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We are back, folks! (though in an outdoor space with social distancing)
Please join us July 24-26 for a staged reading and full-fledged productions in August and September. Help keep the arts alive!
Welcome Live Theater Back to the Windward Side! Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel - a staged reading
Join us for a socially-distanced night out!
KOA presents a staged reading of the lost Marx Bros. radio show: FLYWHEEL, SHYSTER, & FLYWHEEL. Packed with an all-star cast, witty banter, bad puns and period music, it's sure to tickle your ribs and chase away the Pandemic Blues!
Coming Soon
August brings the discussion-provoking docudrama
THE EXONERATED by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen;
and in September an ancient tale comes to spell-binding life in
AN ILIAD, by Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare
Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel
Written by Nat Perrin & Arthur Sheekman, Directed by Kevin Keaveney
A Hawaii Premiere!
Long believed, like the dodo, to have vanished forever, the Marx Brothers 1932 radio show, "Flywheel, Shyster, and Flywheel" was the stuff of legend - Comedy's version of the treasure of King Tut, only less tasteful. In 1988 most of the scripts for the series were discovered languishing uselessly in the Library of Congress, a tyrannical place where guffaws, chortles and even the occasional snicker are frowned upon and severely punished. Best of all, the copyright on these scripts has expired, which means Kailua Onstage Arts is proud to present the cheapest laughs available for your pandemic pleasure!
An All-Star Cast!
Adam LeFebvre
Berkley Spivey
Garrett Hols
Therese Olival
Shannon Winpenny
and introducing:
Dr. Andrew Dewald
About the Show
- Kailua Onstage Arts will be presenting this in the style of a radio show, with actors reading multiple parts, live sound effects, and music of the period
- This show is not at the KOA Theater space. Instead, we are performing outdoors in a covered parking lot at 340 Uluniu St., Kailua (next to Assagio's)
- Please bring a lawn or beach chair, we will be observing socially-distanced outdoor seating, and please help keep all our patrons safe by wearing a mask
- Lot opens at 6pm, show starts at 7pm
- We strongly encourage all of our patrons to make an evening of it, and pick up a pre-ordered dinner at one of the many nearby restaurants! In particular, Assagio’s Restaurant has been gracious enough to accommodate us in the parking lot normally used for their customers, so why not return the favor? Their phone # is (808-261-2772) and their menu can be found at http://www.assaggiohawaii.com/images/pdfs/190701_Assaggio.pdf