Winner of the 2006 Kumu Kahua Theatre/UHM Theatre Department contest, this Kumu Kahua world premiere deals with the mysterious disappearance of a child and the effects it has on his family. John Kihano, who likes to take his youngest son fishing, returns one day without him, offering only a vague explanation about the child going to stay on the Big Island with "Auntie Maile." The problem is, no one in the family has ever heard of Auntie Maile, whom John claims is a friend of his mother whom he hasn't seen for twenty years. He has no address or phone number for her. What really happened? Did John Boy drown? Was he kidnapped? His father remains silent, only offering assurances that he will return, without specifying when. As the days turn into weeks, the police become involved, the search continues, the mystery deepens, tensions mount, loyalties shift and the family begins to fall apart.
Kati Kuroda will direct the production, with set design by Jonathon W. Taylor, costumes by Dusty Behner, Stage Manager is Tyler Tanabe. The cast features: Julia Nakamoto, Mike Dupre, Troy Apostol, Jodie Yamada, Henry Williams, Ama Dearmore, Maka Bailon, Brutus LaBenz, Christopher Takemoto-Gentile, and Daryl Bonilla.
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