Each year the Hawaii Theatre Educational Programming Project reaches
thousands of Hawaii's children through programming geared specifically
for student matinee performances.

Over the years the Hawaii Theatre has hosted many performance partners that provided wonderful student matinee performances. Some of these partners include the Honolulu Dance Theatre: University of Hawaii Outreach College; the Honolulu Theatre for Youth; and, with the support of the State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, the Hawaii Theatre Center produced their own student matinee series titled FROM BROADWAY TO THE SILVER SCREEN.

This year the Hawaii Theatre Center again produces a student matinee series titled SHOWTIME AT THE HAWAII THEATRE. This production, made possible by a generous grant from the James and Abigail Campbell Foundation, makes its première specifically to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from the Leeward area.

Complete with educational materials for teachers, SHOWTIME AT THE HAWAII THEATRE spotlights a multi-media history of the Hawaii Theatre, an interactive viewing of the 1923 silent film "Hula Honeymoon" accompanied by the Hawaii Theatre's 1400-pipe Robert Morton Unified Orchestral Theatre Organ, and a "magic" demonstration of stage effects. Local personality Tiny Tadani, with special friends, acts as Master of Ceremonies for this fun filled hour-long performance.

Educational materials for SHOWTIME AT THE HAWAII THEATRE include:

• A Letter to Educators
• A Guide to Theatre Etiquette
• History of the Hawaii Theatre
• Glossary of Theatre Terms
• Questions Used to Promote Discussion with Students
• Theatre Terms Puzzle

(To download a complete PDF version of the SHOWTIME AT THE HAWAII THEATRE Educational Materials Packet, right click here, choose "Save As...", make note of the name of the file and its destination, and click "OK.")