Every week, there’s a party at Uncle’s house. Except this week, the party is cancelled but everybody shows up anyway. Why was the party cancelled? Where’s Aunty? Who even are these people anyway?

Find out at the staged reading of the play “Uncle’s Regularly Scheduled Garage Party Is Cancelled Tonight” by Hawai’i playwright and journalist Lee Cataluna. Stick around after the reading for a talkback with the playwright herself! Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advanced at this link.

Cast List

Uncle: Darryl Castillo
Cubby: Kyden De SaDelbert: Jie Brigoli
Zanita: Robin Ziroli
Julene: Pomai Conant-Longakit
Minette: Mary Kimura
JJ: Eric Stack
3J: Rider Jeffrey
Clarence: Zayne Paresa
Ed Takahashi: Kimo Apaka
Lillian Takahashi: Jennie Kaneshiro
Matt: Lucille Bonner
Brandon: Brennen Cachola
Aunty: Jackie Pualani Johnson
Stage Directions: JK Silva

Directed by Erin Healani Chung

Uncle's Garage Party is the first of six monthly staged readings in our Play Reading Series, Mālama Arts‘s 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 excellent, low-pressure opportunities to expose actors and audiences to 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.