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Based on the book by Lois LowryBy Eric Coble

Sept 21, 22, 28, & 29* at 7:30pmSept 30 at 2:00pm

*Free pre-show chat at 6:30pm

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Staff Theatre Manager: Marty MyersBox Office Supervisor: Nicole TessierBox Office Staff: Clementine Butter, Jordan Hensley, Nicole Trivison, Courtney Derrick-FongPublicity Director: Matthew KeltyPublicity Assistant: Alex MunroWeb Site Assistant: David AghalarpourGraphic Designer: Alex YoungPhotographer: Reese MoriyamaHouse Manager: Lani McGettigan WinskyeAssistant House Managers: Garrett Ornellas, Kina Ranoa, members of THEA 200EDepartment Office Staff: Lori Chun, Tana MarinDepartment Chair: Paul MitriUshers: Campbell High School, Kalani High School, La Pietra School, Sacred Hearts Academy, Waipahu High School, THEA 101 students

Front of House Staff Special Thanks

Coming Next to the Mainstage

Acknowledgments

Front of House Information

David Minkoff, an alum of UHM’s MFA program in scenic design, has been especially generous in sharing his unique “community lighting effect” for this production. David developed this effect for his design of The Giver at First Stage Children’s Theater, Milwaukee, WI.

Tamara Montgomery, Richard Moore, the Artists @ freesound.org, Cher Anabo, Ray Shito and the UHM Parking Office.

The UHM ticket program is supported in part by a grant from the Student Activities and Program Fee Board.

The Kennedy Theatre production program is generously supported by grants from the John Chin Young Foundation and the Hung Wo Ching Foundation.

Kennedy Theatre is a member of the Hawai‘i State Theatre Council.

Waikiki Parc Hotel, Hospitality Sponsor for the Arts at UH Manoa.

Uncle Vanya and ZombiesNov 9, 10, 15, 16, 17 at 8pm; Nov 18 at 2pmBy Anton Chekhov and Markus WessendorfDirected by Markus Wessendorf, UHM Professor of Western Theatre

2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 s e a s o n

Department of Theatre and DanceCollege of arts and humanities

GiverJonasFather

MotherLily

FionaAsher

Chief ElderRosemary

Community Members

Artistic Staff Director’s Notes Production StaffDirector: Mark BrannerScenic and Properties Designer: Maria L. S. L. Liu*Costume Designer: Kale‘a RaymondLighting Designer: Ray Moschuk*Projection Designer: Teryl GarciaSound Designer: Elise Shuford

Cast of Characters

About Lois Lowry

Dann SekiAlex MunroIsaac LigsayE. Danielle BelvinSerina DunhamSherilyn PalafoxMark TenorioMichelle JohnsonJosephine Calvo*Rachael ChapmanMaya KanetakeJoy HigashinoYasu Ishida*Crystal SchneiderAmanda Stone

*In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Fine Arts Degree

Place: In and around the communityTime: Very soon

Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois.Originally commissioned by Oregon Children’s Theatre in March 2006.

Good TYA = Good TFA

I’m absolutely delighted to be able to present The Giver as my first show at Kennedy Theatre in the role of new “Youth Theatre” guy. You’ll notice that we’re now using the term TYA (theatre for young audiences) to describe what we do. TYA is becoming a popular term in the ‘field.’ But what does it actually mean?

Let me first describe what it isn’t (or shouldn’t be). Good TYA is not the cheesy junk or offensive rudeness that often gets presented to children in much of our culture. That stuff should be avoided at all costs! Good TYA produces the wide-eyed wonder that takes place as young audiences are swept into a compelling story being “lived” out on stage. This means that good TYA should be good TFA (Theatre for All).

As great children’s books are also great books, great theatrical performances for children are great theatrical performances, full-stop.

To me, The Giver is a play about gaining WISDOM. Wisdom is not a term that we commonly use these days. It refers to living right and living well – distinguishing between what is actually good versus what is the accepted way of things. That seems to be a theme well worth spending some time on. I’m so glad that you’ve chosen to do that by attending our production.

Thank you.

Born in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, Lois Lowry is author of more than 30 books for young audiences. Two of her works have been awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal: Number the Stars (1990) and The Giver (1994). Part of the genesis for The Giver came from Lowry’s own childhood experience of living as an outsider in Toyko, Japan. Lowry’s new book, Son, will turn The Giver trilogy into a quartet and will be released in October. Currently she splits her time between a large, old farmhouse in Maine and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Stage Manager: Rachael SmithAssistant Directors: Brittni Shambaugh*, Melissa Schmitz*Projection Design Assistance: Akira SantosProperties Coordinator: Meg HannaLight Console Operator: Adrianne SeetSound Console Operator: Kara YoshinagaProjection Operator: Jeremy WilsonProduction Electrician: Daniel SakimuraElectrics Crew: Students of THEA 200C, 221, 240, 345, and 400C.Stage Crew: Xia Gu, Montana Rizzuto, Travis Ross, James Keanu, Yilong LiuProperties Master: Kara NabarreteProperties Crew: Kara YoshinagaSet Construction Crew: Donald Quilinquin, Daniel Sakimura, Meg Hanna, Trevor Craighead, Kara Nabarrete, Lia Nakao, Garett Taketa, Andrew Turner, Falcon Aguirre, Ben Sota, and students of THEA 240 and 221Staff Production Manager: Rick GreaverStaff Technical Director: Gerald KawaokaFaculty Design Consultants: Brian Shevelenko, Cheri Vasek, Joseph D. Dodd, Kara MillerStaff Costume Shop Manager: Hannah Schauer GalliCostume Construction Crew: Kelsie Bartolome, A‘rel Boise, Amber Davison, Kelsey Peacock, Samantha ShieldsWardrobe Supervisor: Kelsey PeacockDressers: Eden Henry, Kara Nabarrete, Elvis Nguyen, Garett TaketaHair Stylist: Lisa Ponce De LeonTheatre for Young Audiences Coordinator: Teryl Garcia