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Presents

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Book and Lyrics ​By 
LYNN AHRENS

​Music By
 STEPHEN FLAHERTY

BASED UPON THE NOVEL, “MY LOVE, MY LOVE” BY ROSA GUY 

Originally Directed and Choreographed on Broadway by Graciela Daniele 

Playwrights Horizons, Inc. Produced ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Off-Broadway In 1990 

Originally Produced On Broadway By The Shubert Organization, Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. 

Suntory International Corporation and James Walsh, In Association With Playwrights Horizons

Once on This Island

Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). 

All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 

www.mtishows.com

Any video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

MAHALO SHOW SPONSOR
American T-Shirt Company

Director
Ahnya Chang 

Music Director
Jenny Shiroma

Assistant to the Director
Shane Nishimura

Stage Manager
Erich Steinwandt-Gudoy

Assistant Stage Manager
Jason Ichiyama

Lighting Designers
Chris Gouveia
Janine Myers

Sound Designers
Sarah Velasco
Timothy Manamtam

Costume Designer
Kimmerie H.O. Jones

Hair & Makeup Designer
Lisa Ponce de Leon

Props Designer
Jax Pitts

Scenic Artist/Set Designer
Willie Sabel

MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Welcome to another unforgettable season at Mānoa Valley Theatre! The 2024-2025 season promises to embrace the vibrant cultural tapestry of our community. Together we will delve into stories and ideas that resonate both globally and locally, promising to entertain, engage, and inspire. Theatre is a powerful force, bringing people together to celebrate our shared humanity while honoring the rich diversity that strengthens our community. By coming together to experience theatre, we not only acknowledge what unites us but also embrace the beauty in our varied perspectives and experiences. Through the arts, we find common ground and build a more connected, compassionate world. Thank you for being part of our journey. With warm aloha and much gratitude, Kathleen Young Executive Director

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THE CAST

Asaka .......................................................................................................................... Leleaʻe “Buffy” Kahalepuna-Wong

 

Agwe ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jarren Amian

 

Erzulie ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ Jorin Young

 

Papa Ge .................................................................................................................................................................................................. Kimo Kaona

 

Mama Euralie .................................................................................................................. La Masae Fa’amausili-Siliato

 

Tonton Julian ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Keanu Roe

 

Ti Moune ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Alexis Bugarin

 

Daniel Beauxhomme/Ensemble ....................................................................................................... Darian Aquino

 

Andrea Deveraux/Ensemble .......................................................................................................................... Nicole Villejo

 

Armand Beauxhomme/Ensemble ............................................................................................. Jared Duldulao

 

Little Girl ............................................................................................................................................................... Sadie Hokama-Satele

ENSEMBLE

Pono Cummings | Landon Ballesteros  |  Marnita Nychelle Billups  |  Caitlin Bright 

Drew Bright | Journey Glasgow | Alexandria Holloway | Presley A. Wheeler

MUSICIANS

Music Director/Conductor/Keyboard ........................................................................................................ Jenny Shiroma

Keyboard .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. Leilani Motet

Guitar ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Jason Nomura

Bass ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Peter Meyer

Percussion ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Ira Wong

Reed .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Gordon Tokishi

THE SETTING

An island in the French Antilles

TIME

Then and Now

PRODUCTION CREW

Sound Board Operator: Auree Domingo

Backstage Crew/Dresser: Elena Gordo & Aly Sutton

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Acronym Key to Theatres

DHT

HOT

HPU

HSF

HTC

IABK

KHSPAC

KOA

MVT

TAG

Diamond Head Theatre

Hawaii Opera Theatre

Hawaii Pacific University

Hawaii Shakespeare Festival

Hawaii Theatre Center

I'm a Bright Kid Foundation

Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center

Koa Onstage Arts

Manoa Valley Theatre

The Actor's Group

MAHALO TO OUR 2024-2025 SPONSORS:

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SPECIAL THANKS

Anette Arinix Amazing Aga

Travis Asaeli

Kimee Balmilero

Bailey Barnes

Cymri Chang

Sean-Joseph Choo

Brian Dunkel

La Masae Fa'amausili

Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre

​Jill Jackson

Mathias Maas

Miriam Milder

Brandon Miyagi

Julia Nagatani

Lindsay Rabe

Andrew Sakaguchi

Paliku Theatre

Kirin Toney

Jillian Marie Walker

Karen Wolfe

Adopt-A-Play Parents

Mary Kubota

Matthew Mishina

Karen Mukai

Jeffrey S. Portnoy

Ramona Sayre

Alice Tucker

VERY SPECIAL THANKS

Kawaiaha'o Church for leasing MVT the beautiful grounds it occupies.

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc for permitting our patrons to park at the Mānoa Marketplace and for support of MVT's education program.

