Light and Hope in Challenging Times. The host for this show is Andrew Zimmerman. The guest is Hong Jiang. In the show we discuss the following points: 1) The history and development of Shen Yun 2) Direct work Hong does for Shen Yun 3) COVID-19 and safety precautions 4) On remote work, screens, and the […]
Jill and Jake on Opera
Jill Gardner, Soprano, and Jake Gardner, Baritone appear on Taking us Forward to talk about the many roles they have sung for Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT) and the quality of opera in Hawaii. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows […]
Sex, Teaching, Acting, and a PhD – Undressing Coyote
Rebecca Lea McCarthy Is An Actor, Writer, Improv Artist, And Educator. She Has A Phd In Comparative Studies And Teaches Communication And Theatre. She Divides Her Time Between The South Sound In Washington State And Hawaii, Where She Is Active In The Theatre Community. Her First Book Is On The Magdalene laundries, origins of The Magdalene Laundries, Which […]
A HOT Rigoletto – Erik Haines
*Originally aired live on July 1, 2016 Erik Haines of Hawaii Opera Theatre and Jay discuss the most incredible one-time performance of Rigoletto that took place last Sunday (6/26/16). ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us […]
Buffalo’ed
Jeannie Barroga is a former Asian American Theater Company Artistic Director, a former Literary Manager for both TheatreWorks and the Oakland Ensemble Theater, and a Dramatists Guild Member. The Jeannie Barroga Papers is now in Stanford University Green Library’s Special Collections. Among her over sixty plays, Buffalo’ed, before sold-out houses in 2012, was awarded the […]
The Future Direction of Art – Hawaii’s Theatre Landscape
Brianne Johnson is a senior in high school at Mid-Pacific Institute. She is a former member of Hawaii Pacific Young Actors’ Ensemble and is assistant director of Eden Lee Murray’s junior and intermediate acting ensembles. Brianne is studying the motivation behind arts and artistic organizations in Hawaii for her Hawaiian Studies class at Mid-Pacific Institute. […]
It’s Opera Season – Showcasing HOT Talent – Hawaii Opera Theatre
Puccini’s La Boheme, one of the most loved operas in the world, and perhaps one of the greatest love stories in the world, opens on Friday, October 14th at Hawaii Opera Theatre (HOT). As HOT’s general director, Simon Crookall explains why La Boheme is the first performance of the 2016 season and what makes it […]
University of Hawaii Theatre – Jessica Jacob
Theatre alumna Jessica Jacob (MFA 2006) returned to UHM to fill the position of Theatre Manager/Public Information for the UHM Department of Theatre + Dance in 2015. Prior to that, she was the Executive and Artistic Director for Alaska Theatre of Youth (ATY), where she produced approximately 60 fully staged shows, 15 camps, and more […]
Kumu Kahua Reads At Agora
Duke Oishi and Donna Blanchard cover the opening play, “Joker” of the 45th season of Kumu Kahua Theater. The play was written by Yilong Liu and is about a man dealing with loss. Think Tech gets to sit in on a table read in Agora indoor park at Kakaako, talked with some people involved during […]
Downtown Forum Hawaii, State Of The Arts
Duke Oishi and Noe Na’au cover the downtown luncheon panel program about the arts, entitled “Hawaii the State of the Arts, Inspiration for Everyone”. The program had speakers that included; Jonathan Parrish of Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Simon Crookall of Hawaii Opera Theatre, Pamela Taylor Tongg of Ballet Hawaii, Deena Dray of Diamond Head Theatre, Stephan […]