Updated at 1:13 p.m., Wednesday, August 8, 2007
'Ala Wai' is Kumu Kahua's season-opening comedy
Advertiser Staff
Kumu Kahua will open its 37th season with Bryan Hiroshi Wake's irreverent comedy "Ala Wai" at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street in downtown Honolulu, running Aug. 23 through Sept. 23.
Bertram and Ernesto are two roommates who suddenly find themselves jobless and homeless. The fast-paced pidgin comedy turns surrealistic when Bert is stung by a Portuguese man-o-war and miraculously acquires the ability to heal wounds...and clean up the waters of the canal. Will Bert use his new powers benevolently, or will greed prevail?
BullDog directs this comedy, with set design by Bart McGreehon, light design by Gerald Kawaoka, and costume design by Nara Cardenas. The cast features Kumu veterans, Jarod Bailon, Daryl Bonilla, Eddy Gudoy, Ron Encarnacion, Denise Aiko Chinen, D. Tafa'i Silipa and Kumu newcomer Eve Yeung.
FACT SHEET
WHAT: "Ala Wai" by Bryan Hiroshi Wake
WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St., Honolulu
WHEN: 8 p.m. August 23-25, 30-31, Sept. 1, 6-8, 13-15, 20-22
2 p.m. August 26, Sept, 2, 9, 16, 23
TICKETS: On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, tickets are $16, $13 for seniors and groups of 10 or more, $10 students.
On Thursdays, general admission is $13, $11 seniors, $5 students and unemployed.
Tickets can be purchased with a credit card by calling 536-4441, or visiting the Kumu Kahua Box Office, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
