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Event
Emma's Last Dance
The Time: Early December 1941
The Place: Aiea Plantation, Oahu, a sugar plantation overlooking Pearl Harbor
The Setting: The guest cottage on the plantation manager's estate
Emma's Last Dance reveals the secrets that abound in the turbulent lives of Eudora Whitney, a plantation manager's wife, her family and friends in the last peaceful days leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The characters:
Eudora, socialite, wife and mother, learns she has been living a lie since the day she was born
Her husband Whit, the sugar plantation manager, attempts to kill himself playing dangerous games. He longs to erase his past, present, and what he sees as a dubious future
Her sister Carol, back from Hollywood, keeps her unsavory past in Tinsel Town behind her dark glasses
Son Lowry has secret aspirations
Daughter Peggy wants to abandon the Whitney ship
Miki, Eudora's best friend, is the keeper of the secrets
Paco, the Mexican Hollywood star past his prime, prefers to keep what he did on Waikiki Beach a forgotten memory
and Emma Kealoha has a secret that will change the lives of Eudora and her family forever.
The Cast:
Eudora Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . Lorraine Marshall
Whit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Bohling
Emma Kealoha . . . . . . . . . . . . Claudia Cowden
Miki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kay Koike
Paco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bard Widmer
Carol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Goldbach
Lowry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logan Baptiste
Peggy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nicole Cowan
Director and Playwright: David Penhallow Scott
David Penhallow Scott is a fifth-generation kama'aina and a descendent of William Hyde Rice, the last governor of Kaua'i under the Kingdom of Hawai'i. An author, playwright, professional actor, teacher, he has taught drama and speech at Kauai Community College and at mainland schools, and served as director of the Kauai Museum, among many other positions. A true Renaissance man, David has incorporated many of his experiences as a witness to major local and world events into his numerous books and plays.
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LocationKCC Performing Arts Center (View)
3-1910 Kaumualii Hwy
Lihue, HI 96766
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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