MVT Honored at 2016 Po'okela Awards!

Congratulations!   (HONOLULU August 9, 2016) Manoa Valley Theatre's 2015-16 season productions received multiple honors citing excellence at Hawaii State Theatre Council's annual Stars' Night Out & Po'okela Awards Banquet last evening. MVT's awards spanned 17 out of 21 eligible categories. "We are very proud of the many talents that contributed to MVT's 47th Season and the artistry that they created on our stage," MVT producing director Dwight Martin enthusiastically stated. "We're honored to congratulate our Po'okela Award recipients as well as everyone who has been a part of MVT's outstanding 2015-16 season." Manoa Valley Theatre is pleased to congratulate these Po'okela Award recipients and celebrate their theatrical excellence as recognized by HSTC. MVT's 2016 Po'okela Awardees are: Haley Adamic Featured Female in a Play Equus Walid Alhamdy Sound Design and Engineering Tommy Chandler Bridgman Leading Male in a Musical Lysistrata Jones Betty Burdick Director of a Play Harold and Maude Lala Buzzell Featured Female in a Play Harold and Maude Ari Dalbert Leading Male in a Play Harold and Maude Andrew Doan Set Design A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Rob Duval Director of a Musical Tommy Victoria Gail-White Leading Female in a Play Harold and Maude David A. Griffith Lighting Design Harold and Maude Reyn Halford Leading Male in a Musical A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Jennifer Hart Costume Design A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Timothy Jeffryes Featured Male in a Musical Tommy Katherine L. Jones Choreography Tommy Lelea'e "Buffy" Kahalepuna-Wong Leading Female in a Musical Lysistrata Jones DeAnne Kennedy Set Design In The Next Room, or the vibrator play Melina Lillios Musical Direction Tommy Kyle Malis Leading Male in a Musical Tommy Manoa Valley Theatre Overall Production - Musical Tommy Manoa Valley Theatre Overall Production - Play Equus Matthew Mazzella Leading Male in a Play Equus Alex Munro Director of a Play Equus Lisa Ponce de Leon Hair, Make-up and Wig Design A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Lisa Ponce de Leon Hair, Make-up and Wig Design Harold and Maude Brad Powell Choreography Lysistrata Jones Alice Tucker Excellence in Service Manoa Valley Theatre Carlynn Wolfe Costume Design In The Next Room, or the vibrator play Mahalo to everyone who helped make MVT's 2015-16 Season a great artistic success! We look forward together to another tremendous season in 2016-17. Manoa Valley Theatre congratulates all 2016 Po'okela Award recipients throughout the statewide theatre community. Bravo!   Manoa Valley Theatre is pleased to be a member of Hawaii State Theatre Council. The mission of HSTC is to promote live theatre in Hawaii and encourage excellence in its management, performance and production.   M a n o a V a l l e y T h e a t r e Honolulu's Off-Broadway Playhouse www.manoavalleytheatre.com