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6 OCTOBER 26, 2022
‘Demigods Anonymous’ Arrives At Windward CC Venue
Featuring humor, mag- ic and action, Demigods Anonymous will take center stage at Windward Com- munity College’s Palikū Theatre Oct. 28-Nov. 6.
ece Flores as Noe, Sydney Ishikawa as Marcella and Marie Richter as the coun- selor. First performed at Kumu Kahua Theatre in 2018, the play has since been updated and now fea- tures an entirely different ending and approach.
ic oppression that BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) and Indigenous people often face,” states director Taurie Kinoshita. “Western art is often bina- ry but Demigods Anony- mous defies simplistic cat- egorization.”
Written by Windward CC alum Noa Helela, the queer-centered superhero fantasy tells the story of people manifesting ancient kupua (demigod) powers to transform into animals.
Helela is a Hawai- ian-Asian-European mul- timedia artist whose work includes filmmaking, play- writing, music and poetry. She is a Hawaiʻi Conser- vatory of Performing Arts emerging island artist.
Show times are 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28-29 and Nov. 3-4; and 4 p.m. Oct. 30 and Nov. 6.
The performance follows Noe Lahana, who struggles with shape-shifting into a giant lizard at her mandat- ed Demigods Anonymous meetings.
Helela’s projects are set in Hawaiʻi and involve fantasy realism and dark humor.
Tickets are $20 general admission; $15 for seniors, University of Hawai‘i fac- ulty and staff and active duty military with ID; and $10 for youth and college students with ID. The per- formance is recommended for age 13 and older.
She, her girlfriend Mar- cella and their friends must face their meeting facilita- tor who is condescending at best, evil at worst.
The cast of Demigods Anonymous prepares for its Oct. 28-Nov. 6 performances at Windward Community College’s Palikū Theatre. PHOTO COURTESY WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
“Noa Helela is a bril- liant writer and artist; her empowering play is a metaphor for system-
For more information or to purchase tickets, visit palikutheatre.com.
The cast includes Re-
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