders productions as one of our professionally trained ensemble members? We are interested in actors, dancers, musicians, poets, activists, and creative souls to join P.EN. No performance experience is necessary and we only ask that P.EN members commit to training once per week. "
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Professional playwright, Kemuel DeMoville is a fitting guide for the community collaborative/ play devising process. His play, “Cane Fields Burning” premiered at Kumu Kahua Theatre in 2011 and was winner of the Kumu Kahua/UH Manoa Playwriting Contest. Most recently, Kemuel devised a play for Leeward Community College in April of 2012 titled “Tyke Dreams of Plumeria Stars”!
PlayBuilders)Staff)Con4nues)to)Grow) PlayBuilders would like to welcome November Morris as our Associate Artistic Director for the Leeward District and Linda Shkreli as our new Director of Education. November is in charge of training P.EN on the Leeward side and Linda will be working with all PlayBuilders staff to develop and formalize our training methodology.!
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November Morris has an extensive background in community-based work. He studied acting at East Los Angeles College and while touring with the cast of hereandnow Theatre Company. He recently participated in PlayBuilders’ Houseless in Paradise via his connection as a service provider at IHS (Institute for Human Services), where he serves as the Employment Program Manager. In October 2014, November will have his directorial debut with PlayBuilders as he is currently devising a new production entitled, xenophobia: face your fears.!
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Linda Shkreli is a member of P.EN and most recently performed in “Introducing.” Linda has taught performance at Louisiana State University, MiraCosta College for Kids, Roots and Wings Community School in Lama, New Mexico, and California State University, Northridge. Her teaching philosophies focus on creative empowerment, mind and body integration, and consumer consciousness. Much of her work is inspired by collage techniques, and surrealism and absurdity in everyday life. Linda has worked as a producer, costumer, and performer for New Orleans Mardi Gras events, circus acts, and street performance, and has trained and performed in improvisational dance, movement and comedy in Los Angeles. She holds a PhD in Communication Studies, with a concentration in Performance Studies, from Louisiana State University. Currently she is a freelance artist and writer, a student of movement and energy work, and a lecturer in speech communication at Windward Community College. !
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Three Leeward Theatre Students Have Been Accepted into the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AMDA)!
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The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) is a college conservatory for the performing arts located in New York City and Los Angeles, California. The Conservatory offers both Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and two-year Certificates in Professional Performance. Programs are offered in Acting, Musical Theatre, Dance and Performing Arts. Some of our very own theatre students here (both past and present) have auditioned for this famous school in hopes of getting in, and attending one of the campuses later on. Victoria Domingo, Aaron Ebanez, and Danielle Patlingrao auditioned within the past year and all three received acceptance letters. Here is what they had to say about their experiences.
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VICTORIA: I remember seeing AMDA posters posted around the theatre basement ever since I started at LCC. Some time around last year, I decided to look it up. The more I researched about it, the more I knew that performing is what I wanted to do with my life, and that AMDA was the school to go to.
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AARON: I knew AMDA was a competitive school to get into, especially since the amount of people who get in are 3 out of 10. With such a small window I thought I owed it to myself to at least five it a shot into one of the most prestigious acting schools in the US.
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DANIELLE: After being exposed to acting for the first time last year, I fell in love with it. I've sung on stage and I've danced on stage, then finally I tried acting on stage and I thought, "why not do all three?" So I looked up musical theatre programs here in Hawaii, but I didn't like how many things were required here. I thought about looking for a specialty school, and I remembered my cousin graduated from AMDA, so I talked to her about it and she convinced me to audition.
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AARON: The process was a lot of tedious work. First you need to fill out a ton of paperwork and if that doesn't exhaust you enough you then need to fill out three personal essays that really delve deep into your personal life and how the choices we've made so far have molded us into becoming the applicant that AMDA would want so desperately. It literally took me about a month and a half for each essay because I wanted each essay to be perfect enough for AMDA to say, "Yes, it's this kind of unique student diversity that we want in our institution."
