ConFest 2024: Hawai'i - Digital Program

THISYEARSTHEME-ALetterFromTheCo-Chairs

WelcomebacktoConFest!Asyoucanimagine,sinceouroriginalpostponementin 2020duetotheCOVID-19pandemic,wehavedeliberatedonthisdecisionmany times.InconsultationwiththeCAATAboard,artists,andtheatersinHawai‘iandacross thenation,wehavecometotheconclusionthatinordertohealandmoveforward, weasacommunityarelongingtocometogetherandcelebrate.

However,giventhesevereimpactofthelastfouryearsonourfieldandspecificallyon Hawai‘iitself,wecanonlydosointhemostresponsiblewaypossible.Thismeansthat tomitigatetheimpactofinvitingourcolleaguestovisitthe‘āina,weneedtoensure thatwhenConFestisover,theHawai‘itheatercommunityisstrongerthaneverbefore.

Astheaterartists,werecognizetheshiftinglandscapeandtheneedtobeboth responsibleandresponsive.Weseethisasamomentofchange.Amomenttogather. Amomenttolearn.Amomenttoact.

Thisyear’sConFestwillfocusoncelebratingnewworksbyKānakaMaoli(Native Hawaiian),PacificIslander,andlocalAsianAmericantheaterpractitioners.Weare restructuringConFestsothatattendeescanenjoymultipleliveperformancesatour hostvenueandourpartnertheatersinHonoluluoverthefirstweekend.Inlieuof panels,attendeesareinvitedtoparticipateinconsequentialconversations, workshopsandattendstaged-readings.

Weinviteyoutocelebratewithus,tocometogetherasacommunity,andtowitness andlearnfromtheworkgrownontheislands.We’veincludedmaterialsinthispacket toencourageyoutolearnaboutthedeepandrichhistoryofHawaiʻianditspeople beforeattendingandhopeyouwillusetheseresourcesasastartingpointforyour visit.

He Leo Aloha & Mahalo

WHOWEARE

TheConsortiumofAsianAmerican Theaters&Artists(CAATA)envisionsa strongandsustainableAsianAmerican theatercommunitythatisanintegral presenceinnationalculture evocative ofourpast,declarativeofourpresent, andinnovativetowardsourfuture. Ourmissionistoadvancethefieldof AsianAmericantheaterthrougha nationalnetworkoforganizationsand artists.Wecollaboratetoinspire learningandsharingofknowledge, andresourcestopromoteahealthy, sustainableartisticecology.

AsacollectiveofAsianAmerican theaterleadersandartists,webring togetherlocalandregionalleadersto worknationallytowardourshared valuesofsocialjustice,artisticdiversity, culturalequityandinclusion.Wehold nationalconferencesandfestivals bienniallyindifferentpartsofthe country,reachingaswidearangeof AsianAmericanpopulationsand communitiesaspossible.Wesurvey AsianAmericantheaterartistsand organizationstofindouttheirforemost concerns.Weformallianceswithother theatergroupsofdifferentaffinitiesto advancemutualgoalscooperatively andtoexchangeideasandstrategies.

