{"id":54,"date":"2015-08-27T09:28:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-27T19:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/hah\/?p=54"},"modified":"2016-07-15T21:17:56","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T07:17:56","slug":"american-high-school-theater-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/hah\/2015\/08\/27\/american-high-school-theater-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"American High School Theater Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kamehameha Schools Hawai\u02bbi High School has been invited to participate the 2016 <a href=\"http:\/\/ahstf.org\" target=\"_blank\">American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF)<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/hah\/2015\/09\/02\/scotland-cast\/\">\u00a0Twenty students<\/a> and five chaperones will have the opportunity to join an elite troupe of high school artists and perform as part of the AHSTF program at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edfringe.com\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\">Edinburgh Festival Fringe<\/a>, the world\u02bbs largest performing arts festival held annually in Scotland. \u00a0The Edinburgh Festival Fringe involves 42,000 performers from all over the world and attracts about 1 million visitors each year to performances throughout the month of August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kamehameha Schools Hawai\u02bbi High School was first nominated to apply for the festival by two local theatre professionals this past fall. \u00a0The nominations were based on the high standard of excellence demonstrated by Kamehameha\u2019s theatrical performances, ranging from well-known musicals to original works such as Hawaiian-language operas. The AHSTF Board of Advisors selected Kamehameha Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s program for their commitment to theatre education, promotion of culture, level of administrative support and community involvement. \u00a0Kamehameha Schools Hawai\u02bbi will be the first non-O\u02bbahu school to attend the AHSTF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since its <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/hah\/2016\/06\/14\/ho%ca%bbike-opera-at-kamehameha-schools-hawai%ca%bbi\/\">first H\u014d\u02bbike presentation in 2004<\/a>, Kamehameha Schools Hawai\u02bbi \u00a0High School has been taken small steps toward building its performing arts program. \u00a0In 2006, the school initiated its annual Fall Musical and will produce its twelfth\u00a0musical this November (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/hah\/2016\/02\/17\/cast-for-into-the-woods-selected\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Into the Woods<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). \u00a0In 2011, Kamehameha Hawai\u02bbi produced its first H\u014d\u02bbike in the Hawaiian language. \u00a0This feat was followed by entire operas in \u02bb\u014dlelo Hawai\u02bbi in 2012 and 2013. \u00a0For the AHSTF, the school plans to perform its third opera, an adaptation of an earlier H\u014dike production based on the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/hah\/2016\/06\/14\/synopsis-of-ha%ca%bbupu\/\">saga of Hina and Kapepe\u02bbekauila<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The honor of attending the AHSTF is a great leap forward for the school. \u00a0Enterprises of this pitch and moment come with a large price tag and fundraising efforts have been ongoing since the start of the school year. \u00a0With funds raised from our performances and the generous contributions of corporate and private donors, the trip will happen as planned. \u00a0A heartfelt Mahalo nui to all those who contributed to this effort. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read about <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/hah\/2015\/08\/27\/mr-mahelona-returns-from-scotland\/\">Mr. Mahelona\u02bbs experience<\/a> at the 2015 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and American High School Theater Festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kamehameha Schools Hawai\u02bbi High School has been invited to participate the 2016 American High School Theatre Festival (AHSTF). \u00a0Twenty students and five chaperones will have the opportunity to join an elite troupe of high school artists and perform as part of the AHSTF program at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world\u02bbs largest performing arts festival &hellip; 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