Plays Shared in the Hui during 2024

During 2024, our hui continued meeting on the first and third Wednesday of each month, to read new plays in development. We also continued our partnership with Kumu Kahua Theatre to provide a platform where entrants to the Go Try Play Write competition (co-sponsored with Bamboo Ridge) could hear their 10-minute plays read aloud. When time allowed, we also read an occasional historical play. Works read this year included:

1/3/24

4 Short Plays (10 minutes each):

·       Dark Snow, Morning by Ron Micci (2f)

·       Spotted, by Joe Terteling (1f, 2m)

·       What You Need, by Ruth Ann Howden (3+f, 4+m)

·       To Lose Yourself in Service to Others, by Normie Salvador (6m)

1/17/24

First Kiss: 5 Short Plays (10 minutes each):

·       A Time of Joy, by Paul Smith (1f, 1m)

·       The Morning After Ellie Left, or The Loopin’ Ladies of Laredo by Ben Beck (2f, 2m)

·       High Expectations, by Jeff Dunne (1f, 1m)

·       Ila, by Puanani Akaka (2f)

·       Kissing Henry, by Tony Pisculli (2f)

2/7/24

The Picture Project

by Anthony Oliver

2 Acts

2f, 2m

2/21/24

3 Kisses: Three Short Plays (10 minutes each):

·       Pukey and Mike, by Robert Potter (1f, 2m)

·       Enemies on a Date, by Rex McGregor (1f, 1m)

·       Through the Sugarcane Maze, by Normie Salvador (2f, 1m)

3/6/24

Himitsu (revised)

by Michael Markrich

Full Length

4f, 7m

3/20/24

Five Short Plays (10 minutes each):

·       Not Exactly As Planned, by Michael Kramer (1f, 1m)

·       364, by Amanda DeLalla (1f, 1m)

·       A Kiss in the Bus, by Ian Lactaoen (1f, 4m + passengers)

·       Couplet Couple, by Marion Lyman-Mersereau (1f, 1m)

·       You Not Māhū, Ah? By Tyler Miranda (1f, 4m)

4/3/24

Traits (revised)

by Jeannie Barroga

Full Length

8f, 10m

4/17/24

Short Scripts (10 minutes each):

·       Brave Blood, by Rich Rubin

·       A Godfather Meets the Son of God, by Normie Salvador

·       An Unlikely Hero, by Lawrence Jesse Dukore

5/1/24

The Kiʻi Master

by Eric Stack

Full Length

4m, 2f, 1 god

5/15/24

Impossible Stage Directions, part 1 (10 minutes each):

·       Novelty Reboot by Gilman

·       The Fabric of Our Lives, by Rankin

·       Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander, by Block

·       A Chocalypse, by Miller

·       Archipelago, by Jackson

·       Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean, by Lawing

·       The Masque of Tyme and Tensys, by Daniel Akiyama

6/5/24

Impossible Stage Directions, part 2 (10 minutes each):

·       Kennette Kendalite, by Cassandra Lee

·       Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ by Emily McClain

·       Strangers in Paradise, by Tony Pisculli

6/19/24

Mansplaining I (10 minutes each):

·       Everything’s Under Control, by Cherielyn Ferguson

·       None of Your Blarney, by Rex McGregor

·       Plumber Calling, by Sara Ward

7/3/24

Jamie Parker Short Plays

·       E Hoʻololi i ka Papa, by Jamie Parker [10 minutes] (2f, 4m)

·       Softball Sisters, by Jamie Parker [5 minutes] (2f)

·       Traffic School, by Jamie Parker [5 minutes] (5f, 1m, 2h)

7/17/24

Waiting in the Wings

by Ian Lactaoen

1 hour

3f, 7m

8/7/24

Two Historic Plays:

·       Mourning Due, by Dave Donnelly [20 min.] (3f, 7m)

·       In the Alley, by Edward Sakamoto [30 min.] (1f, 9m)

8/21/24

Higher! Higher! (3rd revision)

by Tom Cooper

Full Length

5f, 9m, 2h

9/4/24

Renshi 2024 - The Postcard Plays (1 page each):

·       He Said / She Said by Tom Cooper (2h)

·       Auto Correct by Vanessa Bowie Rankin (1f, 1m)

·       Chef’s Kiss by Diane Aoki (1f, 1m)

·       Aphrodisiacs by Sara Ward (2f)

·       Hallway by Jackie Pualani Johnson (1m)

·       Charge by Daniel Akiyama (1h)

·       Cake Bake by Dwight Martin (2h)

·       Croon by Rex McGregor (2h)

·       Karma by Kealiʻi Beck (2m)

·       Law of Karma by Marion Lyman-Mersereau (1f, 1m)

·       Namaste by Justina Mattos (2f)

·       Postcard Play by Randal McEndree (1f, 1m)

·       Stay by Steve Smith (1f, 1m, 1dog)

·       Wakita OK Memorial by Nick Higginbotham (1f, 2m)

·       Mama Unda Da Mango by Jamie Parker (2f)

·       One Perfect Fucking Day by Tony Pisculli (2h)

·       Renshi Play by Deenie Tagudin Kam (1f, 1m)

·       Waimea Lullabye by Will Kahele (1f, 1h)

·       The 3 Witches by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl (3f)

·       Don’t Look Back by Ian Lactaoen (1m)

9/18/24

Mansplaining II (10 minutes each):

·       Let Me Explain, by William Manley (1f, 1m)

·       On the Beach, Long Ago by Ron Rosenfeld (1f, 1m)

·       Rules of the Game, by Ron Rosenfeld (1f, 3m)

·       Snip, Snip by Normie Salvador (1f, 2m)

10/2/24

Rock On, Act I

by Jeannie Barroga

90 min.

7f, 2m

10/16/24

Rock On, Act II

by Jeannie Barroga

1+ hour

7f, 2m

11/6/24

The Isle is Full of Noises (revised)

by Sean-Joseph Choo

90 min.

1f, 3m, + chorus

11/20/24

A Walk in the Park: Liliʻuokalani Gardens

by Justina Mattos

90 min.

21 characters, played by: 3-9f, 2-6m, 2-6h

12/4/24

Akakū

by Eric Stack

2 hours

3f, 6m + voices

12/18/24

The Redeemers

by Edward Sakamoto

1-Act

4f, 7+m