Nathan Sult & Beth Tarter for enhancements to the theatre.

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STAFF

                 Executive Director

Artistic Director

                  Technical Director

 Production Stage Manager/ 

Box Office Manager

Marketing Associate

Associate Technical Director
Costume Supervisor 

Bookkeeper and HR

Public Relations Director

House Managers

Evening Box Office

Bar Staff

 

 

Playbill

Kathleen Young

Rob Duval

Willie sabel

Erich Steinwandt-Gudoy

 

Julianne Castillo

Mira Fey
Amber Lehua Baker

Sheila Rego

Kristin Jackson

Carey Smith

Jennifer E. Muehle

Thomas Pang

Jaime Brice

Dan Connell

Ray Sonomura


Jules Castillo

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chairman of the Board

President

Vice President

Secretary

Treasurer

David Kennedy

Jeffrey  S. Portnoy

Peter Ehrman

Scott D. Larimer

Bob Taylor

Chris C. Bayot

Norbert M. Buelsing

Hank Chapin III

Randy Diamond

Blenn Fujimoto

Tom Ishii Jr.

Stacey Katakura

Mary Kubota

William Lindemann

Maleko McDonnell

Matthew Mishina

Amy Monk

Scott Morita

Richard Morris

Karen Mukai
Barbara Nickerson

Ramona Sayre

Alice Tucker

JD Watumull

Dave Wilson

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2022.2023
SEASON SPONSORS

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2024.2025
SEASON SPONSORS

SEASON BENEFACTOR SPONSORS

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SEASON PRESENTER SPONSORS

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SEASON SPONSORS

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MUSIC & COMEDY SERIES SPONSOR

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MAHALO TO OUR 2023-2024

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS

2023.2024 Annual Fund

Leading Gift $25,000+

City and County of Honolulu

McInerny Foundation

State of Hawaii

Marquee Circle $5,000+

Alexander and Baldwin

Beth Tarter & Nathan Sult

G. N. Wilcox General Trust

Hawaii State Foundation On Culture and the Arts

John R. Halligan Char Fund

Jusine Stamen Arrillaga & John Arrillaga

Steven C Barnes Fund

Producer's Circle $1,000+

Alice K. Tucker
Barbara Nickerson
Captain David Wilson
Edward Rensing
Foodland
Geraldine Lee
Glenn Cannon Foundation
Hank and Jean Trapido-Rosenthal
HK Construction Corp
In memory of Frank and Joyce Vahovich
In Memory of Roberta Bishop
JD and Julie Watumull
Jennifer Taylor and Paul White
John Dean
Kubota Foundation
Malama Manoa
Mark and Linda Kuklinsky
Mary Jo Freshley
MW Group
Norbert and Jill Buelsing
Paul
Paul Weissman
Richard and Bo Tanaka
Robin and Stephen
Ruth and Blenn Fujimoto
The Michael J. Marks Foundation

Stage Manager's Circle $500+

Amy and David Monk
Bob & Lynne Toyofuku

Carol A. Egan

Carol Kai Onouye

Chris C. Bayot
David McCulloch

Fabienne Herold

Felice Brault
Fredrico Biven
George and Sandy Apter
Hank Chapin
In Honor of Rob Duval
Jane Sugimura
Janis Akuna
Jonna D. Zane
Katy Chen & Daniel Sandomire
Left Wing Right Brain Fund
Leonard and Charlotte Chow

Magda Alexander

Marc Asano
Michael & Candy Murphy

Mike Durant

Mona Vierra Chang, Amy Eisenberg, Patsy Izumo
Mr. & Mrs Damien Kim
Mr. and Mrs. Riki S. Moritmoto
Nancy Eastlund
Norman and Carol Young
Paraluman Stice-Durkin & Robert Durkin
Patrick & Noreen Sinko
Ramona Sayre
Richard and Teresa Clifton
Scott Morita
Stanley & Gayle Ishii

Stephen Marcuccilli

Stephen Ugelow

Susan Christensen

Tamuki Family Fund

Tracy and Sandy Sakai

Wendy Goodenow

Leading Player's Circle $250+

Barbara Cargill

Barbara Perry

Christine S. Fukui

David McCulloch
Divie Jo Thompson
DONALD J. BONDARENKO & JOAN T. NAKAMURA

Elaine M.L. Chang

Elli Winnik

Elvis Kawahara
Gary Tucker
Herb & Kathy Hong

John Murphy

Julia Muller & Earl Shreckengast
Karen Mukai
Kevin and Kathleen Sayre
Kip Wilborn & Jan Nakamura

Laura White
Lex and Gerry Alexander

Lisa Kimsey

Nancy Tudor
Neil & Kathy Field
Pat Shine

Patricia Burrell

Randy Tucker

Rochelle Uchibori

Roy and Mary Matsuda
T. Brodhead
The Gregory Wrenn and Robert Pyburn Charitable Fund