CAATACONFEST2024STAFF

KaylaKimVotapek (김난주) GeneralManager

KaʻiukapuBaker Marketing/Graphics Coordinator

ElizabethUng Production Coordinator

JillJackson TechnicalDirector

CAATABOARD

AndreaCuevas Marketing Consultant

TristanCameron Marketing/BoxOffice Coordinator

AngelaGracePiso 10MinutePlayFestival Coordinator

BellaO’Keeffe VolunteerCoordinator

PerseveranceTheater

LeslieIshii President GenericEnsemble Company

JoanOsato Co-Treasurer

RogerTang Secretary YouthSpeaks,Inc

ktshorb VicePresident PorkFilledProductions

MeenaNatarajan Co-Treasurer Art2Action

AndreaAssaf BoardOfficer

PangeaWorldTheater

T.Haili‘ōpuaBaker BoardOfficer

UniversityofHawaiʻiat Mānoa

LeilaniChan BoardOfficer

TeAdaProductions

MosesGoods BoardOfficer ArtistsatPlay

StefanieWongLau BoardOfficer

ʻInamonaTheatre Company

JamilKhoury BoardOfficer TheaterMu

LilyTungCrystal BoardOfficer

SilkRoadCulturalCenter

E mau ana ka mahalo

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

byKumuHailiʻōpuaBaker& KaipulaumakaniolonoKamawaehunaainaokalani

AsweembarkonthisConFest,letustakethetimeto acknowledgeHawai’iasanindigenousspacewherethe descendantsoftheoriginalpeoplearetodayidentifiedas KānakaMaoli.Werecognizethatitwasthroughcoercion, force,andthebreakingofformaltreatiesthatthislandwas illegallyseized.HerMajesty,QueenLili‘uokalani,temporarily yieldedtheHawaiianKingdomandtheseterritories,under duressandprotest,totheUnitedStatestoavoidthe bloodshedofherpeople.Letusfurtherrecognizeand expressgratitudeforthegenerationsofAboriginal Hawaiiansandtheirknowledgesystemsthathaveshaped andcontinuetoshapeHawai’iinasustainablewaythat allowsustolearnheretoday.

TheʻāinaonwhichtheUniversityofHawai’iatMānoasitsis locatedintheahupuaʻaofWaikīkī,inthemokuofKona,on themokupuniofOʻahu,inthePaeʻĀinaoHawaiʻi.The particularʻiliʻāinathatKennedyTheatreissituatedonisat thetriangulationofKaualaʻa,Wailele,andWaʻahila.Makai ofthetheatreisKapaʻakeaandtothewestisPuahiaand Pilipili.MaukaofourcampusaretheuplandsofKahoʻiwai, thewaterthatisthesourceforourmajorstreamof Kānewai.Acknowledgingthesetraditionalwahipana honorsthe‘āinaandthehistoricrelationshipthatKānaka Maolihavewiththisplace.

LabTheatre (ENTRANCETHROUGH OUTSIDEDOOR)

Room101

&BreakoutRooms (DOWNSTAIRS THROUGHBACKSTAGE)

BoxOffice (LOWERLOBBY)

Mainstage

UpperLānai

FestivalShows Glitterinthepaʻakai

WRITTERN&DIRECTEDBYJOSHUA

“BABA”KAMOANIʻALATAVARES

Friday,May24th5pm Mainstage

Aftermovingawaynearlyadecadeago,Kaʻōnohireluctantlyreturnshometoattendhis nephew’sfirstbirthdaylūʻauinHōnaunau,Kona.Nolongerseparatedbythevastdistance, Kaʻōnohimustexaminehisfragilerelationshipwithhisfamilymemberswhoarestruggling withtheirownprecariousrealityHulaandmeleareattheheartofthisstory,revealingthe polarizingcomplexitiesofthisHawaiianʻohanaastheynavigateloss,identityandhealing

ThishanakeakaproductionwillbeperformedinʻōleloHawaiʻi,withsomeEnglishand HawaiianCreoleEnglish.

AboutJoshua“Baba”KamoaniʻalaTavares

Joshua"Baba"KamoaniʻalaTavareshailsfromHōnaunau,KonaonHawaiʻiIsland.Heisthe playwright,composeranddirectorofGlitterinthePaʻakai.Heisincrediblygratefulforthis opportunitytobringthismoʻolelotolifewiththisremarkablytalentedʻohana.Mahaloenā kūpuna,ekeakua,enākumu,nāhoa,kuʻuʻohana,amekapoʻelehulehuikekākoʻopiha ʻanamaiikēiahanakeakahouloa.AnMFAcandidateinActingandHanaKeaka,heis expectedtograduateinMay2024andlooksforwardtocontinuingtobuildpilinainour community,traininginstitutionsandprofessionalperformingartsindustryLet'scontinueto amplifyandupliftthevoicesofourlāhuithroughstorytellingOla!