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DANIELLE: As comfortable as the faculty made us feel, the audition process was still very nerve wracking to me because auditions are always scary to me, personally.
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Did you audition for the acting, dance, or music theatre program?
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VICTORIA: I auditioned for the 2-year conservatory acting studio program. AARON: I auditioned for the musical theater program. DANIELLE: Musical Theatre! !!
How was the process?
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VICTORIA: It was very exciting as well as scary. It really tested my patience, both with the application process and post audition wait.
Did you learn anything new about auditioning at a Aaron as Snake professional level?
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VICTORIA: Lucky for me, at the time I was taking an auditioning class, where throughout the semester all we learned about was how to audition for all things professional, whether it be for theatre or film. I was expecting the auditioners to be mean and scary, but they were actually really nice and gave me great advice after I performed my monologues.
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AARON: I learned that you're never too old to chase your dream of performing. I was the only 21 year old competing for a spot in this institution with young children who have not even graduated from high school yet.
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DANIELLE: Yes, professional accompanists are amazing! I was really nervous about my accompaniment because my aria had a lot of fermata's in them, but we had a quick 5 minute run through with our assigned accompanist, and I was blown away at how great he was. He followed my every crescendo and decrescendo and watched my every breath. I've never had anyone play for me so well before, it was amazing!
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and how well you'll be able to take what they teach you and apply it into your work ethic.
Danielle Backstage at the Clockwork Cuties Revue.
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DANIELLE: Prepare! Invest a lot of time into getting your song/ monologue/dance at a level where you can do it on call. You need to know your pieces inside and out so that you don't have doubts in yourself.
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What was your reaction when you received your acceptance letter?
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VICTORIA: I was so relieved and happy! I cried!
If you could change one thing about the audition for AMDA, what would it be?
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VICTORIA: I wouldn’t have gone in too nervous, but I don’t think that’s something anyone can change. Everyone’s a little nervous before an audition whether they deny it or not.
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AARON: There really is nothing I would have changed about my AMDA audition. I literally spent months on my monologue and song, fine tuning everything to ensure that it was perfect for the adjudicator. I left no room for error especially since I also had a wide community of friends in the performing arts as well who can give me little notes here and there to ensure that my audition is the best that AMDA has ever seen.
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DANIELLE: MY MONOLOGUE! I could have prepared myself a lot better because it was in a genre I've never really practiced before. Although it wasn't a complete failure, I'm definitely not proud of how I performed it. I definitely need to practice my acting skills!
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Any advice about auditioning for AMDA or any other performing arts school?
Victoria Rehearsing for Typeepee.
AARON: I'm not gonna lie, I cried when I got the call when I was accepted into AMDA. It was completely satisfying to know that all my hard work hasn't gone unnoticed and was being rewarded by being accepted into the musical theater program.
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DANIELLE: I was so excited (especially because I waited over a month for it). I live in Hawaii, so mail always takes forever to get over here, so I was really impatient. But when I got it, I was really excited and happy!
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AARON: Unfortunately I won't be going to AMDA due to financial reasons. I don't have enough money!!!!! DANIELLE: Yes, definitely. I didn't fly over to LA to audition and get accepted to suddenly decide NOT to go. I have nothing to lose, and I don't have anything else to do but to continue to learn and grow. I'm gonna take every opportunity I can to get me closer to my dream.
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VICTORIA: There are so many memories I can name, but the one thing that will stick with me forever are the never ending friendships that came along with it.
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AARON: I love every memory I've made at the Leeward Theatre. From the burlesque shows in the summer to the main stage shenanigans backstage. But my favorite memory would be when I first gained my selfconfidence while playing as a giant boxing monster in my first show on main stage. Because that was the first show where I had to perform.
