Manoa Valley Theatre is thrilled to announce the launch of its NEW 2024-2025 Season Tickets, offering an unparalleled theatrical experience with a lineup that promises to captivate, entertain, and inspire audiences. As we unveil our latest season, we invite you to secure your seats and immerse yourself in the magic of live theatre.

**Season Highlights:**

- **Great Savings:** Enjoy up to 15% off on your season tickets, ensuring the best seats at the most affordable prices.
- **Exclusive Benefits:** Season ticket holders benefit from easy exchange privileges, discounts on guest tickets, and early access to special events. 
- **Renewal Deadline Extended:** To keep your current seats, please renew by May 1. Call the Box Office at 808-988-6131 today to secure your subscription.

**Featured Productions:**

1. **Lend Me A Tenor:** Dive into Ken Ludwig’s Tony award-winning farce, a hilarious tale of an opera company's frantic search for a replacement soprano, leading to a whirlwind of mistaken identities and comedic chaos.
2. **Once on This Island:** Experience the Olivier Award-winning musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, a Caribbean adaptation of The Little Mermaid, celebrated for its enchanting story and captivating music.
3. **What the Constitution Means to Me:** Playwright Heidi Schreck presents a boundary-breaking play that explores the profound impact of the Constitution on four generations of women.
4. **Parade:** Witness the gripping true story of the Leo Frank trial, a Tony Award-winning musical that explores themes of love, justice, and understanding.
5. **Kim’s Convenience:** Join us for a heartwarming comedy-drama about a Korean family-run store, a story that celebrates family, culture, and community.
6. **A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim:** Celebrate the musical genius of Stephen Sondheim with a dazzling revue of his most iconic songs, a fitting homage to one of musical theatre's greatest talents.

**Ticket Information:**

- **Single Tickets Sale:** Mark your calendar for July 8, when single tickets for all shows go on sale. Don't miss your chance to be part of this unforgettable season.

For more information and to purchase your season tickets, visit the Manoa Valley Theatre website or call the Box Office at 808-988-6131. Join us as we embark on another spectacular season of storytelling, music, and comedy at Manoa Valley Theatre.

What the Constitution Means to Me

Manoa Valley Theatre

Maria Callas conducts a master class, beginning with a comical interaction with a perky soprano, Sophie, who chooses a challenging aria. Callas then shares intimate details of her life, including her famous affair with Aristotle Onassis and struggles in her career. The class culminates with Callas advising a talented soprano,Sharon, to choose less demanding roles, acknowledging the sacrifices often required for artistic success.

Master Class

Diamond Head Theatre

Based on a now-forgotten short story by C.D.K. Gonner, Olive's Lover is the story of a socially awkward young woman in her late ’20’s who delights her family with news of her engagement to an eligible bachelor. The many subsequent letters from her absent fiancé enthrall and increasingly perplex the family. Who is this fellow?

Olive's Lover

The Brad Powell Theatre

Join us at The Brad Powell Theatre from May 24 to June 9, 2024, for an exciting inner-city experience with TAG’s World Premiere of Jake: The Yellow Bench by Hawaii’s own Joseph T. Rozmiarek.

In a large city, an elderly man invites a homeless student to live in his apartment. Initially charmed by the young man’s directness, he begins to doubt his truthfulness. At the same time, the student questions whether his benefactor is more complicated than he seems.

Jake: The Yellow Bench

Podcast link: https://youtu.be/4hagYvrYbuM

The Artelize Podcast and Kasper Holten - Pedefining Opera for the modern world

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d36M5Hi6O80

The Artelize Podcast - A legacy of innovation in Opera: Celebrating Marc A. Scorca

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59E40S_EQSY

The Artelize Podcast: A love letter that was never sent

Podcast link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THv6htilWtI

The Artelize Podcast and Adolfo Corrado: Mediterranean flavors, opera and social media

Join us at the Manoa Valley Theatre for an unforgettable journey through the 2023-2024 Season, showcasing a lineup of captivating performances that promise to enchant, entertain, and provoke thought. As we reach the halfway mark of our current season, we invite you to explore the upcoming shows that continue to highlight our commitment to exceptional theatre.

**Upcoming Highlights Include:**

- **"Death of a Salesman"** (July 11 - 21): Dive into the tragic world of Willy Loman, a salesman on the brink of despair. This Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Arthur Miller captures the essence of the American Dream through its poignant narrative and complex characters. Don't miss this classic that has shaped American theatre.

- **"Tenderly, The Rosemary Clooney Musical"**: Experience the life of Rosemary Clooney, from her humble beginnings to Hollywood stardom, through her signature songs and personal struggles. This musical offers a unique glimpse into the life of a legend, celebrating her triumphs over adversity and her remarkable comeback.

