4/8/20
We kicked off the group's first meeting with two plays: a short comedy and a full-length tragedy:
Coronavirus Play
(Later Titled Superspreader)
by Lee Cataluna
10 min.
1m, 1f
a telenovela by Kepano Richter
2 Acts
19+ characters
4/16/20
Kimo the Waiter by Lee Cataluna
2 Acts
3 actors (22 characters)
4/23/20
Oh, Hello! (a teen Othello) by Justina Mattos
1 hour
11 actors + 2 choruses
4/30/20
Aitu Fafine by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
2 Acts
7 actors
5/7/20
Moore (a Pacific Island Othello) by Kepano Richter
2 Acts
34+ characters
5/14/20
The Life Box (Act I) by Daniel Akiyama
1st Act = 1 hr. 15 m
20+ characters
5/21/20
Hīnano’s Nose, a musical by Justina Mattos
2 Acts
9 actors + chorus
5/28/20
Break Room (scene), 2m
On Her Way (scene), 1m, 2f
Forever After (scene), 3f
Scaled Down (monologue), 1m
6/3/20
Six short Physical Distance Pieces:
Let Him Fly, a scene by Ewalea Dameg (2m)
Sex, a scene by Jeannie Barroga (1f, 2m)
You Sure, a scene by Zoe Whitney (2f)
Murder Finds a Voice, a scene by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl (3f, 1m)
Zoom Piece, a scene by Daniel Akiyama (2m, 1f)
Chicken Coop, a monologue by Sean-Joseph Choo (1m)
6/10/20
ʻĀnela Makapō by Damien Stack
full length w/opera
2m, 3f double cast
6/17/20
Hapa Girls by Jessie Marshall
3 Act
3m, 4-6f
6/24/20
Four Physical Distance Pieces:
Untitled Kurogo Play, by Daniel Akiyama (10 min. play) - 2m
Uncle, by Joshua Jacobs (10 min. play) - 1m, 1f
Hoodie, Justina Mattos (monologue) - 1f
It Could Be An Accessory, by Braden Savage (20 min. play) - 1m, 1f
7/2/20
Pili Aloha (Act I) by Kiki Rivera
planned 2 Act play
5m, 2f
7/9/20
Mendokusai, by Eric Stack
full length
4f, 5m, 1h
7/16/20
Monologues:
Ghost of Coffee Shops Past, by Zoe Whitney (1f)
The Beach Cave, by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl (1f)
Piʻi Ka Manene, by Justina Mattos (1f)
Girl on the Bus, by Justina Mattos (1m)
Number 54, by Justina Mattos (1f)
1-Act: Brought to Bear, by Eric Stack (2m, 1f)
7/23/20
Games For Boys, by Daniel Akiyama
full length
2m
7/30/20
Ethereal, by Jeannie Barroga (10 min) - 1m, 1f
Rice, by Dance Aoki (monologue) - 1h
Broken Shells, by Dance Aoki (10 min) - 2f
Aloha Attire, by Lee Cataluna (2 Acts) - 5f, 4m + 1m voice
8/6/20
Mu, by Eric Stack
1 Act
2f, 3m +up to 2 dancers
8/13/20
Fallen, by Saul Rollason (monologue) - 1m
Aloha Lava, by Randal McEndree (1 Act) - 1m
8/20/20
40 min.
2m
8/27/20
Hilo Da Musical, by Jackie Pualani Johnson (2 Acts) - 28 + chorus
Hamajang Hamlet, by Jackie Pualani Johnson (1 Act) - 9 + chorus
One Uddah Midʻsummah, by Jackie Pualani Johnson (full length) - 21
9/3/20
Historic Pidgin Plays:
Errata (1929), by Helmuth Hormann (10 pgs) - 4m, 1f
For You a Lei (1936), by Wai Chee Chun (23 pgs) - 4f, 1m
School Days (1948), by Robert Suyeoka (27 pgs) - 8m
9/10/20
Historic Pidgin Plays:
The Malo Maker (1953), by Kuaana (Edgar) Bell (25 pgs) - 5m, 1f
Hale O Olelo Nane (1951-52), by Clara Kubojiri (19 pgs) - 11f
9/17/20
Hello, Hello, Hello, by John Kneubuhl
3 Acts
9/24/20
Country Pie, by Clara Kubojiri (1 Act) - 4f, 2m
The Lonely Rock, by Ray & Aldyth Morris (1 Act) - 11+
10/2/20
2 Acts
8+
10/8/20
The City Is Haunted (partial script), by John Kneubuhl (full length) - 10+ characters
Keep Your Head Down, by Eric Stack (monologuish) - 2m +announcer voice
10/15/20
World Class Asparagus (Act I) by Peter Charlot
3 Acts
10+ characters
10/22/20
short 2 acts
2m, 3w, 1trans
10/29/20
(viewed UH Hilo’s Scary Scenarios online)
monologues
11/5/20
World Class Asparagus (Act II) by Peter Charlot
3 Acts
10+ characters
11/12/20
World Class Asparagus (Act III) by Peter Charlot
3 Acts
10+ characters
11/19/20
Kūpeʻe, by Eric Stack
full length
11/24/20
(Thanksgiving Holiday)
12/3/20
Gadgets, by Jeannie Barroga
full length
12/10/20
World Class Asparagus (Act III rev.) by Peter Charlot
3 Acts
10+ characters
12/17/20
Beretania Snapshots by Sean-Joseph Choo
full length
8 characters