Updated at 4:27 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Playreading 'Waiting for a King' tonight at Kumu Kahua
Advertiser Staff
A playreading session on "Waiting for a King," a work focusing on King Kamehameha I's last interviews with those closest to him, takes place at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St.The work, in the style of a Greek tragedy, taps such historical figures as Liholiho, Kamehameha's heir, Kekuaokalani, his nephew, and Ka'ahumanu, his queen, and debates the wisdom of actions by the ali'i and how they may have impacted Hawaiians today.
Admission is free. A discussion will follow the playreading. Information: 536-4441.
