{"id":104798,"date":"2019-10-15T14:52:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T00:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=104798"},"modified":"2019-10-15T16:11:36","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T02:11:36","slug":"in-memoriam-terence-knapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/10\/15\/in-memoriam-terence-knapp\/","title":{"rendered":"In memoriam: World-class actor, director and professor Terence Knapp"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Knapp (front, center) with the cast of Blithe Spirit<\/em>, 1983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Kennedy Theatre celebrates the life and career of Emeritus Professor Terence Knapp<\/strong><\/a> on Saturday, October 19. The program begins on the main stage at Kennedy Theatre at 5:30 p.m. followed at 6:30 p.m. with High Tea and “talk story” on the lanai. The doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public. Knapp passed away on August 12 at the age of 87.<\/p>\n

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Knapp as Father Damien, 1976<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Knapp, a classically trained actor, had an illustrious and wide ranging career on multiple continents before he was invited to Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in 1970 by Earl Ernst<\/strong>, the founding chairman of the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Department of Theatre and Dance. He became a mainstay in stage productions in the islands, working with many of the local theatres as well as the Honolulu Symphony, Hawaii Opera Theatre and PBS<\/abbr> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

While Knapp brought many memorable characters to life on stage, he is perhaps best known for his performances as Father Damien, “the leper priest of Molokaʻi<\/span>.” In 1976, Knapp directed himself in Aldyth Morris\u2019 one-man show Damien<\/em>, and performed the role internationally. Damien was broadcast nationally on PBS<\/abbr> and won numerous national awards. Knapp was recognized by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Legislature as “Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Adopted World Class Actor” for the role.<\/p>\n

Other favorite roles at Kennedy Theatre included Henry Higgins in Pygmalion<\/em>, the title role in The Miser<\/em> and King Lear in Carol Sorgenfrei\u2019s Cordelia Victorious<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Knapp received the UH<\/abbr> Board of Regents Medal for Excellence in Teaching in 1977, and, in 2001, the Hawaii Shakespeare Festival was dedicated to Knapp in perpetuity.<\/p>\n

Student scholarship contributions in Knapp\u2019s memory may be made at the Celebration and online to The Friends of Kennedy Theatre Endowment Fund<\/a>, enter FKT<\/abbr> fund #20553803<\/p>\n

Read more about Knapp\u2019s life and work at the Kennedy Theatre website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Knapp in The Miser<\/em>, 1988<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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