FestivalShows

Glitter in the paʻakai Production team

Joshua“Baba”

KamoaniʻalaTavares

Writer&Director

ChristopherPatrinos

KaipoDudoit

Kaʻōnohi

LightingDesigner PonoCummings Hiapo

AntonioHernandez

ScenicDesigner NoelaniMontas

KaʻiukapuBaker

CostumeDesigner&

Wehi

IkaikaMendez

UncleGeno&Bāna Member

DevinNakahara

BānaMember

Leleaʻe“Buffy”KahalepunaWong Mom

Taisamasama

Kaiminaauao-Eteauti

BānaMember

DylanNakahara

BānaMember

FestivalShows NOTHING MICRO ABOUT MICRONESIA

CREATEDBYTEADAPRODUCTIONS,

Saturday,May25th5:30PM Mainstage

NothingMicroaboutMicronesiaisacoming-of-agestoryabouttwoMicronesianboyswho encounteranunlikelyplaceafteraseriesofconflictsbetweenthem.Theymustnavigate betweenthedirectionsfromeldersandthegovernmentsystemswhohavehadanimpact ontheircurrentlivesandstatesofbeing/belonging.Jointhesefriendsastheytakeus throughtheirlensesofislandlifeinMicronesiawhilefacingtherisingtidesoftheir transitioningages,complicatedfamilymatters,newfindingsabouttheworldand themselves,anduncertainfutures

AboutTeadaProductions

TeAdaProductionsisproudtocohostCAATAConFest2024,andpresentitsnewestplay NothingMicroAboutMicronesiawhichexplorestheMicronesianexperiencethroughthe lensesofclimatechange,education,migration,storytelling,justice,culturalerasureand reclamationbothinHawai'i,andacrossMicronesia.

FestivalShows NOTHING MICRO ABOUT MICRONESIA Production Team

LeilaniChan& OvaSaopeng

Writer&Director

SarahDanvers

StageManager& SoundDesign

JoanOsato

ProjectionDesigner

EricWest

Scenic&PropDesigner

Songsby

Stephanie“Soultree”Camba

Musicby

DerekCannon

DanielBambaataMarley

JonnyChang

MarketingandLocalPrograms Manager&SoundDesign

Stephanie"Soultree"Camba Operations,SoundDesign, CommunityOutreach

MaximilianoUrruzmendi Lightdesigner/techdirector

IrisKim

CostumeDesigner

CulturalOrganizations

Nieirek

PacificVoices

IkelauMisech

FestivalShows

NOTHING MICRO ABOUT MICRONESIA Production Team

KathyS.Martin

MamaKiwin&Tinana

KekoaAkoniShope

Kai

Acting&MovementCoaches

MisaTupou

KikiRivera

JackiePualaniJohnson

JustinaMattos

TristanK.Henry

Freedom

KealaulaFaifili

Soso

CommunityActors

KamaluTupou

InnocentaSoundKikku

LeimomiCrisostomo-Ribeiro

EthanMorse

CherviannBossy

JohnAnjain

NouthakSaopeng

DemilizaSaramosing

Special Mahalo to...

CulturalNavigatorInnocentaSoundKikkuand membersoftheMicronesiancommunity.

FestivalShows FOR THE LOVE OF SPAM

WRITTERN&DIRECTEDBY SIERRASEVILLA

Friday,May24&Saturday,May25at8PM

EarlErnestLabTheatre

WhatdoesadeliciouscanofSPAMhavetodowithcolonialismandAsianidentity?

CHamoru/FilipinaartistSierraSevillaattemptstoanswerthisinherhilariousone-woman show.

FortheLoveofSpamisaone-womancomedicstand-up,puppetry,participatory,and multisensoryshowdedicatedtotwothings:cannedmeatandcolonialism.We’llfindout howthis(delicious)cannedmeatsymbolizesmodern-daycolonialism,andthreatensthe verylivelihoodofawholecivilizationinthese‘WestvsEast’politicalgames.Canthis formerlycatholic,angry,andgod-fearingwomanhelpeducate(andfeed)themasses,all while‘liberating’herisland?

