Variety Show 2023

BREAD PUNAHOU CLASS OF 2023 PRESENTS

For the first time in over 30 years, a team of talented Seniors have written, composed, and produced original music for Variety Show. The live performance will feature four different bands showcasing more than 40 of the Class of 2023’s top musicians accompanying song and dance numbers on the main stage.

Bread (Original Cast Recording) is available for download on all major music platforms:

House Rules Please turn off cellphones. No photography, videotaping, or sound recording of any kind is permitted during the performance.

SCENE 1

Restrooms are located at Mamiya Science Center, ‘Ewa of Dillingham Hall. No food or beverages are allowed in Dillingham Hall.

Trixie Agngarayngay Dean Ahearn Ava Aipoalani Erika Akashi Grimes Stellan Atterbom Kaoi Blaisdell-Higa William Blanchette Andrew Butler Micah Cheang Matthew Chee Kobey Damon Nicole Dao Hoku Dennis

“BREAD”

Ryson Garcia Nautica Gentry-Balding Asher Hallstrom Michael Heard Jr Marcus Herrera Sophia Hilton Leyanne Hirota Gabby Holm Tessa Holm Ren Host Wynn Iong Taylor Inouye Ember Isabelo Carson Kajioka Nick Kaneshiro Payton Kawahara Jack Kilpatrick SCENE 2

Krizelle Aceret-Tabios Nahoa Ah Yo Noe Ando Vaughn Baldemor Brooklyn Boyce Raegan Bruhl Bella Chaine Tiffannie Chang Casey Choi Sahara Coleman-Mattes Chloe Devere Seth Duchemin Kui Eldredge Grace Fitzgerald Izzy Ford Terence Garcia

COOKIE FACTORY

Aidan Fraiola Jaynie Fu Ari Fukumoto Hudson Geier Marissa Halagao Sarah Holliday Aiwen Hong Dawson Hose Caleb Kanno Makana Kapoi Chayse Katada Kawehi Kauahi Christian Kauhane

Silvia Kim Mari Kunisaki Payton Lane Jenelle Lau Gabriel Lee Chris Lee Hie Loui Matai Loveman Kyra Lung Corin Matsuzaki Taylor Merrifield Yzelle Messinger Katie Miyasato Zach Murray Spencer Niemann Mia Nishina Nick Odani

Malia Okamoto Wyatt Okikawa Aaliyah Okoji Kai/Kaile Olson Faith Ota Jonathan Pai Henry Payne Alexander Polt Cade Quinto Noah Raquino Skyler Recel-Chang Nathaniel Ryan-Kern Kaily Sakai Ashlee Shew Alana Shigekane Kaili Shoop Iris Sim

Kylie-Ann Smith Eunice Son Maddy Takai Jason Takao Jake Takata Jett Takazawa Sara Tash Annalie Tsai Josh Uchima Madison Ung Alena Utsuki Rachel Waggoner Kei Yajima Kahiau Yamaguchi Noa Yoo Alex Yuen

GLUTEN FREE “BLAME IT ON ME” Haylee Kawai Hinano Kawaiaea Brennan Kaya Jenna Kazim Cashel Kodama Miles Kroeker Andre Ku Anya Latham Emi Lau Joy Leung Christine Lim Michael Lockwood Jonathan Lu

Brandt Mooney Trent Nagamine Raya Nakao Mikey Oh Melodie Otani Harvest Pak Kainoa Ronquilio Garrett Shiroma Micah Silva Julia Sojot Damon Suehiro Cole Tamashiro John Tamonte

Dylan Tawata David Tilker Sarah Toma Callie Umeda Zach White Ella Williams Trevor Wong Sophia Woofter Luke Yoon Chloe Yoshiki Preston Yoshino Alika Yost Jasen Yuen Zac Zane

SCENE 3

“MILLION”

Eva Freedhand Kira Goode Mahina Hardin Kaden Hiraoka Maddy Hodge Matthew Huo Lucy Ingraham Paige Inoue Nick Johnston Noah Jost Ean Kamau-Waikiki Kacy Kaneshige

SCENE 4

Katie Awaya Skylar Azama Maya Barnabas Hope Blake Cade Blake Adri Borrello Troy Brandt Jasmine Chang Mehana Collins Erika Dieffenbach Sophia Espinoza Bella Estes

