Kumu Kahua Theatre Presents ‘Shoyu on Rice’ by Scot Izuka

Kumu Kahua Theatre will present “Shoyu on Rice.”

By Maui Now Staff

Kumu Kahua Theatre will present “Shoyu on Rice” by Scot Izuka on Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s McCoy Studio Theater.

The play takes place in the mid-1980s. Students attending a Catholic all-boys high school deal with their use of pidgin English when a substitute teacher from Kansas takes over their classroom. Meanwhile, the substitute struggles to learn local ways in both the classroom and in the home of her Japanese-American fiancé’s parents.

Preshow dinner catered by AK’s Cafe.

Tickets are $28.

Purchase tickets in person at The MACC Box Office or by calling (808) 242-SHOW (7469). Box Office windows and phone lines are open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Or purchase tickets 24/7 online.