AboutSierraSevilla

"SierraisaCHamoru/FilipinamultidisciplinarytheatremakerinLondon,originallyfromtheislandofGuam.She hasworkedintheatreasafacilitator,directorandwriter/performer Sheispassionateaboutusingtheatreto shiftimmigrantnarratives,tellinguniqueanddiasporicstoriesthatdirectlychallengethecurrentpolitical immigrationrhetoric,asembracingthesenarrativescanhelpfightpoliticalrhetoricdemonisingimmigrants AfterreceivingherMAinAppliedTheatrefromtheRoyalCentralSchoolofSpeechandDrama,shewentonto helpstarttheatrecompaniesintheUKandonGuam

SierrarecentlygraduatedfromtheNewEarthPerformanceAcademy In2023,ShereceivedaaSeed CommissionfromCamdenPeople’sTheatreforherone-womanshow‘FortheLoveofSpam’ Shealso showcasedhershowatNEAPfestinBrazil(November2023),andhadasold-outrunatthePleasanceFutures Festival(December2023) ShewillperformtheshowatEdinburghFringein2024,followedbyUKand internationaltoursthrough2025.

SierradreamsofcreatingandtouringtheatreaboutthediasporicGuamanian&Filipinoexperience.Shewants touseheruniqueexperiencegrowingupinGuamtoshowcaseinjusticesandpoliticalissuesintheEast, combiningherartwithactivism."

FestivalShows FOR THE LOVE OF SPAM Production Team

SierraSevilla WriterandPerformer

CJOchoco

StageManager

JoyceTorres

ProductionSupport

BWTCBoardMember

AkikoKatagiri

BWTCBoardMember

HannahElmore

BWTCBoardMember

AkikoKatagiri

BWTC

ShannonDean

BWTCBoardMember

10MinutePlayFestival

Friday,May24from1-2PM Sunday,May26from1-2PM

Saturday,May24from2:30-3:30PM Sunday,May26from2-3PM

10MinutePlayFestival

TheBeachCave

WrittenbyVictoriaNalaniKneubuhl

ThismonologueisbasedonatruestoryIheardoverforty yearsagoandhaveneverforgotten.Thewomanwhotold meherstorywashereintheislandsrecoveringfromsome kindofpersonalissue.Icannotrememberhername,andI neversawheragain.Itmademethinkverydeeplyabout theancestralpresenceinourʻāina,andwhatkindof agencyourkūpunamightactuallyhaveinourtemporal realm.Andlikethewomaninthemonologuesays,Ididnot wantthisstorytobecompletelylostinthechasmoftime.

Character:

AllisonBruce-Maldonado

GuinaifenMånglo:aTyphoonMawarPlay

InMayof2023,TyphoonMawardevastatedtheislandof Guam,butinitsaftermath,theislandremainedresilient andcametogethertorebuildasacommunity. WOMAN

Characters:

ShannonDean

10MinutePlayFestival

LeleKaʻUhane

WrittenbyJackiePualaniJohnson

VenerableMaunaaWākea,thetoweringeminencethat createdHawaiʻiIsland,drawsAlvaroandPalilatoher summittoappreciatethenightsky,resplendentwithstars. Themountainpullsthereinsaftertheirchancemeetingas Alvarorushestofixfailingastronomicalequipmentatthe summit.Palilacountershisimpetuousresponseand accuseshimofignoringculturalprotocols.Thetwotussle overpono,correct,behaviorandbothlearnaboutfamily kuleana,responsibility,astheforcesonthemountaintake charge.Pīpīholokaʻao.Sothetaleunfolds.

Characters:

10MinutePlayFestival

THATBANYANTREE

WrittenbyLeeCataluna

DaysaftertheLahainafires,theWashingtonPostaskedtheir readersto"sharetheirmemoriesofLahaina".Noneofthe memoriespublishedwerefrompeoplewholivedinLahaina. Thispieceimaginesthoselettersinthecontextofsurvivors.

