By Staff Reports
(Hawaii)– Out Loud in the Library! at Windward Community College presents a reading of Saving Mofo—a new play by award-winning playwright Robert St. John—on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Hale La‘akea Library on the Windward campus. The reading is free and open to the public.
Out Loud in the Library! is a literary and music event celebrating the rich intersection of words and music by local artists, and is meant to inspire and encourage students and community members to find their own creative voice through writing, reading, poetry, music, and spoken word.
Saving Mofo will be read by actors Nicolas Logue, Daniel A. Kelin II, Kevin Keaveney, Walt Gaines, Claire Edwards, and others.
More about the featured artists:
Robert St. John has been teaching theatre and writing original plays with students at Le Jardin Academy since 1990. In 2014, he won a national teaching grant from the American Alliance for Theater and Education (AATE). He has an MFA in creative writing from the University of Oregon and has helped to organize student play writing events with TAG, PlayBuilders Hawai‘i, and Honolulu Theater for Youth. Saving Mofo won the Best Play Award at the PlayBuilders PlayFestival earlier this year.
Nicolas Logue is an assistant professor of theatre at Windward Community College, as well as an accomplished game designer, Asian theatre director, and fight choreographer. He received a special recognition at the PlayBuilders PlayFestival this year for his portrayal of the foul-mouthed parrot “Mofo” in Saving Mofo.
Daniel A. Kelin II has been the director of drama education at Honolulu Theater for Youth since 1987. He is a past president of AATE and has won numerous teaching and acting awards as well as awards for his plays and books about teaching theatre.
Kevin Keaveney is an award-winning local actor and director. He has played lead roles in several local comic and dramatic productions and is the founder and artistic director of the Kailua Onstage Arts Theatre (KOA). Kevin is currently creating a new, original play festival for windward residents. He is a graduate of Yale University.
Walt Gaines is a theatre instructor at Le Jarden Academy. He holds an MFA in ensemble theatre from the Dell’Arte School of Physical Theatre and an MA in theatre from UH Mānoa. He has worked with students for years to create original and devised works of theatre. Walt has appeared on Hawaii 5-0 and in numerous local theatre productions.
Maile Holck has been a Honolulu Theatre for Youth (HTY) company member for nine years. She most recently appeared in HTY’s Thumbelina, and will appear in their upcoming show Ouch!. Maile has worked in theatre nationally and internationally. She holds a BA in theatre arts from the University of Northern Colorado and an MFA in acting from the University of Washington.
Claire Edwards is a senior theatre student at Le Jardin Academy and an award-winning playwright. She will be reading the role of “Rachel,” the young protagonist in Saving Mofo.
For more information, contact English Instructor and Out Loud in the Library! Coordinator Susan St. John at 236-9226 or susankcl@hawaii.edu.