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Open auditions will be held to cast the world premiere production of Yilong Liu’s drama June is the First Fall. The show will be directed by Lurana Donnels O’Malley and runs Nov. 8 – Dec. 9, 2018.
Don, a Chinese American, is gay and closeted in Honolulu; the revelation of his sexual identity leads to family tragedy and his escape to NYC. When Don returns home to Hawai’i, he finds his sister engaged to his first love. June is the First Fall is a queer and moving slice of life with interweaving scenes in Hawai’i and NYC, spanning time from the 1840s to the present.
There will be a free audition workshop held from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018, at Kennedy Theatre in Studio S. This optional workshop is an opportunity for all interested to work with the script and director, learn the best way to prepare for this audition and hone your audition skills. Parking at UHM is free on Sundays. If you would like directions to the workshop location, please email the director at Lurana.Omalley@gmail.com.
The workshop is free, but space is limited. To reserve your spot, please call 808-536-4222 or email kumukahuatheatreom@gmail.com.
Auditions will be held at Kumu Kahua Theatre, at 46 merchant St., from 2:00 to 5:00pm on Saturday September 8, 2018 and from 6:00- 9:00pm on Sunday, September 9, 2018.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE AUDITIONS AND AUDITION WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD IN TWO SEPARATE LOCATIONS.
Director O’Malley is looking for 6 actors to play the following roles, and auditions are open to actors of all ethnicities.
AFONG MOY/YU QIN Historical figure from the 1840s, the first Chinese woman in America/Don’s mother, late 30s
DON: Chinese American male, mid 20s
MATEO: Italian American male, mid 30s
JANE: Chinese American female, late 20s
SCOTT: Caucasian male, born and raised in Hawaii, late 20s
DAVID: Chinese American male, late 40s
Scripts can be requested via email by contacting the box office at kumukahuatheatreom@gmail.com. scripts are available for loan with a $10 cash deposit at the Kumu Kahua Theatre office weekdays between 11am and 3pm. Please call 808-536-4222 before coming to the theatre.
For further information, call the Kumu Kahua Theatre office at 536-4222, or email kumukahuatheatreom@gmail.com.
Kumu Kahua productions are supported in part by The Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, the Hawai‘i Community Foundation, The Kosasa Foundation, McInerny Foundation (Bank of Hawaii, Trustee); Hawaiian Electric Company; Hawaii Public Radio, The Star Advertiser and other Foundations, Businesses and Patrons.
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