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Windward Community College Theater Program Strikes ‘Gold’
Two key members of Windward Community College’s theater program accepted a gold medallion from Region 8 of the Kenne- dy Center American College Theatre Festival in February. The gold medallion and a plaque were handed to artis- tic director Taurie Kinoshi- ta and associate professor Nicolas Logue in a ceremo- ny held in Las Vegas.
Windward Community Conservatory of Performing College with the gold me- Arts and all of their gifted
“Taurie works with ex- citing new playwrights on original scripts that rep- resent our diverse student body,” Logue states. “She masterfully stages these pieces and trains our stu- dent actors to originate roles with spirited perfor- mances. As a result, these productions always capture the adjudicators’ interest.”
Both were instrumental in founding the Hawaiʻi Conservatory of Perform- ing Arts at Windward CC in 2022.
“The Kennedy Center gold medallion offers ex- traordinary national vali- dation of Windward Com- munity College’s efforts at developing emerging talent in our island home,” states Chris Lee, University of Ha- waiʻi Academy for Creative Media System founder and director. “The Academy for Creative Media System is proud to help fund and sup- port WCC’s new Hawaiʻi
also recognized on a national level at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Windward CC pro- ductions have been invited three times in the past four years — A Walking Shadow, 2019; Oriental Faddah and Son, 2020; and Demigods Anonymous, 2023 — mak- ing them the most invited college nationwide.
Logue adds, “If you or any organization you be- long to want to invest in the future of Hawaiʻi’s local and Indigenous perform- ing artists, consider do- nating to our conservatory program.”
The KCACTF gold me- dallion honors individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contri- butions to the teaching and producing of theater and have significantly dedicat- ed their time, artistry and
Nicolas Logue (left) and Taurie Kinoshita pose with their gold medallion award.
PHOTO COURTESY WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Kinoshita directed all three productions, which was cited as chief evidence by the KCACTF board of directors for conferring the gold medallion. Kinoshita was also honored in 2018 with the Kennedy Center Excellence in Theatre Edu- cation Award.
For more information about the Hawai‘i Conser- vatory for Performing Arts, contact founder and edu- cation coordinator Logue at logue@hawaii.edu.
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dallion award because they create theater and a theater program that combines Na- tive Hawaiian art and tradi- tion with classical theater training,” states Shaunte Caraballo, KCACTF Re- gion 8 chair. “Their pro- gram literally changes the lives of its students.”
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