VARIETY SHOW Aria Saines Hudson Sakai Stryker Scales Caeli Sekigawa Halle Sele Olivia Souza Payton Tachino Luke Uechi Emi Uohara Sean Wilson Harley Wolters

Amber Nobriga Leo Ogiwara-Akaki Kaila Osborn Mia Reynolds Aidan Rigg Travis Ross Shea Sakahara Brendon Sato Kanani Seward Evan Sharkey Kaylen Shimamoto Cole Shimamura

Emma Simmons Ryder Suzuki Ann Marie Tobin Bobby Tsuda Katy Ann Tsuruda Kody Wong Kate Wong Reyn Yamauchi Phoebe Young Taylor Yuen

“COME HOME” Brad Martin Rylan Mau Michael May McKenzie McDonald Leah McEvoy Tate Michimoto-Toma Kylie Moniz Jules Morali Davis Morichika Shay Murakami Haley Muramatsu Kourtney Nishimura

CONFRONTATION “SWAN LAKE”

Kelly Ann Ichimura Katerina Im Ali Jamile Brooke Kaahanui Cassidy Kawashima Kaelah Kimura Ian Kinney Eleanor Lautenbach Luke Lee Vaea Lohe

Finale

Kristin Abe Connor Allen Isabel Cheever Landon Chun Moses Collado Mati Durkin Yui Fang Matthew Goh Erin Hee Jack Ho

Nanci Nakagawa Eric Nakamoto Sierra Nakata Seanalei Nishimura Taylor Ogata Alex Peters Daniel Pruder Hina Ricardo GianCarlo Rufo John-Keawe Sagapolutele Noah Sagon

PLANNING

Declan Horio Jonathan Hsieh Lucas Hubbard Chasen Inoshita Kasin Ito-Sato Dan Jackson Rae Kamikawa Zoe Krivatsy Justin Kwak Tucker Lam Yi-Wen Lasure Nathan Lyum

SCENE 5

Ethan Arakaki Sophie Bender Braden Blackwell Rian Blakeney Stone Chun Eleanor Cowell Chayden Eli Colson Falk Aiden Guenther Merrick Hemmings Cooper Hickey Keaton Hicks

Abrye Kapana Jonathan Kwon Emile Labrador BK Lehano Ezra Levinson Makena Liberman Celina Lim Jack McManus Skyler Miranda James Moon Ashley Murakami Mia Nagashima

Nicole Marciel Nasir Merchant Lindsay Minami Maya Miyamoto Olivia Mui Kaimana Newman James Ng Grant Ogata Mehana Paul Taylor Preese

FINALE

Emma Rudy Keon Sagara Kyler Saoit Kai Sasaki Naya Savea Christian Simon Luke Sonson Aubry Sprague Noah Takashima Kai Teranishi-Guay

“CENTRAL HEARTBREAK”

Megan Uyeno Lily Wagoner Ian Watanabe Kiyera Werny Nate Whittington Justice Wu Keryn Yagi

Student Production Team Script Writers: Eden Crisler, Matthew Goh, Alison Hayashi, Isabel Cheever, Ember Isabelo, Miles Kroeker, Anya Latham, Henry Payne, Daniel Pruder, Nathaniel Ryan-Kern, and Phoebe Young

Kristin Abe, Yui Fang, Jaynie Fu, Student Choreographers: Katerina Im, Payton Kawahara, Kaelah Kimura, Cashel Kodama, BK Lehano, Kourtney Nishimura, Taylor Ogata, Hina Ricardo, Alana Shigekane, Katy Ann Tsuruda, Rachel Waggoner, Kate Wong, and Taylor Yuen Student Assistant Director: Eden Crisler Stage Manager: Alison Hayashi

Jason Takao, Jett Takazawa, and Music Production Team: Josh Uchima

Additional Songwriters Matai Loveman and Gus Ralston ’24 T-Shirt, Poster, and Program Designer: Haley Muramatsu Prop Designers: Makena Sakahara ’25 and Academy Technical Theatre Class Audio Designer: Madilyn Tada-Portuondo ’24 Lighting Designer: Christa Shibayama ’24 Projection Designer: Kanoe Sills Media Operator: Makena Sakahara ’25 Grace Hagino ’26 and Lighting Operator: Christa Shibayama ’24 Quinn Miyamoto, Kacy Lo, Yuxiang Liu ’25, Set Construction: and Academy Technical Theatre Class Video Production: Eden Crisler, Mahina Hardin, Trevor Wong, and Nakoa Young-Kingsbury Stage Crew: Sammi Dane, Kacy Lo, Kate Matsumoto, Quinn Miyamoto, Matthew Okamura, Michael Tamura, Nakoa Young-Kingsbury, Yuxiang Liu ’25, and Felicity Zhou

