Honolulu Theatre for Youth season

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Cynthia See and BullDog were featured in "Musubi Man" in 2002. Advertiser library photo

Single tickets are $16 general, and $8 for youths (18 and younger) and seniors (older than 60). Also, active-duty, retired or military dependents with valid ID can buy one ticket, and get one ticket of equal or lesser value free.

• "The Kona-Town Musicians," from the book by Pat Hall; script by Lee Cataluna, music by Wade Cambern

World premiere: On an exodus from a Kona coffee plantation, four over-the-hill animals join together to salvage their dignity and become friends — and ultimately heroes. 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Sept. 11, 18, 25 and Oct. 2, 9 at Leeward Community College; recommended for 4 and older

• "Nothing is the Same," by Y York

World premiere: What might it have been like to be a child living in Central O'ahu on Dec. 7, 1941? 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. Oct. 16 and 23 at Richardson Theatre, Fort Shafter; Oct. 30 and Nov. 6, 13 at Tenney Theatre; recommended for 7 and older

• "Christmas Talk Story 2004," stories by 15 local authors; co-directed by Mark Lutwak and HTY company actor BullDog.

HTY and Kumu Kahua Theatre return with a sleigh full of stories and songs about the holidays.

Saturdays at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m., Sundays at 3:30 p.m. — Nov. 27-28, Dec. 4-5 (no 3:30 p.m. show Dec. 4), 11-12, 18-19 — at Tenney Theatre; recommended for 6 and older; ticket prices may vary

• "Eddie Would Go" and "Queen of Makaha, Rell Sunn," by Bryan Hiroshi Wake

"Queen of Makaha" dramatizes a period of Sunn's life when she was in Texas receiving chemotherapy for cancer. "Eddie Would Go" features four young surfers who recount key episodes in the life of Eddie Aikau in an interactive show.

Feb. 24-March 27 — 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays — presented as a double-bill at Kumu Kahua Theatre; recommended for 9 and older; ticket prices may vary

• "Musubi Man," from the book by Sandi Takayama; script by Lee Cataluna

Everybody's favorite running snack item returns in this romp.

9:30 and 11:30 a.m. April 9, 16, 23, 30 and May 7 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park, and other locations; recommended for 3 to 5 and older

• "Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel," from the book by Virginia Lee Burton; script by Eric Lane Barnes

Hawai'i premiere of a musical adaptation: Mike Mulligan and his faithful steam shovel Mary Anne take on all challengers as they face the digging job of a lifetime.

1:30 and 4:30 p.m. April 23, 30 and May 7, 14 and 21 at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park; recommended for 4 and older