Alvin Chan News

Honolulu Theatre for Youth's season finale SHOCKA: The Story of Energy and Hawaii completes a three part series of original musical theatre productions exploring topics important to Hawaii's keiki.  Following the company's exploration of local food and water, SHOCKA focuses on Hawaii's energy future.  From the energy that fuels our bodies to how we power our electrical grid this sci-fi rock musical educates and entertains audiences of all ages.  "One of our most important roles as an organization is to include young people in the conversations that are shaping their future and there is nothing more impactful to our future in Hawaii right now than energy" says HTY's Artistic Director, Eric Johnson. SHOCKA will have audiences dancing in their seats while transforming them into the Energy Stars our future needs!

Bring the whole 'ohana to HTY and celebrate the holiday season with Extraordinary Stories from an Ordinary 'Ohana.

HTY is excited to begin their 2017-2018 season with a play created by HTY company member Alvin Chan.  Chan's original retelling of the ultimate "girl-power" story, The Ballad of Mu Lan mixes traditional Chinese theatrical techniques with original music for a new take on a classic story!  Not since Chan's Five Chinese Brothers has HTY incorporated this level of acrobatic athleticism, training and live music into a single production. 

Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, announces that at the 27th TCG National Conference: Full Circle in Portland, OR, from June 8-10, the following awards will be presented.

"The Power of People" is the theme of the 2017-2018 season at Honolulu Theatre for Youth.  Kicking off in August, the season will feature eight inspiring stories created for Hawaii families.  Artistic Director Eric Johnson says, "This season we will journey to ancient China, re-examine the modern ohana and explore underwater worlds.  What these stories of perseverance, ingenuity, empathy and understanding have in common is that each play celebrates our most precious resource, each other."

Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents the world premiere of Home, a short play for the littlest of theatre patrons by Annie Cusick Wood. Show times are Todays February 11, 18 and 25 at 9:30 and 11: 30 a.m., at Tenney Theatre on the grounds of The Cathedral of St. Andrew. (The 11:30 a.m. performance onSat., Feb. 18 will be ASL-interpreted.)

Honolulu Theatre for Youth presents the world premiere of Home, a short play for the littlest of theatre patrons by Annie Cusick Wood. Show times are Saturdays February 11, 18 and 25 at 9:30 and 11: 30 a.m., at Tenney Theatre on the grounds of The Cathedral of St. Andrew. (The 11:30 a.m. performance onSat., Feb. 18 will be ASL-interpreted.)

This year during the holidays, Honolulu Theatre for Youth will mark the end of an era while toasting the traditions and connections that sprang from it with A Plantation Celebration, a collection of original scenes, stories and songs that look back on a major chapter in Hawaii's history-one that has just now come to a close.

This year during the holidays, Honolulu Theatre for Youth will mark the end of an era while toasting the traditions and connections that sprang from it with A Plantation Celebration, a collection of original scenes, stories and songs that look back on a major chapter in Hawaii's history-one that has just now come to a close.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth will tour its 2015-16 season finale H20, THE STORY OF WATER AND HAWAII  to Maui County, Kauai and the Big Island in October and November. This sweeping musical by the HTY company will immerse both school and public audiences in a celebration of our islands' most precious resource. Show dates, times and locations are:

Honolulu Theatre for Youth will tour its 2015-16 season finale H20, THE STORY OF WATER AND HAWAII  to Maui County, Kauai and the Big Island in October and November. This sweeping musical by the HTY company will immerse both school and public audiences in a celebration of our islands' most precious resource. Show dates, times and locations are:

A stunning new production of Honolulu Theatre for Youth's award-winning Anime Momotaro will kick off the company's 2016-17 season, themed 'Stories of Home.' Authored by Alvin Chan, Eric Johnson and the HTY Company, this modern adaptation of the Japanese children's classic, Momotaro: Peach Boy, opens Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m., then plays Saturdays, August 13, 20, 27, September 3, 10 & 17 at 4:30 p.m. A sensory-friendly performance will be held Sept. 17 at 11 a.m.; a Japanese language performance will be staged on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m.

The One-Minute Play Festival (Dominic D'Andrea, Producing Artistic Director & Caitlin Wees, Associate Producer), Honolulu Theatre for Youth (Becky Dunning, Managing Director & Eric Johnson, Artistic Director), and Kumu Kahua (Donna Blanchard, Managing Director & Harry Wong III, Artistic Director) have created a dynamic partnership for The 2nd Hawaii One-minute Play Festival with part of the proceeds to benefit artist residency and educational programing.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth announces its 2016-17 season, "Stories of Home." Each of the seven original plays explores how stories inform our identity of home.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth caps its 61st season with the world premiere of H2O, THE STORY OF WATER AND HAWAII, a musical by the HTY company that will immerse audiences in a celebration of our most precious resource.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth begins the new year with the world premiere of MUD PIES AND MAGIC, an original play-or rather, two plays-by Lee Cataluna. The show is first in a series HTY will be producing over the next several seasons which seek to involve and celebrate multi-generational audiences.

Honolulu Theatre for Youth begins the new year with the world premiere of MUD PIES AND MAGIC, an original play-or rather, two plays-by Lee Cataluna. The show is first in a series HTY will be producing over the next several seasons which seek to involve and celebrate multi-generational audiences.

?Christmas tradition is joyfully tossed around in Honolulu Theatre for Youth's world premiere of RUDOLF'S REINDEER GAMES, an interactive and improvisational play for the holidays.

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's classic story, Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) kicks off its 61st season with the World Premiere of anime alice and her adventures in wonderland, on stage August 14 - September 19.

New Play Festival is a new festival, established early 2015. It is a three-day event, showcasing nine different newly written plays written by several local playwrights, including Ian Chong, Alvin Chan and Jasmine Fernandez. This is presented as part of Kumu Kahua Theatre's dark night series.