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.

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20,000 Leagues Deep #hawaii_ascending
Mainstage | 2022/2023 Season

February 24 & 26; March 3-5, 2023
FRI at 7:00pm, 7:30pm, 8:00pm, 8:30pm
SAT/SUN at 2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm, 3:30pm

Department of Theatre & Dance
College of Arts, Languages & Letters
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Artistic Team

Program Director: Alvin Chan
Scenic & Properties Design: Justin Fragiao
Puppet Design: Olivia Coughlin
Costume Design: Devin Walter*
Lighting, Projections, and Video Design: Chesley Cannon
Sound Design: Rick Greaver

Production Team

Assistant Director: Elizabeth Ung
Devising & Dramaturgy: Jasmine Anderson, Olivia Coughlin, Nathan Drackett, Ronald Heller, Jillian Jackson, Karese Kaw-uh, Kala Muller, Lisa Nilsen, Gage Thomas, Chloe Tower, Elizabeth Ung, George “Dusty” Webb
Stage Manager: Traci Oya
Light Board Operator: Justine Whyland
Sound Board Operator: Olivia Akina
Head Electrician: Rebecca Mahar
First Electrician: Arlo Rowe
Electrics Crew: Jill Jackson, Students of THEA 240, Graduate Achievement Scholarship Awardees
Stage Crew: Erina Furuta
Set and Properties Construction Crew: Kelli Finnigan, Justin Fragiao, Dylan Chace Lee, Lisa Nilsen, Benjamin Walsh, Latavia Williams
Costume Construction Crew: Leah Aoki, Hannah Archer, Caitlin Chavis, Tuesday Doyle, Kathryn Nakagawa, Lisa Nilsen, Kanani Sato, Paige Thomas
Wardrobe Supervisor: Erina Furuta
Dressers: Students from THEA 200D
Makeup Artist: Tuesday Doyle
Faculty Consultants: Michelle A. Bisbee, Maile Speetjens, Mark Branner

Cast (in order of character appearance)

Ish – Leah Camphor (on the half-hour), Jill Jackson* (on the hour)
Mael – Olivia Coughlin (on the half-hour), Kelly Nitta (on the hour)
BZ-30 – Ron Heller, Lisa Anne Nilsen
Kēhau – Karese Kaw-uh*, Kaʻōnohiokalāeʻālohilohinei Müller
Kēkai – Anuhea Sahara Magnani/Alvin Chan, Maggie Ryan
Haniála Kikoman – Kirk A. Lapilio Jr.
Maddah – Ayzhia Tadeo
Nemo – Nate Drackett*

*In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts degree

Projected run time is 40 minutes with no intermission.

Content Advisories: strobing/flashing lights, fog effects, jump scares

Director’s Note

As we continue to recover from a pandemic that left us sorely in need of human interaction and communal shared experiences, the world has not ceased to stop spinning, and the issues facing our planet have continued to grow increasingly pertinent each year. The effects of climate change are no longer mythical and incomprehensible, but tangible, and a bit scary.
But in these times of uncertainty, it is important not to lose hope, but rather to come together as a community in order to find solutions to the often-times insurmountable hurdles facing us. And as a community, no person is obsolete. Issues of climate and issues of social-emotional connections face both young and old alike, and if we can band together as one, we may just have a chance to navigate these choppy waters with a sense of possibility as opposed to impossibility.
Our children are our future scientists, engineers, navigators, and captains, and it is important that we take them with us on our journey…nay our adventure…into the future.

Kennedy Theatre Staff

Department Chair: Markus Wessendorf
Associate Chair, Theatre: Kirstin Pauka
Associate Chair, Dance: Kara Jhalak Miller
Production Manager: Rick Greaver
Theatre Manager/Publicity: Jessica L. Jacob
Operations Coordinator/Publicity Associate: Christine Lamborn
Interim Technical Director: Michelle Bisbee, Rick Greaver, Gerald Kawaoka
Costume Shop Manager: Hannah Schauer Galli
Administrative Staff: Lori Chun

Front of House

Graphic Design/Playbill: Jessica L. Jacob
Publicity Assistant/Social Media: Landon McCann
Production/Publicity Photographer: Christine Lamborn
Box Office Supervisor: Leah E. Ott
Box Office Assistants: Mariah Massengill, Olivia Schmitt
House Manager: Danielle Tuscher
Assistant House Manager: Yajna Casiano
Land Acknowledgement voiced by:

Front of House Information

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After dark: to arrange a Campus Security Escort between two points on campus please see a House Manager.

As a courtesy to your fellow audience members and to our performers, please remember that eating, drinking, and use of cell phones and other electronic devices are not allowed inside the theatre. Please take a moment to turn off any sound or light emitting devices now.

Audio and video recording, as well as photography, are strictly prohibited.

Acknowledgments

The UHM ticket program is supported in part by a grant from the Student Activities and Program Fee Board.

Kennedy Theatre is a member of the Hawai’i State Theatre Council.

The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, part of the Rubenstein Arts Access Program, is generously funded by David M. Rubenstein. Special thanks to The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust for supporting the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. Additional support is provided by The Honorable Stuart Bernstein and Wilma E. Bernstein; and the Dr. Gerald and Paula McNichols Foundation. Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
This production is entered in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). The aims of this national theater education program are to identify and promote quality in college-level theater production. To this end, each production entered is eligible for a response by a regional KCACTF representative, and selected students and faculty are invited to participate in KCACTF programs involving scholarships, internships, grants and awards for actors, directors, dramaturgs, playwrights, designers, stage managers and critics at both the regional and national levels. Productions entered on the Participating level are eligible for invitation to the KCACTF regional festival and may also be considered for national awards recognizing outstanding achievement in production, design, direction and performance.
Last year more than 1,500 productions were entered in the KCACTF involving more than 200,000 students nationwide. By entering this production, our theatre department is sharing in the KCACTF goals to recognize, reward, and celebrate the exemplary work produced in college and university theaters across the nation.

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