Perspectives:
A Multicutltureal Play Reading Series
Perspectives: A Multicultural Play Reading Series is an official program of Reno Little Theater. Perspectives seeks to present readings of thoughtful plays that explore culturally relevant themes and give voice to diverse stories. The Perspectives Play Reading Series productions are free with donations accepted. Donations will support the playwright, artists, and Reno Little Theater.
July
Sons of Maui
by Lee Cataluna
directed by Nohemy Velasco
July 29th
7:30 pm
Free event
Donations accepted at the door.
Maui, the Polynesian demi-god and trickster, is alive and well in contemporary Maui, but unable to find much use for his powers in the modern world. His sons vie for his attention, but find him always just out of reach. The mothers of his sons come to realize that they are actually the superheroes in their children's lives. The characters hold on to what remains of their culture on an island overbuilt with strip-malls and fast food restaurants. It is also a story about a very complicated family situation and people who struggle to find their own definition of aloha.
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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
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​​Lee Cataluna’s stories reflect the cultural acuity of an island artist who grew up in an international crossroads. Her work is often uproariously funny, deeply emotional, and tightly wrought.
Her recent work includes commissions from Arena Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Dramatic Publishing, Honolulu Theatre for Youth and San Francisco Playhouse. Her work has been produced many times in the islands and studied in schools and universities. Her play Home of the Brave has been performed by school children around the country. Several of her projects have been supported by NEA grants.
She writes plays for children as well as general audiences, and has written for digital theater and television. She has worked on historically based plays and theatrical pieces based on oral histories and interviews. Many of her plays are about people and things that are not easy to love, and the magic found in everyday life. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from UC Riverside. She is of Native Hawaiian descent and lives in Honolulu.
