“Pidgin Guerilla” 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 Tonouchiʻs award-winning poetry book Significant Moments in da Life of Oriental Faddah and Son (Bess Press), the play highlights the values of the Uchinānchu (Okinawan immigrants and their descendants in Hawai‘i).

One of the themes is the difference between Asian Americans in California and other states, and those of us in Hawai‘i. I find it profoundly beautiful that in Hawai‘i we have a tradition of local humor. We laugh at things together; it is empowering. Here, we can have peaceful conversations without too much fear.

Taurie Kinoshita

Directed by Taurie Kinoshita, the cast includes Brandon Hagio (Da Beer Can Hat at Kumu Kahua Theatre), Allan Okubo (Aloha Las Vegas at Kumu Kahua Theatre), Dylan Leming (Walter, the underneath at Palikū Theatre), Denise Aiko Chinen (Hawaiʻi Nō Ka ʻOi – A Sakamoto Celebration, Kennedy Theatre), and many more!

April 21–23 at 7:30pm | April 28–30 at 7:30 | April 24 at 3pm | May 1 at 3pm