Costume Student Volunteers: Katelyn Bolton, Sammi Dane , Jacqueline Dao ‘29, Maile Hong ‘29, Kailee Jefts ‘28, Allison Lau ‘29, Kara Lawas ‘27, Alana Leong ‘27, Audrey Lin ‘28, Lani Marumoto ‘29, Leah McEvoy, Madison Pacarro ‘28, Milly Takahashi ‘29, Marlie Takamatsu ‘29, Elsa West ‘28, Riyo Williams ‘25, Rio Williams ‘27, and Stella Zoto ‘29

Director’s Note

Production Team Director:

Nicholas Amador ’18

Production Manager: Paraluman Stice-Durkin Dance Director: Annri Opitz-Kostick Assistant Dance Director: Amanda Petit Costume Designer: Anna Foster Assistant Costume Designer: Athena Espania ’96 Keehu Technical Director: Christopher Patrinos Assistant Technical Directors: Travis Flazer and Claire Trevizo House Manager: Zoe Philippou Senior Class Deans: Erin Wilkerson ’89 Maretzki and Deane Salter ’98 Musical Director: Lauren Chang ’01 Williams Bandmaster/Music Producer: Darin Au

Senior Parent Chairs Variety Show Lead Parent Chair: Heidi Okikawa Chaperones/Security: Stasia Droze Jost, Kevin Kawahara, Stan Kimura, and Chris Ann Sills Bag Check: Patricia Halagao and Keri Nishimura Costume: House: Accessories: T-Shirts:

Mahalo!

Lori Shigekane and Katrina Li Wilson Michele Chee, Sheree Herrera, and Joyce Wong Kathy Ford and Gaye Johnston Cindy Sakai, Kellie Takashima, and Kimi Takazawa

Special thanks to Dr. Mike Latham ’86, Gustavo Carrera, Dr. Todd Chow-Hoy, James Kakos, Trisha Kawamoto ’98 Caley, Sunny Donenfeld, Robert Gelber ’92, Denise Hoke, Jim LaClair, Charlotte Kamikawa, Carolyn Fong Chan, Melinda Moore, Mui Chen, Raina Fujitani, Lee Ann Ichimura, Karen Lovell, Taryn Yano ’99 Kabei, Maureen MacLeod, Andrew Ryan ’03, Maile Racuya ’86 Lum, Lance Sabado, Erika Sanchez, Central Supply, the Communications Office, the Council of Deans, Faculty Chaperones, PFA, Physical Plant, the Video Production Department, the Visual Production Center, Honolulu Shirt Shop, and the many parent volunteers and who supported this show.

Aloha Parents, Friends, Family, Faculty and Staff, The Variety Show is a tradition that is as old as Punahou Carnival itself. Both events originated in the 1930s, when Punahou’s small-scale “carnival” was put on as a fundraiser for the Oahuan yearbook. The “variety show” was, more often than not, a series of skits and original songs put together and performed by a small group of students at Dillingham Hall.

Today, the Variety Show has evolved into a massive production involving more than 350 students – easily the largest theatrical presentation in the state in terms of sheer number of participants. It’s also a staple of the Punahou experience. I have heard countless hilarious and touching Variety Show stories from alumni of all different age groups. It’s a project that creates memories that really stick with people.

The thing I love the most about the Variety Show is what a wonderful opportunity it is to collectively celebrate the quirky idiosyncrasies of the graduating class. When I first heard the story behind “Bread: The Variety Show,” which was conceived before I was brought on board as a director, I knew the class of 2023 had something really special on its hands. This is a student-written story featuring original music and choreography that celebrates and honors weirdness, and I couldn’t be prouder of how wholeheartedly each one of these students has embraced the process.

Working with this special group of students over the last few months has been a genuine pleasure. They have all dedicated so much time, talent, and passion to this project, and I hope you all enjoy the show as much as I have.

– Nicholas Amador ’18