VICTORIA: Don’t procrastinate during the application process. Make sure to practice your monologues constantly before you audition. HAVE FUN!! AARON: When auditioning for any performing arts program you always have to give it everything you've got. Think of it as a job interview, you may have the experience and skills needed but what they really want is your drive and passion
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DANIELLE: Being a part of my very first acting production and sharing those moments with some of the greatest people I've ever met. I've made lasting friendships from being in a few Leeward Theatre productions and I can't be more grateful.
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Ka Mana’o Reviews Typeepee By Tyla Smith (http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/ kamanao/story/typeepee-quest-restoremans-penis)
Robots, nuns, cupid strippers, a broken sex god, penis traps, and desperate virgins are just the outer layer of the Leeward Community College theatre production of “Typeepee.” The play […] takes viewers on a sexual romp through gender stereotypes, outdated religious thought, college sexual expectations and the colonization of Hawai’i. The story focuses on Bing Yongle (played by Brandon Payne), a notorious sex fiend who has lost his mojo from a freak moped accident. He has decided to leave behind his sexual escapades and focus on his studies with long-time girlfriend and robot builder, Kim (Hester Vanderwerf). This changes when two desperate dudes, Tommy (Brandon Kupukaa) and Toby (Mathew Oshiro), seek his once god-like sexual prowess so they can woo the women of their dreams, Mary (Brooke Sullivan) and Karky (Victoria Domingo). The plan is to get medically impotent Yongle into Wolfowitz House, a nun-run conservative college dorm for women, so he can allow entrance into the dorm for the desperados. It is there he meets Polynesian beauty, Fey (Marizel Butin), and feels his penis move. Yongle decides he must taste Fey’s sweet “love duck” to fix his broken manhood. “People are surprised by it,” said director Ashley DeMoville. “I thought it was a nice mix between fun and social commentary.” Yongle’s sad penis and Fey’s magical vagina are only one of many storylines inside of the play. One of side plots includes the fight for love of Kim by author bots Robert Herman Melville (Justin Woznock) and R.L. Stevenson (Devian De Los Santos) who are turned
on by a switch in their pants. Another deals with Brunhilda (Kiana Rivera) who tries to buy the love of two Cupid Dancers named “Skip” (Tyler Rezentes) and “Butterfield” (Christian Acosta).
Country Wife (1675)” by playwright William Wycherley. Parts of Melville’s novel are read on stage then acted out in a modern Hawai’i college setting, with the addition of many penises.
Not to mention the superb acting of Leeward CC theatre professor Betty Burdick who made the crowd ejaculate with laughter in her take on the sexually
“It is a brand new play the students workshopped,” said DeMoville. “They took on every aspect of the play, they were the actors, producers, and designers.”
frustrated nun Sister Philippa Soggybox. "Typeepee" takes on the hard issue of sexual conquest and viewing women as an object, versus an individual, in a penis-churning way. It is a sexplotiation that touches on the colonization of Hawai’i in a way that even those who have not taken Hawaian studies could understand. The play is a mix between American author Herman Melville’s “Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life” and “The
The play has never been performed before, Leeward CC is the first place it has ever left the pages of a manuscript to the stage. Students from the Theatre 262 class are the ones who filled all the roles. They also composed the three songs in the biscuit seeking play. It is hard not to enjoy “Typeepee.” With its great balance between high and low humor, musical numbers, emotional male strippers, and love-bots, viewers will wish they could come more often!
