Honolulu Theatre for Youth

03/27/2025

Take a breath with Liko. Liko likes her mango with li hing powder, because life is always a little bit sweet and a little bit sour. Still time to join this Sunday for HTY's stage adaptation of Tammy Paikai's beloved book, "Too Many Mangos" Donʻt miss the world premiere of this heartwarming HTY original musical:
TOO MANY MANGOS.
Written and Directed by Reiko Ho
Music and Lyrics by Roslyn Catracchia
Tickets available online at htyweb.org.

Public Performances
Sunday, March 30, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, April 6, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, April 13, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, April 26, 2025 @ 4:00pm

photo by Mattea Mazzella

03/23/2025

Aloha from Aunty Pua! Aunty Pua makes da best banana macadamia nut muffins. She is just one of the colorful characters from HTY's stage adaptation of Tammy Paikai's beloved book. Join us next weekend for the world premiere this heartwarming HTY original musical:
TOO MANY MANGOS.
Written and Directed by Reiko Ho
Music and Lyrics by Roslyn Catracchia
Tickets available online at htyweb.org.

Public Performances
Sunday, March 30, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, April 6, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, April 13, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, April 26, 2025 @ 4:00pm

photo by Mattea Mazzella

03/15/2025

Meet the Wongs! Mrs. Wong makes the best guava jam. The HTY team is hard at work bringing the delightful characters from Tammy Paikai's book to life onstage. We cannot wait to premiere this brand-new HTY original musical:
TOO MANY MANGOS.
Written and Directed by Reiko Ho
Music and Lyrics by Roslyn Catracchia
Tickets available online at htyweb.org.

Public Performances
Sunday, March 30, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, April 6, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Sunday, April 13, 2025 @ 2:00pm
Saturday, April 26, 2025 @ 4:00pm

photo by Mattea Mazzella

03/11/2025

Nani and K**a are heading your way with mangos to share! Get ready for HTY's brand-new musical, "Too Many Mangos," written by Reiko Ho with music by Roslyn Catracchia, based on the beautiful book by local author, Tammy Paikai. Opens March 30th. Tickets available online at htyweb.org.

Written and Directed by Reiko Ho
Music and Lyrics by Roslyn Catracchia
Adapted from the book by Tammy Paikai, illustrated by Don Robinson

Set and Lights by Chesley Cannon
Costumes by Iris Kim
Props by Eric West
Additional Props by Jarren Amian and Emily Wright

Performed by
Jarren Amian
Serina Dunham
Kevin Molina
Kalā Muller
Emily Wright
Alexis Bugarin (Understudy)

photo by Mattea Mazzella

03/11/2025

Honolulu Theatre for Youth and the Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts announce the winner of the 2025 Poetry Out Loud Hawai’i Final

Congratulations go to Koaliʻi Keawe-Asuega, a 10th grader at Kamehameha Schools Kapālama, who took 1st place in this year's competition and earned the title of Hawai’i State Champion! Shiloh Flores, an 11th grader at Hanalani Schools was the runner-up and Kendall Haddock, a 10th grader at Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary School, placed third!

On Feb 23, 12 high school students representing Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island participated in Poetry Out Loud Hawai’i Final. The event was hosted by Ben Gutierrez and guest judges included Laurel Nakanishi, Dr. Maya Soetoro-Ng, Mark Branner, and Walter Eccles.

Keawe-Asuega will advance to the National Finals in Washington, DC this May. All 55 state and jurisdictional champions will compete in the national semifinals on Tuesday, May 6, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET, with the top nine students advancing to the finals on Wednesday, May 7, from 7:00 to 9:15 p.m. ET and can be streamed online on https://www.arts.gov/.

02/25/2025

Summer 2025 Drama Program Registration is now open!

For program details & registration visit: https://www.htyweb.org/youth-classes-summer/

🎭 Programs for keiki ages 7-13

🎭 All registration forms will be processed on a first come, first served basis.

🎭Payment must be made to secure your child’s place in the program.

