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Chinee, Japanee, All Mix Up opens Kennedy Theatre season

Director Reiko Ho leads an all-Asian, female-identifying student cast highlighting the Asian-American experience in Hawaiʻi and the U.S. mainland.

Tammy Hailiʻōpua Baker earned one of the greatest honors in theatre education.

Kamalani Oshiro and Kaneikoliakawahineikaʻiukapuomua Baker will guide the college’s graduates at commencement.

The inaugural Moananuiākea Artists-in-Residency program is aimed at showcasing the culture and arts from across the Pacific.

He Leo Aloha outshone dozens of top ranked productions from colleges and universities across the country.

Hawaiian theatre MFA candidate, ?kea Kahikina will debut his comedic play, Hoʻoilina at Kennedy Theatre.

Hawaiʻi Nō Ka ʻOi: A Sakamoto Celebration, features scenes produced by student directors and debuts February 24–27.

Mark Branner directs the mainstage production that pays homage to beloved Hawaiʻi waterman, Eddie Aikau.

Alvin Chan and Moses Goods served as co-lecturers for the performance course based on techniques for acting in Shakespeare's plays.

A newly refurbished bus will serve as a backdrop and shuttle graduate students and other fellow entertainers to live performances across Oʻahu.