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International Cast Melds Dance and Theatre in Que Sueñes Con Las Angelitas
journey of my character’s life through monologue, trapeze, tango, contemporary dance, and song” says co-creator Beth Dunnington. Que Sueñes premiered at the Kahilu Theatre in March of 2010 to a sold-out audience and is planning a mainland tour for 2015. On Saturday, October 4, at The company will travel to and 8pm, Prince Dance perform on Oahu at the Leeward Theatre and will be followed by Company merges Island performance at the performing arts on stage in aBig Kahilu Theatre. “Que Sueñes Con Las Prince Dance is a non-profit professional contemporary dance Angelitas,” an enchanting company based in Hawaii and multimedia dance-theatre Buenos Aires, Argentina, led by piece, at The Leeward Artistic Director Angel Prince, who splits her time between both Theatre locales. The Prince Dance Institute The performance follows the is a feeder school for the company life of a singer through monologue, and is currently in residency and contemporary and tango dance, partnership with the Kahilu song, video projection, original Theatre, offering hip-hop, trapeze, music, and trapeze. The title musical theatre, ballet, hula, acting, translates from Spanish as “sweet and contemporary dance classes dreams,” or “to dream with the for youth and adults. angels.” There will be a free community The evening-length work workshop offered on October 3 features an international cast of from 3pm to 4pm at Pas De Deux actors and dancers, including Studios 94-404 Uke'e St. Suite A, choreographer Angel Prince; writer Waipahu, HI 96797 (Located behind Beth Dunnington; Emiliano Costco in Waipio). If you’re Alcaraz, an Argentinian tango interested in attending this FREE dancer; Teresa Marcaida, a Julliardmasterclass contact The Leeward trained dancer; and Hawaii-IslandTheatre at (808) 455-0380. based Prince Dance Company dancers, Lia Gregory and Elizabeth McDonald. • Prince Dance: Que Sueñes Con Las Angelitas Co-creator Angel Prince • October 4 at 8pm explains: “This is a dance • FREE Workshop on October 3 at performance for people who don’t 3pm. To be help at the Pas De think they like dance. There really Deux Dance Studio! • Call (808) 455-0380 for tickets or is something for everyone and all more information. ages are welcome!” “Equal parts dance and theater, this original piece follows the
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SIGHTLINES The Leeward Theatre Outreach Program For every performance that goes up on stage we try to find an appropriate organization we can pair up with and provide them with free tickets. We want those members of our community who are normally prohibited from seeing live performance - mostly due to the ticket cost - to have access to performance events. This year alone The Leeward Theatre has given out FREE, no obligations, tickets to the
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Filipino Cultural Center, Youth S p e a k s H aw a i i , H a b i l i t a t Shelter for Women, Waipahu High Special Education Department, and Hui Hoʻomalu Foster Families. Our goal is to share the excitement and power of live performance with as many of our community m e m b e r s a s p o s s i b l e . We should not bar cultural engagement from those individuals who simply cannot afford to buy a ticket. If our mission is to build community through live performance, then that means we need to interact and engage with our entire community - not just those who can afford it.
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“Thank you for inviting us to the handbell concert. On behalf of the more severe wheelchair class, I hope we weren't too much of a distraction. They seemed to be getting something out of it and made lots of sounds in response. In our previous outing to the lab theater they did not attend. It was interesting that my autistic ones were totally silent during the performance which reinforces my belief that the structure of music is valuable to them. Have a good week and I hope we can keep in touch. ! Mahalos! ~ Philip Riley”
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THE FIRST POSTER The first poster The Leeward Theatre produced actually caused a bit of controversy. While the designers were just trying to create a fun, interactive “puppet” poster, the community saw it as an Indigenous Hawaiian man being ripped apart, and then re-formed as a puppet ... so while the intiention of the design were innocent enough, the backlash was (understandable) severe!
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The Leeward Theatre Awards it’s First Scholarships to Performing Arts Students! For those of you who may not have heard, thanks to the generous support of Terri and Dan Madden we’ve been able to establish a scholarship for Leeward students who are enrolled in at least one performing arts class (music, theatre, and/or dance).
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The first scholarship recipient for Theatre is Kirstyn Trombetta. While the first Music recipient is Honybol Sosa. Both Kirstyn and Honybol are active in the performing arts and dedicated students here at Leeward. Each has received $500 for the Fall 2014 Semester.
