48th Season
(2018 – 2019)

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Junior Boy is a young Hawaiian man who comes from a lineage of marijuana growers and is now proudly expecting a baby with his girlfriend, Nani. During a night of karaoke, beer, and weed, the medical uses, benefits, and cultural aspects of marijuana in pre-contact Hawaiʻi are explored. This prequel to the lauded Not One Batu follow’s Papa’s family—and the inevitable hardships arising when indigenous values are systematically marginalized.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 8 p.m. HST
August 23, 24, 25, 30, 31; September 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 2018

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
August 26; September 2, 9, 16, *23, 2018

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Don, a queer Chinese man in Hawaiʻi, escapes to New York as a family tragedy intertwines with his sexuality. When he returns home to Mānoa Valley, he finds his sister engaged to his first love. June is the First Fall is a queer and moving slice of life with interweaving scenes in Hawaiʻi and NYC, spanning time from the 1840s to the present.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
November 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30; December 1, 6, 7, 8, 2018

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
November 11, 18, 25; December 2, 9,* 2018

(No show Thursday, November 22 - Thanksgiving)

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James F. O’Connell, America’s first Tattooed Man, headlined P. T. Barnum’s freak show, proudly displaying his head-to-foot tattoos. Shipwrecked on the Caroline Islands in the first half of the 19th century, O’Connell saved himself from death by performing Irish jigs—and so began the slow process of his assimilation into Ponapean culture. Based on a true story, this poetic one-man show recounts a compelling narrative of physical appropriation.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
January 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31; February 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 2019

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
January 20, 27; February 10, *17, 2019

(No show Sunday, February 3 – Super Bowl)

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Gilbert Sanchez is the Watcher of Waipuna, defending his tiny corner of paradise against evil commercial expansion and greedy family members. Based on Gary Pak’s short story, this local fairy tale-like parable includes a chorus of housewives, supernatural elements, and examines the powerful connection between humans and the environment—loyalty to our land, connections to place, corporate development, and local displacement.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
March 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30; April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 2019

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
March 24, 31; April 7, *14, 2019

*American Sign Language Interpretation upon request

(No show Sunday, April 21 - Easter)

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Bobo is a little slow. His abusive father wants to send him away. Selling newspapers on the street, Bobo scrounges for a little money. Despite injuries, harassment, and discrimination, Bobo never complains—after all, he may not have much—but Bobo does have one thing: a true friend. Da Beer Can Hat is based on Darrell Lum’s original short story of a mentally handicapped individual and his one, best friend.

PERFORMANCE DATES

Thursdays / Fridays / Saturdays at 7 p.m. HST
May 23, 24, 25, 30, 31; June 1, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21*, 22, 2019

Sundays at 2 p.m. HST
May 26; June 2, 9, 16, **23, 2019

proud sponsor