Commedia dell'arte, musicals, dramas take the stage
Advertiser Staff
So many stage productions, so little time to see them all. From Shakespeare to "Peanuts," from brooding adult fare to historical characters, these open this week:
• "Comedy of Errors," the William Shakespeare tale, will be performed in masked, Italian commedia dell'arte style. It's the story of twin brothers, separated from birth, who are mistaken for each other. Directed by R. Kevin Doyle.
7 p.m. today and Saturday and March 12-13; and 2 p.m. Sunday and March 14 at the Mid-Pacific Institute's Kawaiahao Recital Hall. Tickets are $10 general, $5 students and seniors. 973-5066.
• "The Dream on Royal Street," a student production based on Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," is a musical that takes place in contemporary New Orleans during Mardi Gras.
7 p.m. today and Saturday at St. Francis School Auditorium in Manoa. Tickets are $5 general, $3 children. 988-4111.
• "Oliver Twist," the musical, is the first-ever production of St. Joseph School in Waipahu, which offered a drama program for the first time this year. Cindy Kayser is the drama director.
Orphans in "Oliver Twist" are, from left, China Leiggi, Esperanza Carancho, Kevin Caguillo, Leah Fitzgerald, Kekoa Kayser, Meghan Medrano and Carly Roberts.
From left are Mark Labrador as Charlie Brown, Matthew Chong as Schroeder, Diana Wan as Lucy, Vincent Newkirk as Linus, and Maria Ocampo as Sally; kneeling is Timothy Kato as Snoopy in "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."
7 p.m. today and Saturday at Leeward Community College Theatre. Tickets are $5, at the school office, 94-651 Farrington Highway, 677-4475.
• "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," the musical based on the beloved Charles Schulz "Peanuts" characters, is presented by the McKinley Theatre Group II. This show, featuring 11 students, has been updated a bit and is sure to please kids of all ages. Directed by James A. Nakamoto, assisted by John V. Newkirk.
8 p.m. today and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday at the McKinley High School auditorium. Tickets are $8 general, $5 seniors 62 and older and students in Grades K-12. 594-0400.
• "Fair Rosamund and Her Murderer/Necropolis," the final production of the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Late Night Theatre season, is a combination of two one-act plays by Don Nigro. "Rosamund," a dark fairy tale set in medieval England, and "Necropolis," a contemporary drama that takes place in the war-torn Middle East, explore different views of love and desire. The show is directed by M A Richard, a graduate student in Asian directing. Be on time, theater-goers: Latecomers will not be admitted once the show has begun.
11 p.m. Saturday and March 12-13; 8 p.m. Sunday (rap session after March 12 performance) at UH-Manoa's Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Tickets are $8 general, $7 non-UH students, seniors, military, UH faculty/staff, $3 UHM students. 956-7655.
• "Fanny and Belle," a historical drama about Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson and her daughter Belle Osbourne, is offered by Kumu Kahua Theatre. The two women were free-spirited and adventurous, traveling to San Francisco, France, Hawai'i, Australia and Samoa. The play is written by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and is directed by John Wat.
Premieres at 8 p.m. Thursday, repeating at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through April 10 at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St. Tickets are $5-$16. 536-4441.
