KUMU KAHUA THEATRE UNLOCKS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIRST-TIME WRITERS IN SPECIAL WORKSHOP HELD AT KEY PROJECT
KUMU KAHUA THEATRE UNLOCKS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FIRST-TIME
WRITERS IN SPECIAL WORKSHOP HELD AT KEY PROJECT
Fundamentals of playwriting explored in free Windward-based workshop on May 3
HONOLULU – Calling first-time writers! Kumu Kahua Theatre is
offering newcomers to the craft of playwriting the opportunity to attend a free limited-space
workshop, held at the Kualoa-Heʻeia Ecumenical Youth (KEY) Project creative spaces in
Kaneohe on Saturday, May 3, 2025. Hosted by two celebrated Hawai’i-based theatre artists,
Daniel A. Kelin, II and Harry Wong, III, the workshop is open to 20 new writers looking to be
guided through the playwriting process. In an intimate and inspiring group setting, Kelin and
Wong will provide professional advice about everything from play structure and character
development, to writing compelling dialogue.
This entry-level intensive is part of Kumu Kahua’s STAGES (Supporting Theatre Arts-Guidance
and Education Series), providing free and low-cost learning opportunities for theatre arts
creatives at every stage of experience. For this new playwriting workshop, a focus will be placed
on writers registering from communities spanning Kāneʻohe to Kahuku now through April 17.
After that date, course registration will be open to anyone as space permits, available on a first-
come, first-served basis. Attendees should have no prior experience, with registrants from keiki
to kupuna welcome.
The workshop at KEY Project will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 3. Anyone under the age
of 18 must submit a parental consent form. Participants are responsible for providing their own
laptop and/or notebook, but some writing materials will be provided as available. Lunch will be
provided. To register, visit [insert]. For more information on this workshop, or other STAGES
offerings at various learning levels, please contact Kumu Kahua Theatre at (808) 536-4441.
Keeping it local since 1971, Kumu Kahua Theatre proudly presents world class theatre by and
about the people of Hawaiʻi. In addition to producing stellar seasons of must-see theatre, Kumu
Kahua offers access to playwriting contests, workshops and more to the
community. STAGES—its Supporting Theatre Arts-Guidance and Education Series—provides
free classes in directing, writing, and improvisation for creatives at every stage of their craft.
Additionally, the theatre’s Dark Night Series invites artists and organizations to utilize the Kumu
Kahua stage for experimental works and more at low-cost.
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Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by The Kim Coco Fund for Justice of the
Iwamoto Family Foundation, the NME Fund of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, the Island
Insurance Foundation, The State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, through appropriations
from the Legislature of the State of Hawaiʻi, The AAPI Community Fund, The Richard Aadland
Fund, The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, The John R. Halligan
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Fund, Hawaiʻi Public Radio, H. Hawaii Media, Simply Storage, HUB Coworking, Vacations
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