Press Release for Violet

Mariah Gonzalez as Young Violet and Victor DeMarco as Father

 

 

 

Kaimuki High School

Performing Arts Center

Presents its annual Spring Musical

 

Violet

 

February 22^nd, 23^rd and March 1^st, 2^nd, 8^th and 9^th - 7:30 pm

February 24^th and March 3^th and 10^th – 3:00 pm

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center loyal fans likely remember our past performances of Pirates of      Penzance, Little Shop of  Horrors and Grease, which  was our most recent and successful production to date.  This year we celebrate 26 years on the stage by presenting the Hawaii premier of Violet!  Violet Karl of Spruce Pine, NC is about to embark on a odyssey to visit a Preacher she has seen on TV, hoping that he can heal the disfiguring facial scar she’s had since adolescence.  As she travels through the Deep South of 1964, she meets two soldiers who may be called to fight in Viet Nam, who fall in love with her, and discovers that even though the scar cannot be healed, she can still heal her soul.

 

Dramatic issues addressed in this show include: whether beauty is physical or internal; what it is to grow up in a place where, because of a physical disfigurement, you are considered bad; racial issues in the Civil-Rights Era South and military, as one of the soldiers is White and the other Black.

 

Based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts, this Wizard of Oz-style quest story features music by   Jeanine Tesori, composer of "Caroline, or Change" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and won the 1997 New York Drama critics Circle Award for Best Musical, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical, and the Obie Award Special Citation for Jeanine Tesori's music.

 

Our enthusiastic and talented actors, represent various public schools from Hawaii including Farrington, Kaimuki, Kalani, McKinley and Roosevelt High Schools and Jarrett and Washington Middle Schools.  They will be joined by KHSPAC alumni, all working together to produce a fantastic evening of entertainment.  Come join us!

Violet will be performed on February 22^nd, 23^rd and March 1^st, 2^nd, 8^th and 9^th at 7:30 pm.  Additional performances are on February 24^th and March 3^th and 10^th at 3:00 pm.    With ID, elementary and high school students, military and seniors citizens over 65 are $6.  Adult tickets are $12. Box office opens one hour before each performance for ticket sales.  Tickets are also on line at honoluluboxoffice.com and Harry’s Music Store.

 

Kaimuki High School Theatre is located at 2705 Kaimuki Ave., between Kapahulu Ave. and Kapiolani Blvd.

 

ABOUT KHSPAC:  Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center offers classes in acting, music, dance and technical theater at no cost to public school students all over Oahu. The program’s mission is based on the belief that performing arts develop important life skills including discipline, teamwork, creativity, self-awareness, confidence, focus and appreciation of the performing arts. Under the direction of M.J. Matsushita, the program and its musical and dramatic productions involve about 160 students who present three major productions per school year.  KHSPAC is one of three Department of Education learning centers for performing arts on Oahu.

 

 

For more information, contact Joanne Libarios at 733-4913

The Hawaii Premiere of Violet

2012 Winter Showcase

KHSPAC presents:  Winter showcase! 

 

Saturday Dec 1 @ the

Kaimuki High school auditorium.

 

FREE! 

singing, dancing, and acting all for

FREE! 

 

7pm. come on over.

Audition Notice

Contact: Joanne Libarios

733-4913 or via e-mail                        

 jlibarios@gmail.com

                                                                                                                               

Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center

Announces Auditions for

“Violet”

 

Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center holds auditions for its spring musical production of “Violet” Dec. 3-5.  Students enrolled at any public school on Oahu are encouraged to try out.  This audition is open to students from grade 7 to grade 12. Play Production credit available to qualifying students.

Auditions will be held Dec. 3 and 4 from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at KHSPAC’s auditorium.  Callbacks only on Dec. 5, from 2:30-6 p.m.

 KHSPAC is looking for committed young actors, singers, and dancers for the cast of the Hawai'i premier of "Violet", a musical about a young girl's journey of self-discovery.  Violet, who was disfigured as a child, finds herself alone in the world, and sets out from her small home-town  traveling by bus to meet a faith-healer in hopes of restoring her beauty.  On the way, she meets several fellow-travelers who help her to learn valuable life-lessons about her own character and the true meaning of beauty.

Based on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts, this Wizard of Oz-style quest story features music by Jeanine Tesori, composer of "Caroline, or Change" and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" and won the 1997 New York Drama critics Circle Award for Best Musical, the

Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Musical, and the Obie Award Special Citation for

Jeanine Tesori's music.

Performers should come prepared to sing at least 16 bars of a Broadway song from traditional Broadway repertoire (shows like “Big River,” “Memphis,” “110 In The Shade,” “Sister Act”). Country or Gospel songs are also options. No pop or rap songs. Please bring sheet music written in the key you will perform it – a pianist will be provided.  No recordings will be allowed.

Performers should prepare a memorized monologue about one minute in length for the acting portion of the audition. Come dressed in appropriate dance clothes and shoes for the dance audition.

