Perform in English and Hoike in Hawaiian Language. Sit in English and Noho in Hawaiian Language. Release in English and Hookuu in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Haa in Hawaiian Language. Hide in English and Pee in Hawaiian Language. Memorize in English and Hoopaanaau in Hawaiian Language. Touch in English and Hoopa in Hawaiian Language. Sing in English and Mele in Hawaiian Language. Appear in English and Oili in Hawaiian Language. Dive in English and Luu in Hawaiian Language. Crawl in English and Kolo in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Hula in Hawaiian Language. Balance in English and Kaulike in Hawaiian Language. Bellow in English and Kuo in Hawaiian Language. Breathe in English and Hanu in Hawaiian Language. Extend in English and Hoonui in Hawaiian Language. Embrace in English and Puliki in Hawaiian Language. Flinch in English and Kuemi in Hawaiian Language. Sit in English and Noho in Hawaiian Language. Release in English and Hookuu in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Haa in Hawaiian Language.
Hide in English and Pee in Hawaiian Language. Memorize in English and Hoopaanaau in Hawaiian Language. Touch in English and Hoopa in Hawaiian Language. Sing in English and Mele in Hawaiian Language. Appear in English and Oili in Hawaiian Language. Dive in English and Luu in Hawaiian Language. Crawl in English and Kolo in Hawaiian Language. Dance in English and Hula in Hawaiian Language. Balance in English and Kaulike in Hawaiian Language. Bellow in English and Kuo in Hawaiian Language. Breathe in English and Hanu in Hawaiian Language. Extend in English and Hoonui in Hawaiian Language. Embrace in English and Puliki in Hawaiian Language. Flinch in English and Kuemi in Hawaiian Language.

AUDITIONS: ‘Auʻa ʻIa: Holding On

The UHM Hawaiian Theatre Program announces
e hoʻāʻo Hana Keaka

19 April 2019, 10 AM – 1 PM – Earle Ernst Lab Theatre OR
22 April 2019, 4 PM – 7 PM – Kennedy Mainstage

Hūi e ia nei, hoihoi paha ‘oe i ka hana keaka ‘Ōlelo Hawaiʻi?
Calling all performers, actors, dancers, chanters, musician, storytellers…come be a part of the newest hana keaka of the UHM Hawaiian Theatre Program, ʻAuʻa ʻIa: Holding On.

Dress comfortably for movement and bring a mele (song) or oli (chant) to share. This is a bi-lingual play, there are Hawaiian speaking and English speaking roles. Performances scheduled for September-October 2019
Specialized rehearsals for individuals and small groups will begin over the summer. Evening rehearsals for full cast will begin August 5th. There will be an overnight retreat (Saturday-Sunday) that all cast and production crew members will be required to attend in mid-August.
Questions? Contact Kumu Hailiʻōpua Baker at tbaker@hawaii.edu

CAST
Four Haumāna Kulanui in 2019ALA- Haumāna at UHM, grounded in hula
KA‘IHI- Haumāna at UHM, searching for answers
‘ĀINA- Haumāna at UHM, culturally grounded
OLA- Haumāna at UHM, discovering their Hawaiianness
Kūpuna
KAWELO- High Chief of Kauaʻi
KALANIMOKU- Chief on Hawai‘i Island
KEKUAOKALANI- Chief and Nephew of Kamehameha
IMANONO- Chiefess on Hawai‘i Island, sister of Kalanimoku
JOHN MAKINI KAPENA- Marshall of the Household
LORRIN THURSTON- Minister of the Interior
CLARENCE ASHFORD- Attorney General
W.C. PARKE- Marshall of the Government/Kingdom
GODFREY RHODES- Legislative President
REVEREND ALEXANDER MACINTOSH
CHANCELLOR A. FRANCIS JUDD- Chief Justice
PRINCESS LILIʻUOKALANI- Sister of Kalākaua
PRINCESS LIKELIKE- Sister of Kalākaua
QUEEN KAPIʻOLANI- Wife of Kalākaua
POOMAIKELANI- Sister of Kapi‘olani
KEKAULIKE- Sister of Kapi‘olani
KING KALĀKAUA- King of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i
WILLIAM GREEN- Minister of Finance
GODFREY BROWN- Minister of Foreign Affairs
ROBERT WILLIAM KALANIHIAPO WILCOX
KAPENA MAHAULUKAPENA
KAAHAKAPENA SMITH
JAMES K. KAULI‘A- President of the Hawaiian Patriotic League
A. ROSA
J. L. KAULUKOU
J. A. KAHO‘ONEI
J.M. POEPOE
J. KANUI
MR. ACHI
E.K. LILIKALANI
C.C. MORENO- Italian supporter of King Kalākaua
QUEEN LILIʻUOKALANI- Queen of Hawaiian Kingdom
SANFORD B. DOLE- Governor of Honolulu
DAVID KALAUOKALANI- President of the Political League
EMMA NĀWAHĪ- Hui Aloha ‘Āina, Newspaper Publisher
KUAIHELANI CAMPBELL- President of Women’s Hui Aloha ‘Āina
ALICE KAMOKILA CAMPBELL- Senator
GEORGE HELM- Leader of the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana
Dancers, Warriors, Citizens of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Diplomats from Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, Soldiers, Guard, Honolulu Rifles, Keiki, and Protesters/Protectors.

Auʻa ‘Ia: Holding On at Kennedy Theatre, Fall 2019
Set in 2019, four haumāna (students) at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa embark on a research project that takes them into the repository of 19th century Hawaiian language archival materials. Their research leads them to interrogate the histories of Ko Hawai‘i Pae ‘Āina (the Hawaiian archipelago), they seek the meaning of mana (divine power/authority) and an understanding of lāhui (nation) as they reframe the narrative of Kānaka Maoli. The haumāna connect with their kūpuna (ancestors) and affirm their foundation as Kānaka Maoli, finding their mana in the resilience of their kūpuna. ‘Au‘a ‘Ia: Holding On follows the journey of these four haumāna who learn to retain their heritage.

Questions? Contact Kumu Hailiʻōpua Baker at tbaker@hawaii.edu

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