Aloha Performing Arts Company

13th Annual Original Play Festival: APAC will present four evenings of new, unpublished plays, directed and acted by volunteers yet to be determined. OPF XIII will be staged at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu or on the campus of Kailua’s Hualalai Academy Wednesday through Saturday, August 16-19, with a free public wrap up discussion on August 20, 2006.

HONK, Jr., by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, a streamlined and tailor-made-for- young voices version of HONK, will be staged at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu, utilizing 20-30 performers, all under the age of 18. Director will be Jerry Tracy, with music direction by Sue Boyum, Dale Ross, or Francine Alexander. Performance dates are October 6,7,8,13,14,15,20,21,22, 2006

The Cult rock classic THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW will again be staged at the Aloha Theatre in Kailnaliu, with a community cast of 17 and crew of 6.Directed by Jerry Tracy, Musical Director to be determined. Performance dates are October 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, 2006

BYE BYE, BIRDIE, a musical comedy by Charles Strouse, Lee Adams, and Michael Stewart will be produced at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu January 12,13,14,18,19,20,21,25,26,27, and 28, and February 1,2,3,4, 2007. A professional director and music director, a large volunteer cast and crew and a professional orchestra will be recruited. Director will be either Jerry Tracy or Sue Boyum, and music director will be chosen from Dale Ross, Joel Gimpel, and Francine Alexander.

URINETOWN, a comedic satire musical, will be staged at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu. Director and musical director, yet to be determined, will be selected from Jerry Tracy, Sue Boyum, Dale Ross, Joel Gimpel, and Francine Alexander. Performance dates are March 30,31, April 1, 5,6,7,8,12,13,14,15,19,20,21, and 22, 2007.

Michael Frayn’s British comedy NOISES OFF will be directed by APAC’s artistic director Jerry Tracy, and will be presented at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu June8,9,10,15,16,17,22,23,24, 2007. A company of approximately 25 volunteers will be involved in the production.

In addition, APAC will offer at least three Readers Theatre events, three school vacation production workshops for children and teens, and ongoing after school performing arts instruction by Jerry Tracy, Jan Johnson, Vickie Higginson, Francine Alexander, Amma Maxwell, Jillian Rietow, and others yet to be determined. APAC will also produce a touring show dealing with discrimination or addiction, which will utilize professional actors and director and reach 5-10,000 Big Island school children.

APAC’s 2006-2007 production season is pertinent to the SFCA strategic plan priorities in that APAC joins SFCA in providing leadership and advocacy for culture and the arts in Hawaii. We strive to promote collaboration between our organization and other non profits in the community, as well as the business community, policy makers, and the general public. We provide culture and arts experiences for an underserved area of Hawaii Island, including the underprivileged rural areas surrounding us. Through our touring shows, our after school performing arts education program, and our school vacation production workshops, we are in sync with SFCA’s goal of ensuring that the arts are integral to the education of every student in Hawaii.