Characters:

MeghanOrmita

KeithKashiwada

SurfHaolesMustDie

WrittenbyLeeATonouchi

ToldinoneNeo-Nohstyle,disshortplayexpressesHawai‘i's growingfrustrationswithovertourismandourincreasing resentmentagainstdamilitaryaftahdeywengopoison ouraquifer WhatdrivesDaHawaiianSurfertohisbreaking pointwhenhediscoversthathisfavoritesurfspotstay overrunbyvisitors?An'denwhogoingmake'emoutalive?

NARRATOR KeithKashiwada

10MinutePlayFestival

Koa'sEulogy

WrittenbyRZamora"Zack"Linmark

Setinamortuarychapelinpresent-dayHonolulu,with flashbackstoSanFranciscointheearly1980s,andnarrated bysixty-plusyearoldKoa,aScottish-Hawaiianlocal teacher,"Koa'sEulogy"centersonthekumu'sfriendshipwith ScottandBubble,fromwhenthey'dfirstmet,toScott'sAIDSrelateddeath,toBubbles'untimelypassingthatreopensthe doorofremembering,love,andloss.

KOA TinoMontero SCOTT KeithKashiwada Characters: BUBBLES MeghanOrmita

10 Minute Play Festival

FightingLikeMad

WrittenbyNoelaniAhia&

MāhealaniAhia

DisplacedbythedevastatingLahainafires,twocousinsare guidedbytheirancestor–whoʻsʻonehānauisLahaina. TheirkupunawascommittedtotheTerritorialAsyluminthe 1940ʻswheresheeventuallypassedaway,butreturnsto guidehermoʻopunaintheirfightfortheirancestrallands astheybirthnewhope

ULULANI

MakiʻileiIshihara U`ILANI SamiAkuna

Characters: ROSE SheilaMiles

THELAYOVER

WrittenbyKikiRivera

Moso’oi(Moso)isstuckinamakeshiftgenderneutral airportbathroomwithHeilalawhocomfortsMoso’oiduring ananxietyattack.

*CharactersspeakinHawaiiCreoleEnglish

HEILALA

Characters:

MakiʻileiIshihara MOSO SamiAkuna

10MinutePlayFestival

PLAYWRIGHTS

Vai&Afi

WrittenbyMisaTupou

Vai&Afiisalovestorythatbouncesbetweenthepastand present.AschildhoodclassmatesVai&Afiwerenoton friendlyterms,butwitheveryinteractionbetweenthem overtheyears,theirbondgrowsandtheyfinallycommitto eachother.However,theyfaceconstantchallenging experiencesoutoftheircontrol.

VAI MakiʻileiIshihara AFI JonahMoananu haracters:

MāhealaniAhia

NoelaniAhia

DIRECTOR&ADVISOR

MisaTupou

KikiRivera

Friday Keynote Speaker

DR.KEAWELOPESJR.

DirectorofKawaihuelaniCenterfor HawaiianLanguage&KaWaihonaa KeAloha

Dr.R.KeaweLopesJr.’steachingfocusisonHawaiian language,mele,andhula.HeleadsKaWaihonaAKe Aloha:KaPapahanaHo‘ohenoMele,aninteractive resourcecenterforthepromotion,preservationand perpetuationofmeleandmelepractitioners.The Centerhelpstocreatevenuesthathighlightmeleand melepractitioners,provideseducationalopportunities thatsupportHawaiianlanguagerevitalizationand restorationeffortsthroughthelearningofmeleand thepracticethereof.Heisaco-kumuhulaofKaLā ‘ŌnohiMaioHa‘eha‘e:Ahulaschoolthatprovidesa richlearningenvironmentupholdingalegacyofmele hulaandmeleolithathavebeenpasseddownthroughthegenerations.HehasservedasaHawaiianlanguage,hakumeleand musicjudgefortheHawai‘iAcademyofRecordingArtists,Wai‘anaeCoastSong ComposingContest,WorldInvitationalHulaCompetition,MokihanaFestivalSong WritingContest,MokuoKeaweInternationalHulaFestival,andtheMaliaCraverHula Competition. FeaturingperformancefromTuahineTroupe...