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If you would like to contribute to the Performing Arts Scholarship Fund here at Leeward, contact the Theatre Manager Kemuel DeMoville to help facilitate the transaction. (808) 455-0381 or KEMUEL@hawaii.edu
The Leeward Theatre is sponsoring a Hawaiian Language Playwriting Festival: Kīkaha Ka Manu Play Festival Stemming from a traditional culture and adapting to a multicultural world, Kīkaha Ka Manu is a call to our audiences and artists to celebrate and share stories from our own back yard that define and challenge the essence and perceptions of who we are as residents and indigenous peoples of Hawaiʻi sharing the future together. Kīkaha Ka Manu is translated as "The Soaring Bird," it describes how the playwrights will be encouraged to soar with their creativity - but the name also implies audience participation as witnesses, gazing and being inspired by the work on stage. The name was proposed by Kumu Kepa Badis.
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The purpose of the festival is to promote access to ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Theatre as an artistic medium for expression, to help all residents of Hawaiʻi feel comfortable in taking ownership of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, an official language of the State of Hawaiʻi, and to promote ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi to all peoples of Hawaiʻi.
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We want to inspire and encourage the next generation to explore what it means to be Hawaiian, and provide a way for non-Hawaiians to engage with the Hawaiian community through the medium of theatre. To ensure the foundation for Hawaiian voices to be heard worldwide. The Festival will be held from Jan 29-31, 2015.
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My Hot, Steampunked Summer by Kirsten Trombetta From (http://www.hittingthestage.com/my-hotsteampunked-summer/)
I have had a passion for theatre since my high school days, but I never imagined myself being in an actual burlesque show, let alone being comfortable in one. That changed after I started my first semester at Leeward Community College in Fall 2012. The first show I saw was one of the theatre’s annual Fall burlesque-style fundraisers, The Tea Party. I sat initially in shock, appalled at the sight of half-naked men and women dancing what their mothers gave them on that small stage, where the audience had no way of escaping. After a while, I got used to it and found myself in awe of the confident dancers in lingerie and colorful Alice in Wonderland–themed costumes. I thought at that moment, “I want to audition for the next one!” Lo and behold, I did. I became a dancer/singer/actor for the next fundraiser, Scandollesque, directed by a classmate of mine, Chelsea Campbell, in 2013. That was a hectic, but fun summer. And just like Scandollesque, the upcoming show is one you do not want to miss. Our theme for this year’s show, The Clockwork Cutie Revue, isn’t your usual 1920s burlesque nightclub; our lovely directors conjured up the idea of creating a steampunk burlesque show instead. Now, we have this awesome, creative theme to work within only three months time before the curtain rises. And every performer knows that with every show there are always struggles and rewards behind the scenes. Being part of a steampunk-themed burlesque show is exciting and could really bring something new to the table, but I’m not saying it’s an easy task. Some factors to take into account when creating such a magical, imaginative theme are the costumes, the style of the dance numbers, the design of the set, and the content of the skits. So far, I think both the cast and crew are working extremely hard and doing a fantastic job at infusing the theme into all these aspects of the production. Because these shows premiere at the beginning of the Fall semesters, rehearsals are generally on weekdays during the summer break. This can be a problem for most people, especially college students. Some people in our cast have new jobs, forcing them to miss rehearsals. Some of us are in other shows and must find ways to balance those rehearsal times with this show. Trust me, I’ve been there before… it’s exhausting. Some cast members have issues at home or family