 

 

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Rehearsals at KHSPAC  begin with a read-through of the play on Tuesday, December 11, 2012.  If you are cast, you must attend the read-through. 

Monday-Friday rehearsals 3:30pm to 6:30pm; Saturday rehearsals 10:00am to 4:00pm (TBD.) Performances run from Feb. 22 – March 10. Please bring conflict information for Dec. 11 – March 10 to the auditions.

Production team includes Jenn Thomas, Director, Nanilisa Pascua as Music Director, Deanna Luster, Choreographer with Set Design by M.J. Matsushita.

 

Character Breakdown

VIOLET          A young woman, disfigured as a teenager, seeks to regain her beauty and find her                         place in the world.             Late 20s, Mezzo(belt)

FLICK              A Soldier, traveling by bus.          Late 20s Baritone

MONTY         A Soldier, traveling by bus.          Mid 20s Tenor

YOUNG VI     13 year-old Violet, appears in Violet's memory.       Early teens Mezzo Soprano

FATHER          Violet's Father, appears in Violet's memory.              Late 30s Baritone

PREACHER    A faith-healer with a televised show in Tulsa.            Mid 30s Tenor

An ensemble of fellow travelers, and memories from Violet's youth, and including:           

HOTEL SINGER, OLD LADY, GOSPEL SOLOIST, LANDLADY, BILLY DEAN, VIRGIL, MUSIC HALL SINGER, MABEL, BUS DRIVER, RADIO SINGER, WAITER

For more information, contact Joanne Libarios, 733-4913 or via e-mail at jlibarios@gmail.com or visit our website www.khspac.org.

 

ABOUT KHSPAC

 

Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Learning Center offers classes in acting, music, dance and technical theater at no cost to public school students all over Oahu. The program’s mission is based on the belief that performing arts develop important life skills including discipline, teamwork, creativity, self-awareness, confidence, focus and appreciation of the performing arts. Under the direction of M.J. Matsushita, the program and its musical and dramatic productions involve over 160 students who present three major productions per school year.  KHSPAC is one of three Department of Education learning centers for performing arts on Oahu.

 

 

 

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Beauty is a Beast

KHSPAC is proud to present "Beauty is a Beast" this coming weekend and the weekend following. Saturday shows are at 7pm and the Sunday shows are at 3. call us for details at 733-4913. This play is geared primarily for preschool through grade 4. Come on over for a great show!

Violet the 2013 Spring Musical

The Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center proudly presents the Hawaii Premiere of 'VIOLET".

With music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by Brian Crawley, "VIOLET" is a musical about a young girl...’s journey toward acceptance. Ba...

sed on the short story "The Ugliest Pilgrim" by Doris Betts, “VIOLET” has won the Drama Critics’ Circle Award and the Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical.

Set against the backdrop of the 1960's Civil Rights movement, the musical follows the growth and enlightenment of a bitter young woman hideously scarred by her father during a wood cutting accident. In hopes that a TV evangelist can cure her, she embarks on a journey by bus from her sleepy North Carolina town to Oklahoma. Along the way, she meets a young soldier who teaches her about beauty, love, courage and what it means to be an outsider.
  On my Way

Press Release "Beauty Is a Beast"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                             Contact: Joanne Libarios

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Kaimuki High School

Performing Arts Center

Presents “Beauty IS a BEAST” Children’s Play

October 20-21 & 27-28, 2012

 

(Honolulu, Hawaii)  When is beauty not beautiful?  ...when her name is Beauty, but her actions are beastly.  Written by Emmy Award-winning author, D.M. Bocaz-Larson, Beauty  IS a BEAST "is a magical fairy tale about a spoiled Princess named Beauty who has her life turned inside out.  

 

Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center’s presents its fall children’s show.   The 12+ person cast from Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center (KHSPAC) will perform the play at the school auditorium.

 

Targeted for younger audiences, but fun for all ages, Beauty  IS a BEAST will be performed on Saturdays, October 20 and 27 at 7 p.m., with 3 p.m. matinees on October 21 and 28. Kids under three are free, ages 3 to 4 are $3, and students, military and seniors with I.D. are $5.  Adult tickets are $10. Box office opens thirty-minutes before each performance for ticket sales.

 

Kaimuki High School is located at 2705 Kaimuki Ave., between Kapahulu Ave. and Kapiolani Blvd.

 

ABOUT KHSPAC:  Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center offers classes in acting, music, dance and technical theater at no cost to public school students all over Oahu. The program’s mission is based on the belief that performing arts develop important life skills including discipline, teamwork, creativity, self-awareness, confidence, focus and appreciation of the performing arts. Under the direction of M.J. Matsushita, the program and its musical and dramatic productions involve about 160 students who present three major productions per school year.  KHSPAC is one of three Department of Education learning centers for performing arts on Oahu.  For more information, contact Joanne Libarios at 733-4913 or via e-mail: jlibarios@gmail.com.