Supporting Cast $150+

Allan Okubo

Andrew Morgan & Danny Richard

Carla and Al Joaquin
Chris & Rudy
Cori Mackie
Elli Winnik
Fabienne Herold
Greg Kenui Nakamatsu
Hula's Bar and Lei Stand
Jeffrey and Elizabeth Grad
John Murphy

Judith Olson

Kay & Bill Kibby
Lani Hearn

Malia Kaai-BarrettMarilyn Rowell
Melfried and Judy Olson
Mike Durant
Movie Museum
Nancy and Eugene Shen

Naomi Yap

Peter & Karen Ehrman
Philip Kahue

Sarah M. Cole

Stephen Marcuccilli

Susan Y. Yasuda

Tom Cooper
Vanessa Foster
Fred & Coralie Kramer
Andrew Morgan & Danny Richard

Contributors $50+

Alexandra Eyer
Alison Bruce-Maldonado
Anna Viggiano
Anne Naito
Annie Yoshida
Anthony Nagatani
Brennan-Woods Ohana
Bruce McEwan
Carolyn Koehler
Charles and Anne Miller
Chloë Wurr

Chris & Rudy

Christine Fukui

Clifford Chang

Cody Higaki
Connie  Muse

David and Elizabeth Bremer

Dave and Fiona Kennedy
David and Bonnie Andrew
David and Susie
David Heulitt
Dennis Randall & Marilin Memory of Jo Pruden
Douglas and Cathy Song
Douglas and Christina Meller
Duane and Fran Hartmann
Dwight Martin
Ed Seibert
Elaine M.I. Chang
Elizabeth Flanagan
Francis and Suzanne Wright
George Hutchinson
Glenn & Sharon Yokoyama

Gordon Aoyagi

Harvey and Lynne Rackil
Herb and Michelle Schreiner
In Honor of Alice Tucker
In honor of Dave Wilson
In honor of Jo Pruden
In Memory of Jo Pruden
In Memory of Jo Pruden
in Memory of Stuart Roy Yammer
Jack Law
Jan Lubin
Janet Henderson
Jean Grice

Jeffrey Ady

Jip Pruden

John and Rita Thompson
John Ito
John Starr Alexander
Joyce Pavlis
Judy Sobin
Julie Reyes
Junko Ady
Karen Boyer and Korynn Grenert
Karinna Nielsen & Daniel Zurbriggen
Kim Parker
Kurt and Corinne Takara
Laura White
Leighton Liu
Lena Young
Mabel Suzuki
Magda Alexander

Marilyn McCormick-Randell 

Marilyn Rowell

Marjorie DeSantis
Mary Ann Ige
Mary Kubota
Matt Mishina
Matthew Walker
Melinda Walker
Nate and Vickie Fong
Norma Murayama
Patricia Burrell
Paul Pancho
Phil Sammer

Purvis Grice

Rhea Yamashiro and Paul Carmody
Ritchie + Sunny Mudd
Robert and Corrine Taylor
Robert and Mary Schornsteimer
Ronald Fitzgerald
Sam and Kerry Gridley
Sandra Shiroma
Sherri and Leiney Rigg
Susan Christensen
Thomas Roark
Tracy and Sandy Sakai
Trudy Drypolcher

Vanessa Foster

Vickie Fullard-Leo
Victoria Marzano
William Nagle & Diane Kimura

Manoa Valley Theatre makes every effort to ensure that all patrons are listed properly and spelled correctly.  If we had made an error, we encourage you to contact the office so that we can correct the listing.

ANNUAL FUND CONTRIBUTORS

Welcome to the ohana!

Terence Knapp Visiting Artists Endowment Fund

MVT LEGACY

DONORS CIRCLE

Mahalo to these donors who have included MVT in their estate planning

Estate of Richard Aadland

Timothy L. Archer

Michael Beard

Roger and Felice Brault

Hank Chapin

Estate of Jim Connors

Richard and Myrna Cundy

Don Flaminio

Victoria Gail-White and John Wythe White

Estate of Gaye Glaser

Estate of Gail M. Hudson

Estate of Dorothy Ireland

Estate of Jerome and Jura Landfield

Estate of Roger Long

Dwight T. Martin

Estate of Elaine Martin

Donald E. Morgan

in Memory of Beverly J. Morgan

Richard S. Morris

Estate of Leon J. Munson

In Honor of Eleanor Fisher Pence

Estate of Martin Pence

Jeffrey S. and Sandi Portnoy

Estate of David M. Reed

Michael and Alberta Rosenberg

Clint Schroeder

Alice and Jerry Tucker

Estate of Angeline Walther

Estate of Herbert Walther

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