- **"Once Upon One Time"**: Enjoy a local-kine Hawaiian pidgin musical comedy that brings a delightful twist to traditional fairy tales. Packed with energetic songs and colorful characters, this family-friendly adventure promises laughter and joy for all ages.

- **"Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"** (September 14 - October 1): Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece returns, telling the dark tale of revenge and unlikely partnerships on Fleet Street. Join us for a thrilling experience that combines horror, humor, and unforgettable music.

- **"Clue"** (November 16 - 26): Based on the iconic movie and classic board game, this hilarious murder mystery invites you to solve the case with an ensemble of quirky characters. A perfect blend of comedy and suspense awaits.

- **"The Lifespan of a Fact"** (March 7 - April 14): Witness the intense and comedic battle between fact and truth as a young fact-checker challenges a talented writer's essay. This thought-provoking play explores the fine line between accuracy and storytelling.

- **"Dear Evan Hansen"**: Confronting adult themes and discussions of suicide, this deeply personal musical captures the complexities of life and the quest for belonging. Winner of 6 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, "Dear Evan Hansen" resonates with audiences and critics alike for its powerful narrative and stirring music.

For tickets and more information, visit our box office or call 808-988-6131. Don't miss your chance to be part of a season filled with powerful performances and unforgettable stories at the Manoa Valley Theatre.

Death Of A Salesman

With the help of her imaginary dragon friend, Connie navigates the twists and turns of young love, her parents’ perplexing relationship, her tangled extended family, and loss — first of her grandfather, and later her grandmother. Like a book of old family photos, Beretania Snapshots is chock-full of nostalgic references to plays and people from Honolulu’s recent past, and reminds us to treasure one another before the memories fade.

Beretania Snapshots

Kumu Kahua Theatre

Inspired by the true story of the earliest stirrings of the gay rights movement, “Perfect Arrangement” merges madcap sitcom-style laughs with provocative drama as two closeted US state department employees struggle to maintain their cover and their sanity in 1950s America.

Perfect Arrangement

Famed writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his family become infatuated with two fascinating ʻafakasi visitors who come to stay at their home in Vailima, Sāmoa. To a backdrop of dreams, literary musings and ghost stories, relationships evolve and collide resulting in serious life-changing confrontations. The delicate strands of the play weave together like a fine mat as Tusitala and his companions move through the uncharted realms of the vā.

Aitu Fafine

Zora Neale Hurston was an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.  Her works focused on African American culture and the rural south. She co-founded Howard University's student-operated newspaper, The Hilltop,
had A Love/Hate relationship
with Langston Hughes, and studied cultural anthropology, eventually becoming the first Black woman to graduate from Barnard College.

Letters from Zora

Adam is a comic book writer coasting on his past successes in the glossy pages of Mynx and Savage. Without warning, his employer assigns him a partner, Ket, to illustrate his work and ensure he makes his next deadline. She suspects that there is a new “important” work Adam is developing. As characters invade their workspace, Adam slowly reveals to Ket the painful origin story of Mynx and Savage. Ket helps Adam realize that he has no future until he makes amends with his past.

Mynx & Savage

When a wealthy Native Hawaiian developer proposes creating a theme park exploring the influences of Caucasians in Hawaiʻi, the multi-ethnic Board of Commissioners debates the ramifications of such a proposal, and its members are forced to confront shared complicity in a complicated island history. The final decision isn't easy for any of them.

Haoleland

Based 50% on fact and 50% on fiction,
Building Permit  conveys the 100% lunacy of TAG's six-year odyssey to obtain a building permit to renovate what is now The Brad Powell Theatre. A riotous comedy drama which, contrary to what most people will think offers a positive message. This play is a must for anyone who has ever experienced frustrations in obtaining a building permit in Honolulu.

Building Permit

After losing his mother during the 2018 lava flow, Kūkunu has disconnected from culture and community, and taken refuge in a new marriage. However, his daughter’s dangerous position at the forefront of the TMT controversy forces him to intervene, setting in motion a series of events which not all will survive. Through this crisis, we learn that someone who is “broken” may not be able to love in an ordinary way; but may instead love in a most extraordinary way.

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Olive's Lover

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Death Of A Salesman

Manoa Valley Theatre

Beretania Snapshots

Kumu Kahua Theatre

Perfect Arrangement

TAG-The Actors' Group

Aitu Fafine

Kumu Kahua Theatre

Letters from Zora

TAG-The Actors' Group

Mynx & Savage

TAG-The Actors' Group

Haoleland

Kumu Kahua Theatre

Building Permit

TAG-The Actors' Group

Mendokusai

Kumu Kahua Theatre