Saturday Keynote Speakers

SammieChoy

Hawai`iPono`īCoalition

SammieChoyhaseducational,community, andprofessionalexperienceasanactor, director,andteacher,aswellasaBFA,MFA, andPh.Dintheater.Afterworkingasanactor intheSFBayArea,shereturnedtoHawai‘i. Sincethen,inadditiontoteachingtheaterand actingatKapi‘olaniCommunityCollegeand UHMānoa,shehasbeenaco-director/coproducerforpublicradioshowAlohaShorts anddirector/producerfortheHawai‘iPono‘ī Coalition.WiththeHPC,shehasdirectedliving historyplaysbyVictoriaNalaniKneubuhl,the mostrecentbeingKeKauāokaLāhui:TheLife ofPrinceJonahKūhiōKalaniana‘olePi‘ikoi.

Saturday Plenary Speakers

CraigHowes

CenterforBiographicalResearch, UniversityofHawai'iatMānoa

CraigHowesistheDirectoroftheCenterforBiographical Research,theco-editorofBiography:An InterdisciplinaryQuarterly,andaProfessorofEnglishatthe UniversityofHawaiʻiatMānoa.Hehasbeeninvolved intheHawaiʻitheatersceneforfortyyears.Highlightsincludeten yearsontheboardofKumuKahuaTheatre, appearinginthepremieresoftwoofVictoriaKneubuhl’splays OlaNāIwiandTheHolidayofRain and regularlyperforminginlivinghistoryproductionsfocusingon Hawaiʻi’spoliticalandculturallegaciesatʻIolaniPalace,the KamehamehaVJudiciaryHistoryCenter,theMauiArtsand CulturalCenter,andFosterBotanicalGardens.

KikiRivera

KikiRivera(he/they)isaninternationallyproduced,theatre artist,educator,andartsactivist.TheyholdaBAinTheatreand MFAinPlaywritingfromtheUniversityofHawaiʻiatMānoa (UHM).OriginalplaysincludeFaʻalavelave:TheInterruption. Publishedplaysinclude“Puzzy”(featuringNewZealand PlaywrightVictorRodger)intheanthologySamoanQueer Lives,To“OurBlackandBrownBabiesofOceanandIslands”in theanthologyWe’reNotNeutral,and“KumuKukui”inLighting theWay:AnAnthologyofShortPlaysAboutTheClimateCrises.

Sunday KeynoteSpeaker

HoneKouka

TawataProductions/KiaMauFestival

HoneKouka(NgātiPorou,NgātiRaukawa,Ngāti Kahungunu)MNZMisanacclaimedMāoriwriter, produceranddirector,theyoungestwinnerofthe BruceMasonPlaywritingAwardandmultiaward winner.HehashadplaysproducedinSouthAfrica, Britain,Hawaii,Canada,Australia,Japan,New Caledonia,aswellasthroughoutNewZealand,with threeplaysbeingtranslatedintoFrench,Japaneseand Russian.Hone’splaysincludeNgāTangataToa, Waiora:TeŪkaipō,TheProphetandBlessTheChild.

In2004,Honeco-foundedtheproductioncompany, TawataProductions,focusingonthedevelopmentand presentationofnewtheatreandfilmbyMāoriand Pasifikaartists.HonebecameaMemberoftheNew ZealandOrderofMeritforhisservicesto ContemporaryMāoriTheatreinJune2009.

Createdin2015,HoneistheArtisticDirector/ChiefExecutiveandfounderofKiaMau Festival,aMāori,PasifikaandGlobalIndigenouscontemporaryperformanceplatform basedinTeŪpokooteIkaaMāui.

Hone’sworkalsoextendstothefilmindustry,mostrecentlywithtwofeaturefilms screeningattheBerlinFilmFestival,BorntoDance(Screenwriter)andMahana (ExecutiveProducer).Hone’searlierworkacrossshortfilmsincludesasExecutive ProducerforaseriesofsuccessfulshortfilmsthatscreenedatCannes,Sundance& Berlinfilmfestivals.

In2022HonewasanArtsFoundationTeTumuToiLaureateAwardwinner.

