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Honolulu, HI 96822


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The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s MFA/BFA Dance Concert Set For Next Month


by Stephi Wild - December 22, 2024

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present the MFA/BFA Dance Concert: Introspection, a dynamic showcase of new works by senior dance students. ...

GOTHMASS IN WAIKIKI AND OTHER FEME FATALES Set for Late Night Theatre Company At Kennedy Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - November 17, 2024

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present Late Night Theatre Company's production of Gothmass in Waikiki and other Femme Fatales, conceptualized and directed by Asian Performance PhD student Mariah Massengill....

Photos: 4.48 PSYCHOSIS at UHM Earle Ernst Lab Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - October 25, 2024

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre is presenting the final performances of 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, directed by MFA candidate Arlo Chiaki Rowe. This production of Sarah Kane's final play will be performed at the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Check ...

UHM Kennedy Theater to Present 4.48 PSYCHOSIS by Sarah Kane in October


by Blair Ingenthron - September 22, 2024

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present 4.48 Psychosis by Sarah Kane, directed by MFA candidate Arlo Chiaki Rowe. This production of Sarah Kane's final play will be performed at the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre from October 23-25 & 27, 2024. ...

PUANA World Premiere to be Performed at UHM Kennedy Theatre This Fall


by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2024

The world premiere of PUANA, a hana keaka (Hawaiian Theatre) production, will be performed at UHM Kennedy Theatre from September 27-28 and October 4-6, 2024....

Kennedy Theatre Reveals 61st Season


by Stephi Wild - June 27, 2024

Kennedy Theatre’s 61st production season will bring new and original works to the forefront while celebrating groundbreaking works of the past....

Photos: First Look at THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES at UHM Kennedy Theatre


by Blair Ingenthron - April 21, 2024

In celebration of 100 years of English-language kabuki productions at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves takes center stage at Kennedy Theatre. This classic kabuki play, also known as Benten Kozō written by Kawatake Mokuami, pays homage to Kenned...

THE MAIDEN BENTEN AND THE BANDITS OF THE WHITE WAVES to Play UHM Kennedy Theatre in April


by Blair Ingenthron - March 30, 2024

In celebration of 100 years of English-language kabuki productions at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, The Maiden Benten and the Bandits of the White Waves takes center stage at Kennedy Theatre in April. ...

Late Night Theatre Company to Present CHERRY BLOSSOM ESKAPO & EVA HAMOK


by Blair Ingenthron - February 25, 2024

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present Late Night Theatre Company's production of Cherry Blossom Eskapo (Cherry Blossom Escape) & Eva Hamok (Haunting Eva) written and directed by MFA Directing student, Emmanuel Mante. Learn more here!...

Students Take Center Stage at UHM's BFA/MFA Dance Concert Next Month


by Stephi Wild - February 12, 2024

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Department of Theatre & Dance and Kennedy Theatre will present the BFA/MFA Dance Concert: Resonance, under the direction of Sami L.A. Akuna. Performances run March 6-10, 2024 at the Earle Ernst Lab Theatre....

Past Shows


A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...

Ho‘oilina
Ho‘oilina
4/15 - 4/24/2022


Mainstage SeasonApril 15, 16* & 22, 23*, 24, 2022FRI/SAT at 7:30pmSUN at 2:00pm *Pre-show event at 6:45pm, Details TBAPerformed live for in-person audiences (subject to ...

Hawai‘i Nō Ka ‘Oi: A Sakamoto Celebration


Prime Time Series February 24-27, 2022 WED-SAT at 7:30pm SUN at 2:00pm Performed live for in-person audiences (subject to public health advisory changes). Program Director ...

Eddie Wen' Go: The Story of the Upside-Down Canoe


Mainstage SeasonJanuary 28, 29 and February 4, 5, 6, 2022FRI 7:30pmSAT/SUN 2:00pmAnticipated limited live audience performances but will switch to streaming if public health concerns ...

House Rules
House Rules
2/4 - 2/6/2022


Late Night SeriesFebruary 4-6, 2022FRI at 9:30pmSAT/SUN at 7:30pmPerformed live for in-person audiences (subject to public health advisory changes). Written by Candice Sarangay Same house, ...

