Kaisara

September 22, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Mānoa Campus, UHM Kennedy Theatre

A World Premiere Hana Keaka Production

Written and Directed by Iāsona Kaper | MFA Final Creative Project

September 20-24, 2023* – WED/FRI 7:30pm & SUN 2:00pm and 7:30pm

*No Saturday 9/23 performance (due to campus parking limitations for 鶹ýFootball game)

Post Show Q&A following the Friday performance

In 1896, four scenes from William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar were translated into ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi by James N. K. Keola and published in Ka Nupepa Kuokoa. What would have happened if Keola had asked other Kanaka Maoli intellectuals of his time to participate in a reading of these scenes? Kaisara imagines this gathering, exploring the intersection between Shakespeare’s portrayal of Ancient Rome and the political landscape of Hawaiʻi in the 1890s to ask timeless questions about division, conspiracy, and political violence.

This hana keaka production will be performed predominantly in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.


Ticket Information
See website for ticketing prices and information

Event Sponsor
UHM Department of Theatre & Dance, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Christine Lamborn, (808) 956-2601, ktbox@hawaii.edu,

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