Past readings.
The Play Reading Series is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for actors, directors, playwrights and audiences to enjoy theater on a small scale. Every other month, we select a play to read out loud for an audience. A director is chosen to cast the play with actors of all experience levels, they explore the script together through one rehearsal, then the actors read the play for an audience. This bite-sized theater experience gives us the opportunity to delve into more plays than otherwise possible.
We are hard at work planning our next line up of readings, but you can check out our past offerings below. If you would like to get involved as an actor or director, or would like to suggest a play to be read, please fill out the form below. We will contact you via email if a role or directing slot becomes available, or if the play you suggested has been selected.
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
An American classic by Tennessee Williams, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is set in the sweltering Mississippi Delta where Brick and his wife Maggie are celebrating the birthday of Brick’s father, Big Daddy. But Big Daddy is disturbed and disappointed by the tempestuous relationship between his prized son Brick, an aging football hero who is desperately trying to escape reality, and the beautiful and feisty Maggie. As the hot summer evening unfolds, the veneer of Southern gentility slips away, and long-hidden truths emerge in this powerful, not to be missed, Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece.
COAHTF is the second of six monthly staged readings in the Play Reading Series, the Mālama Arts initiative to support excitement and offer opportunity for plays in Hilo. Each month, MA will select a play for local actors to read for a live audience. Staged readings are exciting yet low-pressure opportunities to present actors and audiences with new material. With generous support from the County of Hawai’i and in collaboration with Hilo Community Players, Mālama Arts is pleased to offer the Play Reading Series free of cost.