Author: Michael Mcintosh

Kimo loves acting, and he’s good at it. He dedicates himself to his craft, auditions relentlessly — he’ll do whatever it takes. But he’s always too brown, or not brown enough, or just…not enough.

The play features two sisters rummaging through their mother’s old boxes of memories, each item telling a different story of their family. This local comedy is full of drama, humor and nostalgia…

This docu-drama uses court documents, newspaper articles and witness accounts to recount the series of tragic events in a still segregated early 1930s Honolulu, culminating in the murder of Joseph Kahahawai, a…

Inspired by the real-life 1928 case of convicted and executed murderer Ruth Snyder, it is considered one of the high points of Expressionist theatre on the American stage, emphasizing high intensity and stylized movement.

Hula, mele, and aloha are interwoven into this story about cultural perpetuation and legacy, as four very different women try to overcome their fears, pride, and insecurities to discover the true meaning of the hula. Playwright Okinaka is a recipient…

Action, magic, and humor abound on stage in Demigods Anonymous. This queer-centered, superhero fantasy tells the story of people manifesting ancient kupua (demigod) powers to transform into animals. Demigods Anonymous follows Noe Lahana, who struggles with shapeshifting into a…

Lee A. Tonouchi’s play about the relationship of an Okinawan “faddah” and his son in Hawai‘i, delves into the nuances of an Okinawan family. Staging the poems from his award-winning poetry book Significant Moments in da Life of Oriental Faddah and Son, the play highlights the values of the Uchinānchu.

iHula, written by Ryan “Oki” Okinaka, is about cultural perpetuation and legacy. The art of hula is interwoven into this story about four very different women trying to overcome their fears, pride, and insecurities in order to discover the true meaning…

Alika in Wonderland explores the most commonly cited theme of Carroll’s original—the notion that Alice journeys to an adult world filled with irrational oppression, where rules cannot be explained. In Alika in Wonderland, Alika learns to embrace his identity and redefine his existence on his own terms.