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Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl

VICTORIA NALANI KNEUBUHL  

 Nationality:    Native American
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Playwright Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl was born in Honolulu of Samoan, Hawaiian and Caucasian descent. She has been actively involved in producing many community programs which reflect the unique history and lifestyle of her island home. In 1994, she was honored with the Hawai'i award for Literature, the highest literay award in the State of Hawai'i, and in 2001, she was named one of the Extraordinary Women of Hawai'i by the Foundation for Hawaii Women's History and the Native Hawaiian Library of aLU LIKE, Inc. as a playwright, she has had twelve plays produced, several of which have toured Great Britain, the U.S., the Pacific and asia. She has also written documentary scripts for Hawai'i Public Television.
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below is a list of Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Conversion Of Ka'Ahumanu, The         Emmalehua         Fanny And Belle         Ka Wai Ola         Kai'Iulani         Ola Na Iwi         Story Of Susanna, The         Tofa Samoa

Conversion Of Ka'Ahumanu, The

Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl
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1st Produced:
Kumu Kahuna    1988

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Contained in: "Be Still Like Air I'll Rise - New Asian American Plays   978-1566395373

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Emmalehua

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It's 1951, Hawaii. Emmalehua is caught up in the trend sweeping Hawaii, being American. She has forsaken the hula, which her half sister, Maelyn has embraced. The time has come for her to make a choice of being American, like her husband alika, or being Hawaiian as she was raised by her father, Kaheka. Into this pictures comes Clearwater, a Native American from the mainland working for her husband.
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1st Produced:
Interact    2003

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Fanny And Belle

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Many of us are familiar with the life of Robert Louis Stevenson, the author of such widely acclaimed novels as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Few, however, are aware of the life of his wife, Fanny Osbourne, and her daughter Belle-a true story that reads like an adventure novel in its own right. Free-spirited, strong-willed and courageous at a time when these character traits were not common (or particularly welcome) in American women, Fanny and her daughter traveled independently from Indiana to San Francisco, France, Hawai'i, Australia and Samoa. Using poetic language, weaving episodes through time and space and employing a cast of characters playing multiple roles, playwright Kneubuhl transforms a fascinating biography into a mesmerizing theatrical experience.
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1st Produced:
Kumu Kahua    2004

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Ka Wai Ola

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Honolulu Theatre for Youth    1998

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Kai'Iulani

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Ola Na Iwi

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It's not who done it? - we know that right away. It's what happens afterwards that's a mystery. Kawehi discovers Hawaiian bones at a German museum that call out to her, so she takes them back to Hawaii. She is pursued by Gustav, who hires Fatu and Mina, private investigators, to help him locate and retrieve the bones. When Pua, Kawehi's former boss, finds out about the bones, she wants them too, but what is her motive? But the bones seem to have a life and purpose of their own, guiding Kawehi to help achieve this goal. Kneubuhl has woven history and culture and entwined them into a mystery with intriguing subplots.
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1st Produced:
The Bones Live) (Kumu Kahua    1994

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Story Of Susanna, The

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1st Produced:
Uc Berkeley    2003

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Seventh Generation: an anthology of Native American Plays. Ed. Mimi Gisolfi D'aponte. New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1999   -

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Tofa Samoa

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Tofa Samoa ("Goodbye Samoa") is the story of 11 year old Sela and her 12 year old brother Tanu, whose family decides to moce from Samoa to Honolulu. Through the character of their grandmother, who remains behind in Samoa, but whose stories and memories Tanu and Sela carry with them to Honolulu, the young people learn to draw pride and strength from their heritage to help them cope with their new life. Understanding how important family and heritage are in each of our lives, and how pride in those factors can help us through the most difficult times, are ideas which serve as the basis for the play.
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1st Produced:
Okinawa International Children's Theatre Festival    1994

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