🎭Please plan to register and pay early as space is limited and we typically sell out in one day

🎭This is a 4 week program that requires regular attendance. If your child has schedule conflicts during the program dates, we kindly ask that you join us for a future program.

02/19/2025

Love poetry? Looking for something different to do this weekend?

The Hawai’i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts and HTY invite you to join us THIS Sunday, Feb 23 at Tenney Theatre for the 2025 Poetry Out Loud Hawaiʻi State Final!

12 high school students representing four islands will compete for the title of the 2025 Hawaiʻi State Champion and the opportunity to represent Hawaiʻi at the national finals in Washington D.C.

This FREE event is open to the public. NO tickets or RSVP required. Audience seating will open at 12:45 PM and the competition will begin at 1 PM

To learn more about Poetry Out Loud, visit:
https://www.poetryoutloud.org/

02/09/2025

Mahalo Librarian Lori! We loved performing Musubi Man at the Kailua Library today. Look out for Team Musubi-- the team is performing at libraries and pre-schools across the island this month.

02/05/2025

Welcome home, Team Paʻakai! Still time to join us for The Paʻakai We Bring this Sunday, Feb 9th at 2pm. The team is completing a 2 year national tour and will be home at Tenney for 2 shows only before flying out for the final leg of our tour. Info and tickets online at www.htyweb.org

01/24/2025

SAVE THE DATE! Our 2025 Summer Drama Program Registration will OPEN ONLINE on Tuesday, Feb 25 @ 10 AM

For summer program details visit: https://www.htyweb.org/youth-classes-summer/

🎭 Programs for keiki ages 7-13

🎭 All registration forms will be processed on a first come, first served basis.

🎭Payment must be made to secure your child’s place in the program.

🎭Please plan to register and pay early as space is limited and we typically sell out in one day

🎭This is a 4 week program that requires regular attendance. If your child has schedule conflicts during the program dates, we kindly ask that you join us for a future program.

01/23/2025

Still time to join us for the final public performance of Lee Cataluna's MUSUBI MAN at Tenney Theatre this Sunday at 2pm. This performance will be ASL interpreted by the amazing Michele Morris and crew. The show features Resident Ensemble members Serina Dunham and Junior Tesoro and is directed by Artistic Associate, Reiko Ho. Tickets online at www.htyweb.org

01/19/2025

Yay! Team Pa’akai is on the road in Vegas this week!!!

Coming to the Smith Center on January 18th. For tickets, visit, www.tickets.thesmithcenter.com

01/16/2025

Woohoo! Please join us for the first show of 2025! Lee Cataluna's MUSUBI MAN opens at Tenney Theatre this Saturday at 4pm. The show features Resident Ensemble members Serina Dunham and Junior Tesoro and is directed by Artistic Associate, Reiko Ho. Tickets online at www.htyweb.org

01/13/2025

SAVE THE DATE! Our 2025 Summer Drama Program Registration will OPEN ONLINE on Tuesday, Feb 25 @ 10 AM

For summer program details visit: https://www.htyweb.org/youth-classes-summer/

🎭All registration forms will be processed on a first come, first served basis.

🎭Payment must be made to secure your child’s place in the program.

🎭Please plan to register and pay early as space is limited and we typically sell out in one day

🎭This is a 4 week program that requires regular attendance. If your child has schedule conflicts during the program dates, we kindly ask that you join us for a future program.

12/25/2024

We are so thankful for your support and aloha! We cannot wait to see you in 2025 for our spring lineup! Happy Holidays from all of us at HTY. www.htyweb.org

12/18/2024

Ho ho ho! Please join us for the final performance HTY's Christmas Talk Story this Saturday at 4PM with fresh, new stories inspired by submissions by local students. Tickets online at www.htyweb.org

12/07/2024

HTY's Christmas Talk Story opens TOMORROW at 2PM with all new stories inspired by submissions by local students. Still time to join us! Tickets online at www.htyweb.org

12/05/2024

HTY's holiday tradition, Christmas Talk Story, opens this weekend with all new stories inspired by submissions from local students! Please join us this Sunday at 2pm. Tickets online at www.htyweb.org