AUDITIONS FOR KUMU KAHUA’S PRODUCTION OF THE
TAURIE KINOSHITA’S ONE COMEDY OF ERRAS
Script is a Hawaiian – Pidgin – re-work of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors
WHAT: Auditions for One Comedy of Erras, a world premier
WHERE: Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant St.
WHEN: June 16 and 17 (see full schedule below)
HOW MUCH: Free
INFO: 536-4441,
www.kumukahua.org; box office open Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
SPECIAL INFORMATION: Reading the script before auditions is highly recommended. You can obtain one at the Kumu Kahua box office for a refundable deposit of $10.
Twin brothers, separated at birth — one raised on the Mainland, the other in Hawai‘i — accidentally cross paths in downtown Honolulu. As their friends mistake one for the other, the slapstick and insults fly, and chaos ensues. The result is a true comedy of errors, a Shakespearean romp told with a pidgin flair.
In the tradition of Twelf Nite o WATEVA! comes Taurie Kinoshita’s deft and dizzying farce about all the pilikia of local life.
Auditions will be held at Kumu Kahua Theatre, 46 Merchant Street, on Saturday, June 16, noon-3pm, and Sunday, June 17, 6pm-9pm. The entrance into the theatre faces the park on Merchant Street.
Rehearsals may begin as early as Monday, July 2. Performances will be from Aug 30 through September 30, with the possibility of a week’s extension.
Director Shawn Thomsen is seeking at least 14 actors to play these roles:
KANE of Honolulu, Japanese American - twins with Kani
KANI of Hartford, Japanese American - twins with Kane
EGIZU (Egi), father of Kane and Kani
DEREK of Harford CT, haole, personal assistant/friend of Kani
DEREK of Honolulu (DEREK H), hanai son to Kane, haole
ADREA, wife of Kane, Hawaiian, mixed
LUCY, her sister, less Hawaiian, even more mixed
TESS, a hotel drag queen prostitute and lead singer of a popular band Kane manages
KIM, Korean pawn shop owner
Old Man YOUNG, Chinese banker
DUKE, customs agent
LIANG, Vietnamese house cleaner
TITA, loan shark
BOLLO, her assistant
AMILIA, ex-wife of Egizu, mother of Kani and Kane
MRS. SAKAMOTO, a teacher/school counselor and neighbor of Kane
Auditioners should come early on either day and stay for the whole time. Auditions will consist of readings from the play, group improvisation, and simple movement work.
READING THE PLAY BEFORE AUDITIONS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Copies of the play are available in advanced for loan with a $10 cash deposit at Kumu Kahua Theatre.
Call the Kumu Kahua Theatre box office 536-4441 to receive more information.
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