Kumu Kahua Theatre Announces Annual Playwriting Contest Winners
Each year Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors this playwriting contest with the UHM Department of Theatre and Dance in its effort to nurture local playwrights.by Alexa Criscitiello
The judges have come to a consensus on the prizewinners for The 2021 Kumu Kahua/uhm Theatre Department Playwriting Contest.
The winner of the $600 Hawai i Prize is Eric Stack of Keaʻau, Hawai i for his play, Mendokusai.
The winner of the $450 Pacific Rim Prize is Rex McGregor of Auckland, New Zealand for his play Pacific Caper.
There is no 2021 winner of the $250 Resident Prize.
Each year Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors this playwriting contest with the UHM Department of Theatre and Dance in its effort to nurture local playwrights.
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Jan Harada, Executive Director of the HT Hayashi Foundation; Trisha Kehaulani Watson, President of the Kalihi Palama Culture and Arts Society
Island Insurance Foundation on supporting arts and education
Dana Tokioka is President and Executive Director of Island Insurance Foundation, which gave away close to $900 thousand in 2020, including seed funding for the new Downtown Art Center. Under Dana s leadership, the foundation also bought the house for Lee Cataluna s play at Kumu Kahua last December and made the digital production free for all viewers. Tokioka joins us to discuss her foundation s longstanding support for arts and education.