emergencies occur that we have no control over. Whatever the circumstances may be, it causes stress on the directors as well as the rest of the cast involved. Canceling a dance day, for example, and rescheduling it because a handful of people are on trips or whatnot is tedious, but it does happen. Another stress-inducer during this rehearsal process that’s mostly on the directors’ shoulders is the fact that this year’s show does not contain a scripted storyline. This means more dance numbers to choreograph, and a lot more skits to include. We are going so far as to add, on top of the skits we already have, an old form of theatre similar to slapstick comedy called Commedia dell’arte. This type of theatre can be considered difficult by some actors because it involves wearing masks, making exaggerated movements, and not a word of English. You’d be surprised at how hard that could be. Actors participating in the lazzis, or comic routines, must tell a comedic short story/situation through gibberish without facial expressions to rely on. It is a challenge, but one that rewards you as an actor with the chance to really become your character and just move as much as you can, as big as you can. Through all these obstacles, there are rewards in abundance. This will only be my second burlesque show at the Leeward Theatre, but I have created bonds and friendships with a group of individuals who couldn’t be more unique. I know some “clockwork cuties” in the cast who aspire to be directors, whose first language is Hawaiian, who take care of sixty kids as a primary job, who haven’t performed in front of a paying audience before, who’s a Potterhead, and those who live and breathe musical theatre. These steampunk ladies and gents are unbelievably talented and make rehearsals full of life even in times of frustration. Like I said before, I would have never thought I would be in a burlesque show and feel unashamed and yet, here I am: fearless. My comfort zone, my bubble, if you will, has expanded much more than I anticipated during my first couple years in college. I mean, this is a burlesque show… the choreography and dialogue content will shock people who don’t usually see this kind of performance, but it has made me more comfortable in my own skin. If you have ever been hesitant to audition for one of the Leeward Theatre’s shows, don’t be! As I have recently discovered, it is a great way to get your dancing/acting foot in the door, even if you have no experience. You can uncover strengths in yourself that you didn’t realize you had, while making friends along the way.
SIGHTLINES The Leeward Theatre Honors Starr Kalahiki as a Distinguished Alumni in the Performing Arts in Music.
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Starr Kalahiki has been singing for as long as she can remember.
Born the only child to a pentecostal minister, the musical fellowship she received on a weekly basis was an incomparable education. Add to that, her father's collection of jazz and bossa nova LP's and there's where our story begins... At 16 at the University Lab School, choral director Nola Nahulu literally acquainted Starr with her own voice and had her audition for the Hawaii Opera Theatre chorus. Starr sang in six operas with HOT, performed the role of the Fairy Godmother in Diamond Head Theatre's Cinderella, performed in various shows at The Leeward Theatre, then scored a job working with the phenomenally talented cast of Ulalena on Maui. She returned to Honolulu in 2004 and fronted the modern alternative rock band "Missing Dave" for a year before securing a gig as the jazz headliner on the Star of Honolulu dinner cruise. At the same time, Starr continued to hone her craft as a member of the R&B group "Eight-o-eight" as well as funk band "Toyz of Pleasure." Four years ago she finally met her "musical accomplice" and accompanist Kit Ebersbach (Don Tiki) and the two along with bassist Dean Taba released Starr's debut cd SALT which won her the 2012 Na Hoku Hanohano awards for Most Promising Artist and Jazz Album of the Year. Starr is now working on several musical projects this year spanning the musical genre landscape from new modern Hawaiian music, to big band, to hot new alternative tracks.
The Music is always, everywhere, all around, ever moving, ever healing.
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The The Lili’u Project is a Resounding Success! Could a tour be in it’s future? Liliuokalani, Hawaii’s last queen, left a legacy that is kept alive as much by her art as by her history… and maybe art has a way of living longer in our memories. She was, of course, a prolific and gifted songwriter, and her legacy was celebrated in a performance at Leeward Community College with The Lili’u Project, a live performance of her songs that featured vocalist Starr Kalahiki.
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The Leeward Theatre Honors Troy Apostol as a Distinguished Alumni in the Performing Arts in Theatre.