The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant


The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Prime Time Series December 3, 4, 5, 2021 FRI/SAT 7:30pm SUN 2:00pm Streaming Online from the Stage By ...

The Human Pavilion
The Human Pavilion
11/26 - 12/5/2021


The Human PavilionLate Night SeriesStreaming On DemandNovember 26- December 5, 2021 Written by Chinen SeishinDirected by Maggie Ivanova It is 1903 Osaka where humans are ...

Sphere
Sphere
11/19 - 11/21/2021


Sphere Mainstage Series November 19, 20, 21, 2021 FRI/SAT 7:30pm SUN 2:00pm Streaming Online from the Stage Co-Directed by Peiling Kao & Kara Jhalak Miller ...

Interstellar Cinderella
Interstellar Cinderella
10/22 - 10/24/2021


Interstellar Cinderella Prime Time Series October 22, 23, 24, 2021 FRI 7:30pm SAT/SUN 2:00pm Streaming Online from the Stage Music and Lyrics by Laurie Berkner ...

We Emerge
We Emerge
10/8 - 10/17/2021


We Emerge is a devised theatre performance comprised of collected personal and imagined stories, crafted by the students of UH Mnoa known as The Collective. ...

He Leo Aloha
He Leo Aloha
10/8 - 10/10/2021


He Leo Aloha Mainstage Series October 8, 9, 10, 2021 FRI/SAT 7:30pm SUN 2:00pm Streaming Online from the Stage Written and Directed by MFA Candidate ...

Spring Footholds
Spring Footholds
4/23 - 4/27/2014


The culminating work of MFA and BFA dance candidates as well as other new work created by student choreographers and performers is highlighted....

The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip


Come get GAPPED! What do you do when hundreds of little orange monsters shriek with delight at the sight of your family's goat? This tuneful, ...

Very Still & Hard to See
Very Still & Hard to See
3/12 - 3/16/2014


An architect encounters an obake, a Japanese shape-shifting demon, while building a hotel over her lair, and makes a deal that will shape the hotel ...

Lady Mu and the Yang Family Generals


Renowned Jingju master Mei Lanfang's crowning artistic achievement explores issues such as personal ethics versus familial and national duty, and the power of youthful exuberance ...

Winter Footholds
Winter Footholds
1/29 - 2/2/2014


The culminating work of MFA and BFA dance candidates as well as other new work created by student choreographers and performers is highlighted....

Look Back: Move Forward
Look Back: Move Forward
11/15 - 11/24/2013


In celebration of 50 years of dance at Kennedy Theatre, alumni choreographers return to the place where their choreographic artistry began, with pieces performed by ...

Queens of the Night
Queens of the Night
11/16 - 11/23/2013


Tea and Justice are served! for too long the maids, sisters Christine and Lea Papin, have worked in silence for their oppressive bosses. But now, ...

The Wild Party
The Wild Party
10/23 - 10/27/2013


Sex, Drugs, Alcohol, and Vaudeville! This gritty musical set in the 1920s explores what happens when emotionally vulnerable and sexually hungry performers get together during ...

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
11/3 - 11/20/2011


Rodgers & Hammerstein's first collaboration remains, in many ways, their most innovative, having set the standards and established the rules of musical theatre still being ...

Videos


The Saviour in Hawaii The Saviour
Manoa Valley Theatre (1/27 - 1/28) Tracker
MFA/BFA Dance Concert in Hawaii MFA/BFA Dance Concert
UHM Kennedy Theatre (1/29 - 2/2)
Aloha Ha Comedy Club in Hawaii Aloha Ha Comedy Club
Aloha Ha Comedy Club (2/1 - 2/27)
Ben Miller Presents Volcano-A comedy experience in Hawaii Ben Miller Presents Volcano-A comedy experience
ProArts Playhouse (1/16 - 1/16)
Come Play with Us! New Plays Festival in Hawaii Come Play with Us! New Plays Festival
UHM Kennedy Theatre - Earle Ernst Lab Theatre (3/1 - 3/8)
Magic Mania in Hawaii Magic Mania
Aloha Ha Comedy Club (2/1 - 2/28)
What the Constitution Means to Me
Manoa Valley Theatre (1/23 - 2/2)
Baskerville in Hawaii Baskerville
ProArts Playhouse (1/31 - 2/16)
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