Aloha Performing Arts Company

Aloha Performing Arts Company's artistic director, Jerry Tracy, will be on Oahu through May, guest directing "The Foreigner" at Honolulu's Manoa Valley Theatre. Tracy directed the Hawaii premiere of the comedy at MVT in 1986, and has directed it twice for APAC, in 1993 and 2002. Production dates for "The Foreigner" are May 3 through 21.

During Tracy's sabbatical, local educator Sue Boyum, fresh from playing the narrator in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," will be directing Robert Harling's "Steel Magnolias" for APAC, and Molly McGivern will teach his weekly Tuesday Trouper acting class for 8-12 year olds. McGivern was featured in the recent APAC productions of "The Sound of Music," "The Rocky Horror Show," and "The Vagina Monologues," and the upcoming "Steel Magnolias." The Tuesday Trouper class will run for 10 weeks, April 4 through May 30, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Tuition is $120, and enrollment is limited, so parents and guardians are advised to pre-register students by calling the APAC office at 322-9924.

Aloha Steel Magnolias Production Team,

On behalf of Director Sue Boyum, Assistant Director Rhonda Moore, Co-Producer Mark Pollard, I am pleased to announce Steel Magnolias has a cast. They are:

Ouiser Kelly Ann Miles

Shelby Molly McGivern

Clairee Janet Caraway

M'Lynn Jennifer York

Truvy Gayle Keller

Annelle Christine Rogers

Auditions went smoothly despite pounding rain and really tough traffic getting to the Loft. We are grateful to Barb Allen for getting us organized and taking photographs.

Aloha Performing Arts Company has announced its request for scripts for the 13th annual Original Play Festival, which will be presented August 16 -20. Scripts of any length and on any subject will be accepted through postmark date May 27, 2006.

Entries should be typewritten, double spaced, bound, with sequentially numbered pages, including a list of characters and a brief description of the play. Three copies of each script, including the character list and description with each, are requested to expedite the selection committee's evaluation process. Scripts should not contain the playwright's name. One separate cover sheet with the play's title and the playwright's name, address, phone numbers, and e-mail address should be included, so that anonymity is possible in evaluation and selection. Musical entries must be accompanied by three performance quality cassette tapes or CDs with voice tracks.

Aloha Performing Arts Company has received a $23, 577 grant from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to help fund activities for the current season, ending June 30, 2006. SFCA's grants are made possible through appropriations from the Legislature of the State of Hawaii and by the National Endowment for the Arts. Last year, the foundation welcomed a new source of funding from the Department of Human Services, and the partnership continues through fiscal year 2006. SFCA is commemorating it's 40th anniversary this year, and APAC welcomes the opportunity to join in the celebration by helping nurture the arts in the Kona community. For more information about APAC and its activities, call 322-9924

The Aloha Performing Arts Company (APAC) will hold auditions for its upcoming production of playwright Robert Harling’s award winning comedy “Steel Magnolias” on February 20 and 21st. Director Sue Boyum will begin auditions promptly at 6:30pm at the APAC loft.
“Steel Magnolias” is set in Truvy’s Beauty Shop in the 1980’s and is the story of six Southern women who share their personal triumphs, tragedies, beauty tips, recipes and scandalous gossip! The center of the group is a bride with problems and her mother who looks to her friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fears concerning her daughter. It has wonderful, strong parts for six talented actresses.

The characters are:

Truvy: Age 35 plus. Truvy owns the Beauty Shop, a converted garage alongside her house in Chinquapin, Louisiana. Anyone who is “anybody” has her hair done at “Truvy’s”. She's vivacious, outgoing, caring and has a great sense of humor. Ideally, she would be portrayed by someone who knows how to “do” hair.

Aloha Performing Arts Company will offer a free public Readers Theatre
presentation of Eve Ensler's controversial play "The Vagina Monologues" at
2:30 p.m. Saturday, February 18 at the Aloha Theatre in Kainaliu.

The staged reading features three local actresses: Jan Rae, Kestrel Bishop,
and Molly McGivern, all veterans of the Aloha stage. The powerful drama,
which is recommended for adults only, is based on actual interviews which
the playwright conducted with women of many different ages, ethnicities, and
walks of life.

Admission is free, and donations will be gratefully accepted to defray
production expenses. For more information, call the APAC office at
322-9924.

Aloha Performing Arts Company will hold auditions for the title characters
of William Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" on Saturday
January 21, at 6 p.m. at the APAC loft in Kainaliu. This casting call is
for the roles of the star crossed lovers "Romeo" and "Juliet" only.
Auditions for the remainder of the cast will be announced later. The show
will be the final production of APAC's current season, taking the Aloha
Theatre stage in June, with direction by Jerry Tracy.

Auditions will begin promptly at 6:00 p.m., and prospective Romeos and
Juliets are asked to prepare a one to two minute speech from any Shakespeare play. Memorization is not required, but familiarity will be appreciated. Each auditionee must to be prepared to stay for the entire audition session, which will run two hours or less.

The APAC Loft is located in Kainaliu, on the second floor of the building
directly across the street from Paradise Found, above and behind Loke's
Island Memories. Those attending auditions should park on the street or in
the public lot just north of the building. For more information, call the
APAC office at 322-9924.

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

Aloha Peforming Arts Company
P.O. Box 794
Kealakekua, HI 96750
322-9924
11/4/05
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jerry Tracy, 322-9924

APAC HOLDS AUDITIONS FOR ''JOSEPH''

Auditions for Andrew Lloyd Webber's pop rock musical JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, the next production of Aloha Performing Arts Company, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, November 28 and 29, at the APAC Loft in Kainaliu, on the second floor of the building directly across the street from Paradise Found, above and behind Loke's Island Memories. Prospective cast members need only attend on one of the nights, and should park on the street or in the public lot just north of the building. Children may audition at 6:30 p.m. and teens and adults at 7:30 p.m.

Aloha Performing Arts Company
P.O. Box 794
Kealakekua, HI 96750
322-9924
9/17/05
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jerry Tracy 322-9924

APAC ANNOUNCES ''ROCKY HORROR SHOW'' CAST