Get Caught Up in the Drama! Fellowship

By Alex Salinas-Nakanishi

This project brings together students from Kapiʻolani Community College and Kaimukī High School to watch plays together at Honolulu's Kumu Kahua Theater, which has been “creating, supporting, and show... more

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The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.

Get Caught Up in the Drama! Fellowship episodes:

January 21, 2020 Faʻalavelave: Navigating Identity
Students discuss the complexities of identity through the lens of a queer couple coming out to their family as they reckon with a messy past. Playwright Kiki Rivera, in excerpts from a radio interview, discusses how she navigates her rich identity through her creative work.
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18min
January 21, 2020 Fa’alavelave: Ghosts of the Past
Students and Kumu Kahua Artistic Director Harry Wong III discuss the eerie presence of the ghost in the play as a symbol for lost relationships.
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10min
January 09, 2020 Teacher Chat: The Power of Stories
Alex Salinas-Nakanishi and Bill Spradlin, the teachers facilitating this project, discuss the power of stories, including examples of some that have left an impression on them over the years.
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13min
January 03, 2020 Starting Some Drama!
Alex Salinas-Nakanishi, English Professor at Kapi’olani Community College, gives an overview of the goals and process guiding the project. Bill Spradlin, AVID teacher at Kaimuki HS, reflects on how students can benefit. Students share what they hope to learn, and Harry Wong, artistic director at Kumu Kahua Theater, shares some thoughts about what dramatic arts can contribute to a community.
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20min
December 04, 2019 The Roots of Anger
Dana and Jason from Kapiʻolani CC and Michelle from Kaimuki HS discuss where anger comes from and strategies for addressing one of the most difficult human emotions.
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13min
November 30, 2019 Ua Pau: Teacher Chat
Alex and Bill, the teachers from Kapi'olani CC and Kaimuki HS, respectively, coordinating the Diversity Fellowship project discuss their impressions of the play and students' responses.
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12min
November 30, 2019 Ua Pau: Introductions & First Impressions
Background, author discussion, and students' first impressions of play #1, Ua Pau.
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17min
November 28, 2019 Ua Pau Student Discussion: Symbolism & Colonialism
Mazie and Kimi from Kapi'olani CC and Kristen from Kaimuki HS discuss symbolic elements in the play and perform a scene with analysis.
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9min
November 27, 2019 Ua Pau Student Discussion: What is Culture?
Jordan from Kapi'olani CC & Noel from Kaimuki HS discuss themes of cultural identity in the play and perform a scene with analysis.
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21min
September 10, 2019 Day 1
We get to know each other and discuss what we want to learn.
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2min

FAQs about Get Caught Up in the Drama! Fellowship:

How many episodes does Get Caught Up in the Drama! Fellowship have?

The podcast currently has 10 episodes available.