{"id":37428,"date":"2015-08-13T08:34:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T18:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=37428"},"modified":"2021-08-06T12:53:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T22:53:29","slug":"uh-manoa-theatre-garners-19-pookela-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2015\/08\/13\/uh-manoa-theatre-garners-19-pookela-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa theatre garners 19 Poʻokela<\/span> awards"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Theater Council recognized the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance<\/a> with 19 Poʻokela<\/span> Awards for Excellence at the 2015 Stars Night Out held on August 10, 2015. Kennedy Theatre’s production of Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em> received 10 awards, the most for any production.<\/p>\n

Honorees<\/h2>\n

Leading Male in a Play<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Timothy Callais, The Taming of the Shrew<\/em><\/li>\n
  • Jason Kanda, Joker<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Leading Female in a Play<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Kyle Scholl, The Taming of the Shrew<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Lillian M. Jones, Ruined<\/em><\/li>\n
    • Karissa J. Murrell Myers, Blithe Spirit<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Featured Female in a Play<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • Sharon R. Garcia Doyle, The Taming of the Shrew<\/em><\/li>\n
      • Sharon R. Garcia Doyle, Blithe Spirit<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Ensemble Performance in a Musical<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        • Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Director of a Musical<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • Tammy Hailiʻōpua<\/span> Baker, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Musical Direction<\/strong><\/p>\n

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            • Snowbird Bento and Keawe Lopes, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Dance Choreographer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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              • Snowbird Bento, Keawe Lopes, Sami L.A. Akuna and Wailana Simcock, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Overall Play<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • Blithe Spirit<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Overall Musical<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  • Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Costume Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

                      \n
                    • Cheri Vasek, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                      Set Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

                        \n
                      • Jennifer Eccles, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        Light Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

                          \n
                        • Kelsey Peacock, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                          Hair, Makeup and Wig Design<\/strong><\/p>\n

                            \n
                          • Snowbird Bento, Cheri Vasek and Caroline Mercier, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                            Special Adjudicator Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                            • Peleki Flores and Kupono Kawaʻa<\/span>, Fight Choreography, Lāʻieikawai<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n
                            • Yiling Liu, Original Script, Joker<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                              Excellence in Service Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

                                \n
                              • Nicole Tessier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Theater Council recognized UH<\/abbr> Mānoa’s Department of Theatre and Dance with 19 Poʻokela<\/span> Awards for Excellence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[113,78,131,133,660,130,76,9],"class_list":["post-37428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-college-of-arts-and-humanities","tag-dance","tag-kennedy-theatre","tag-music","tag-student-recognition","tag-theatre","tag-theatre-and-dance","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t