Birds of a Feather (February 2020)
Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA)
A Maui Musical in Wailuku
Inspired by ʻōlelo noʻeau: E aloha kekahi I kekahi (love one another)
About the Piece: An original musical set on Maui written by Kathy Collins with music by Marti Kluth, the show is performed by MAPA's troupe of professional performers: Kathy Collins, Logan Heller, Carlyn Leal, and Kiegan Otterson with live music performed by Gilbert Emata. The story follows Moa (the Hawaiian chicken), Pīkake (the peacock), and Manu’aipilau (the mynah) who struggle to accept and appreciate their differences. To their great surprise, they learn that they are actually more alike than not, and they ultimately discover that their community is stronger because of their diversity.
Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA)
A Maui Musical in Wailuku
Inspired by ʻōlelo noʻeau: E aloha kekahi I kekahi (love one another)
About the Piece: An original musical set on Maui written by Kathy Collins with music by Marti Kluth, the show is performed by MAPA's troupe of professional performers: Kathy Collins, Logan Heller, Carlyn Leal, and Kiegan Otterson with live music performed by Gilbert Emata. The story follows Moa (the Hawaiian chicken), Pīkake (the peacock), and Manu’aipilau (the mynah) who struggle to accept and appreciate their differences. To their great surprise, they learn that they are actually more alike than not, and they ultimately discover that their community is stronger because of their diversity.
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About MAPA: Founded in 1974, Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) is a nonprofit educational performing arts organization serving 22,000 people of all ages, races and economic backgrounds each year. Originally called Maui Youth Theatre, MAPA has grown over the past 45 years into one of Hawaii's largest performing arts organizations. Governed by an active board of directors, MAPA is operated by a full-time staff of eight, 25 teaching artists, 4 professional actors/musicians and up to 40 temporary project-based production staff. To accomplish our mission of enriching individuals, building community and connecting our world through the performing arts, we offer a broad spectrum of programs in three areas: Academy Classes & Camps, School Partnerships and MAPA LIVE.
Learn More: Live Theater for Kids (11/8/19) | ST*BA Presents M.A.P.A! (1/31/20) | Birds of a Feather (2/5/20) | SMALL TOWN * BIG ART “Birds of a Feather” Free Shows (2/6/20) | Island Events (2/6/20) |
MAPA’s relationship to Wailuku runs deep. In 1998 MAPA purchased the old National Dollar Store building on Main Street to house our rapidly expanding academy programs and provide support spaces for our productions. In 2016 through a low-interest loan from the USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program, we purchased two more properties on Main Street directly across the street from our studio building with the dream of building a performance space of our own and contributing to the revitalization of Wailuku Town. Our newly acquired three-story building houses a food court with six restaurants as well as offices currently leased to a mix of county, state and nonprofit tenants including the Maui branch of Hawaii Technology Academy Charter School. We are excited to be in the process of developing an empty unit on the ground floor of 2050 Main Street into our new flexible-use black box theatre. As a founding member of the Wailuku Performing Arts Alliance, MAPA is proud to be a leader in the movement to create an arts and culture district in Wailuku.