Selected Plays
Flowers of Hawaii
7 female, 6 male, 2 non-binary A diverse, extended family manages to stay together despite fighting over things from the profound to the inane in this brutally funny play-in-scenes.
Da Mayah
4 female, 3 male
The new mayor of Hilo has past he’s trying to keep secret. His administrative assistant Sandralene is doing everything in her power to keep the county running right while keeping da mayah from running off the rails. Stanton, Hilo’s hitman-with-a-heart, convinces Sandralene that she can do better. An island-style comedy.
Home of the Brave
2 girls, 3 boys.
Drawing upon interviews with hundreds of children from military families, five kids show the pride and challenges that come when one or both parents serve in the U.S. military. One-act for family audiences.
Heart Strings
2 female, 1 male. Two girls learn they have been raised as hanai in the Hawaiian custom of informal adoption. The story is partially told using hei, Hawaii string figures, which are like Cat’s Cradle. The girls learn that a family is defined by who you love and how you take care of one another….
Folks You Meet in Longs
Multiple roles, flexible casting
A collection of off-beat monologues from that take place in a favorite neighborhood drugstore.
The Great Kaua’i Train Robbery
2 female, 5 male
Based on the true story of Kaimiola Hali, Hawaii’s only convicted train robbery, who served time for a crime he did not commit. Hali is an ancestor of the playwright.
Fire Pit
2 female, 2 male
When his wife becomes gravely ill, a young man is encouraged to go on with his life. He does. But then, to everyone’s surprise, so does she. A dark comedy.
Thursdays Come at Morning
2 male. Two men in their 60s who meet at a cemetery. One man has recently buried his late husband, the other is visiting his mother’s grave while taking care of his dad in his dying days. They develop feelings for each other and learn how to navigate falling in love late in life while actively dealing with their individual grief.