Sunday Plenary Speakers

TammyHailiʻōpuaBaker

ProfessorandDirector,HawaiianTheatre Program,DepartmentofTheatreandDance

TammyHailiʻōpuaBakerisa playwright/director/scholar/educatorfromKapa‘a,Kaua‘i whoseworkfocusesonrevitalizingKanakaMaolimoʻolelo (NativeHawaiianhistoryandnarratives)throughHawaiianmediumtheatre,HanaKeaka.SheholdsanMFAinDirecting fromtheUniversityofHawai‘iatMānoa(UHM)andaPhDin MāoriandIndigenousStudiesfromtheUniversityofWaikato inAotearoa/NZ.Haili‘ōpuaoverseestheHawaiianTheatre andPlaywritingProgramsatUHMandisarecentrecipient oftheKennedyCenterMedallionofExcellence.

LucyBurnsisadramaturg,andalsoan associateprofessorintheAsianAmerican StudiesDepartmentatUCLA.

Sunday Plenary Speakers

HarryWongIII

KumuKahua

AKumuKahuaBoardmemberfrom1989to1997,Harry WongIIIreceivedanAssociateofArtsDegreefrom HonoluluCommunityCollegein1987,aBaccalaureate inPhilosophyfromtheUniversityofHawai‘iatMānoain 1990,andin1993wentontoreceiveaMastersofFine ArtsdegreeinDirectionfromUHMānoa.Harryhasbeen theArtisticDirectorofKumuKahuasince1997. WhileaguestlectureratWindwardCommunityCollege andGuestDirectorforHonoluluTheatreforYouthand TheActorsGroup(TAG),Harryoverseesallseason selectionanddirectionofproductions,aswellasthe annualplaywrightcontest,andalsodirectsatleastone productioneachyearatKumuKahua.

Additionalachievementsinclude:aPo‘okelaforPlayDirectingforTopdog/Underdog, 2010;OutstandingAlumniAward,HonoluluCommunityCollege,2010;Hawai’i ShakespeareFestival,Co-founderandDirector;anIndividualArtistFellowGrantfor TheatreDirecting,StateFoundationonCultureandtheArts,1999;aPrincessGrace AwardforDirecting,1996;ParticipantintheYoungDirector’sLabatLincolnCenter Theatre,NewYork,1996;AllenLeeHughesFellow,ArenaStage,Washington,DC,19951996;andaMasakoSakamotoScholarshipforActing,KennedyTheatre,UHM.

CONFESTSCHEDULE

FRIDAY,MAY24

12:00PM12:20PM

2:00PM-2:30PM

CONFESTSCHEDULE

SUNDAY,MAY26

10:30AM-12:00PM WorkshoponDirecting& Ensemble-Building

1:00PM-2:00PM 10MinutePlayFestival-part1 (Kupaʻāina)

2:00PM-3:00PM

10MinutePlayFestival-part2 (Piko)

3:00PM-4:00PM

10MinutePlayFestival-part3 (Kahua)

2:00PM-4:00PM 1-on-1swithNEA*

4:00PM-4:30PM Break 4:30PM-6:30PM ClosingKeynote&Plenary 6:30PM-8:30PM ArtisticMeetsand DeliciousEats

MONDAY,MAY27

9:00AM-10:30AM MorningPlenary 10:30AM-12:00PM BreakoutSessions 12:00PM-1:00PM GettoKnowtheNEA 1:00PM-1:30PM AfternoonPlenary 1:30PM-3:00PM BreakoutSessions 3:30PM-4:30PM AfternoonReporting *Mustregisterinadvance 3:00PM-3:30PM Break 3:00PM-4:00PM MeetNEFA:1-on-1Sessions*

CONFESTSCHEDULE

TUESDAY,MAY28

9:00AM-10:30AM MorningPlenary

10:30AM-12:00PM BreakoutSessions

12:00PM-1:00PM InfoSessionAbouttheNational TheaterProject

1:00PM-1:30PM AfternoonPlenary

1:30PM-3:00PM BreakoutSessions

3:00PM-5:00PM AfternoonReport 5:00PM-7:30PM ClosingParty

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