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Troy M. Apostol is a Po’okela award-winning actor and director, and an MFA Directing candidate at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. As an actor he has performed for the All’s a World’s a Stage Theatre Company, Hawaii Pacific University, Hawaii Repertory Theatre, the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Kapi‘olani Community College, Kumu Kahua Theatre, Leeward Community College, Manoa Valley Theatre, PlayBuilders of Hawai‘i Theatre Company, TAG — The Actors’ Group, and UHM. As a director he has been produced at KKT, HSF, LCC, TAG, UHM, and will be directing One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at MVT in May, 2015. He has received the Lisa Toshigawa Inouye Award for Excellence in Playwriting from UHM, won top honors in the Kumu Kahua Theatre/ UHM Theatre and Dance Department Playwriting Contest, and has had a credited role on Hawaii 5-O. He is also the founder of Hawai‘i's dedicated theatre news and reviews website, Hitting The Stage. The Leeward Theatre • 96-045 Ala ‘Ike • Pearl City, HI • 96782 • http://LCCTheatre.hawaii.edu
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The Leeward Theatre Honors Peter Rockford Espiritu as a Distinguished Alumni in the Performing Arts in Dance.
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Peter Rockford Espiritu is the newly appointed Artistic Director of the Oceania Dance Theatre and has served as Founder and Executive & Artistic Director of Tau Dance Theater, Hawai‘i’s critically acclaimed professional modern dance company. It is a organization that reflects the multi-culturalism of Hawai‘i and Oceania. This year, the company celebrated its 15th anniversary, continuing to respectfully honor the traditional art forms and oral traditions of the cultures of Polynesia while setting new standards for a modern Oceania through the performing arts. Mr. Espiritu has the distinguished privilege of being the only professional western form dance company based in Hawai‘i directed by a native Polynesian. This year, Mr. Espiritu was Co-Director and Choreographer for the newly opened AULANI, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawaii in September, 2011. It is the first “destination” resort built by Disney in the world that focuses on indigenous culture and art.
For 7 years Mr. Espiritu served as Artistic Director for “ECHO”, Education through Cultural & Historical Organization’s Performing Arts Festival and national tour.
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Artistic Director and has garnered many awards. Scholarships to study include the School of American Ballet founded by George Balanchine in New York City, American Dance Festival at Duke University, and the Colorado Dance Festival & Aspen Dance Festivals. He is proficient in Ballet, Hula, and Modern Dance (Limon’ Technique), and has danced and taught globally. Internationally Mr. Espiritu choreographs and teaches in Nagoya & Tokyo Japan for the past 10 years and has performed in Italy, Guatemala, Bali, Mexico, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and throughout Polynesia.
The topics and ideas that Mr. Espiritu has chosen to be the impetus of his many dances include: mixing of cultures, native spirituality, responsible fusion and cultural evolution, and global village awareness. Traditional elements as a base help to anchor his work while keeping connected to his cultural identity in the face of increasing western influences. The work functions as an artistic mirror that reflects the impact of what Oceania was, has become, and where it is headed. This movement based viewpoint produces specific artistic images that are unique to geographical location, Pacific Island culture, and native pluralism.
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SIGHTLINES This Production is Brought to You by... You! Is there a Dance Company, Musical Act, Broadway Style Musical, or some other act that you’ve been dying to see? If you’re willing to help pay for them to come out here, we’ll do what we can to get them on the Leeward stage. There are lots of expenses we have to cover if we want to bring out a particular act - and many times we just can’t find room in the budget to justify the expense - but with your help we’re more than willing to do what we can to get a company, group, play, musical, or troupe out here so that you can share what touched or inspired you with your community. Email Kemuel DeMoville at KEMUEL@hawaii.edu if you would like to get more information.
