AUGUST ~ Annual OPF in Kainaliu

For the eighteenth consecutive year, Aloha Performing Arts Company presented to Kona its unique season-starting event, the Original Play Festival, or "OPF," as it is referred to by
those of us that are involved. The OPF is a great opportunity for aspiring playwrights to submits plays for a live staged reading at the history Aloha Theater in Kainaliu. What's nice about these plays is that they haven't been performed on stage before and then there is an open discussion with the cast......and sometimes even the playwright is present. To end the OPF, the public is invited to a free onstage potluck wrap-up celebration of the festival and all its participants. Food, drink, and favorite anecdotes of the festival will be shared in this "talk story" fellowship event. Those who have attended every reading are eligible to vote for the "Opie," a people's choice award for best script in the festival, which will presented at the conclusion of the celebration. Remember to keep your tickets to the staged readings (only $5.00.....which is less than a movie ticket!) because a ticket stub from a previous night's reading is worth a $1.00 discount to the next OPF night. OPF is the kick-off for the season and the first play of the season is “The Diary of Anne Frank” . For more information on submitting your own script for the next OPF, call their office at 808-322-9924.