A little looser interpretation of the stage this weekend

Advertiser Staff

Members of On The Spot are ready for some craziness with "Improv Asylum," beginning tonight at The ARTS at Marks Garage.

On The Spot: "Improv Asylum" is offered by the central O'ahu troupe On The Spot, which promises a fast-paced theatrical experience.

"From the beginning we've always treated our audience like they were seeing a punk-rock concert instead of a theatrical troupe," said Garrick Paikai, leader of On The Spot, in a press release. The ensemble has performed at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, Leeward Community College lab theater, Ward's Rafters and Borders Waikele. "Asylum" features Paikai, Reb Allen, Rod Cachola, Lizzie Wolfe, Meredith Desha, MJ Gonsalvo, Chris Howard and Chris Riel.

• 8 p.m. today, Saturday and Feb. 27-28 at The ARTS at Marks Garage, 1159 Nu'uanu Ave. Tickets: $10 general, $5 students. 536-8047.

"The Mask Messenger," a production of the Faustwork Mask Theater, is a mix of monologue, physical comedy, theater and solo performance focusing on the influence of the mask throughout history.

Faustwork Mask Theater has performed at the Sydney Opera House, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and at other theaters, festivals, colleges and schools. It's led by Robert Faust, founder and artistic director and designer of all of the masks in the show.

• 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College. Tickets: $20 general, $15 students, seniors, military, University of Hawai'i faculty and staff, $10 ages 12 and younger. 235-7433, 944-2697, www.etickethawaii.com.