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Individual Seats
$1,000
N/A
Lighting Booth
$100,000
Colgan
Ticket Booth
$200,000
$10,000
Private Dressing
$200,000
$10,000
Men’s Dress
$200,000
$10,000
Women’s Dress
$200,000
$10,000
Green Room
$200,000
Aadland
Dance Studio (2)
$300,000
$15,000
Scene Shop
$300,000
$15,000
Lab Theatre
$300,000
$15,000
Theatre Lobby
$400,000
$25,000
Main Stage
$4,000,000
$75,000
Room (2)
YOUR LEEWARD THEATRE
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN HELP THE THEATRE? Donations: We!have!had!a!number!of!you!come!up!and!offer!suggestions!for!our! season!–!we!should!bring!over!a!certain!performer!or!produce!a!musical! like!on!Broadway…!Well,!now!it’s!time!to!put!your!money!where!your! mouth!is!!Producing!musicals!and!hosting!artists!cost!money,!and!your! donations!help!us!to!realize!our!mission!of!community!involvement!and! cultural!sustainability.!If!everyone!on!our!mailing!list!gave!just!$20!a! month,!our!season!(and!the!scholarships!we!offer!students!in!Theatre,! Music,!and!Dance)!would!expand!dramatically!!Email!Kemuel!DeMoville!at! KEMUEL@hawaii.edu!if!you!would!like!to!get!more!information.!
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Name a Seat (or something bigger!): Be!a!part!of!The!Leeward!Theatre!for!the!next!40!years!Q!and!beyond!!We! have!lots!of!naming!opportunities!right!now:!the!Lab!Theatre,!the!Dressing! Rooms,!the!Main!Stage,!Dance!Rooms,!even!the!Seats!!We’ll!even!put!a!nice! plaque!up!in!the!lobby!acknowledging!your!generous!contribution.!Email! Kemuel!DeMoville!at!KEMUEL@hawaii.edu!if!you!would!like!to!get! more!information.!
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Volunteer: Giving!your!time!to!help!the!Theatre!can!be!just!as!valuable!as!a!monetary! donation!(although!we!still!need!the!monetary!donations).!!Volunteers! support!us!by!ushering,!taking!tickets,!and!manning!our!concessions! booth.!As!a!bonus,!you!get!to!see!the!show!for!free!!Email!Lehua!at:! arielles@hawaii.edu!if!you!would!like!to!sign!up!or!get!more! information.!
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Door Prizes: Do!you!have!something!that!you!think!would!make!a!perfect!silent!auction! or!door!prize?!Do!you!have!contacts!with!small!businesses!or!corporations! who!are!looking!to!get!their!name!out!to!the!public!through!merchandise! or!service!donations?!Talk!to!us!!Your!stuff!could!help!bring!in!some! money!for!the!Theatre!and/or!scholarships!for!Leeward!students!in!the! Performing!Arts.!!
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Tell a Friend (better yet, buy them a ticket!): One!of!the!best!ways!to!support!the!theatre!is!to!come!out!and!buy!a!ticket!! We!offer!a!wide!range!of!professional,!community,!and!student!centered! events.!Come!out!for!a!night!at!the!Theatre!!Help!us!preserve!the!unique! cultural!and!community!heritage!that!has!been!a!part!of!The!Leeward! Theatre!for!40!years!!It’s!through!your!generosity!and!patronage!that!we! are!able!to!keep!our!doors!open!and!our!tickets!affordable.
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Volunteer with Us! New research has found that: “Taking your children to the theatre or an art gallery is the best way of turning them into active community-minded citizens, even more so than to religious services. The researchers also found that attending a cultural event was the largest predictor of civic engagement. Young people who said they went "often" to the theatre, ballet, classical music concerts, museums, or art galleries were 65% more likely to take part in voluntary work than those who went less often.”
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☐ OTHER: ________________ (any amount is appreciated)
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“UH Foundation, Friends of LCC Theatre”
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Program: Leeward Community College, Account: Friends of Leeward CC Theatre.
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Lehua Simon (808) 455-0386 ARIELLES@hawaii.edu !
The Leeward Theatre 96-045 Ala ‘Ike, TH-207 Pearl City, HI 96782.
Learn More or Sign Up online at: http://LCCTheatre.hawaii.edu/ support.html
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