History
Founded by UH students in 1970, KKT was without a home until, in 1994, Kumu Kahua Theatre moved into its permanent home, in the historic Kamehameha V Post Office at 46 Merchant Street, in downtown Honolulu. Over the past few years, Kumu Kahua Theatre's major activity has been the production of five regular season plays, and at least one summer remount of a highly successful regular season play. Each production runs for at least five weeks, with performances from Thursday to Sunday to audiences of between 100-130, depending on the stage configuration. The past few seasons have also seen the return of touring productions to places like Maui, Hilo, and even Scotland and American Samoa. Our annual playwriting contest is a long-established tradition, and has often led to full productions. As part of its commitment to developing plays and performers, Kumu Kahua Theatre tries to commission one play a year, and conducts summer classes in playwriting and beginning and intermediate acting.
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