Photos: Sneak peek! Dress rehearsal of beautiful upcoming play, The Dragon Slayer (performance one weekend only, Nov. 20-22)

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The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom, written by author Shiho Shinoda Nunesis, is a delightful compendium of cautionary tales brought to life this weekend at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center.

Actors in red costumes perform during a dress rehearsal of Dragon Slayer.
Actors perform during a dress rehearsal of The Dragon Slayer. (Photo: Daniel Nathaniel/UH Hilo Stories)

The 2015 Acting Troupe, made up of students from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, will be performing a collection of Chinese fables this month penned by a 98-year-old storyteller with roots in Kaʻu and Hilo.

The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom, written by author Shiho Shinoda Nunesis, is a delightful compendium of cautionary tales brought to life in a storytelling performance created especially for families and children, on stage Nov. 20-22 at the university’s Performing Arts Center.

Group of actors on stage in traditional Chinese clothing. A woman embraces a child while others look on..
Actors perform during dress rehearsal for The Dragon Slayer, to be performed one weekend only, Nov. 20-22. (Photo: Daniel Nathaniel/UH Hilo Stories)
Group of actors on stage practicing roles.
Dress rehearsal of The Dragon Slayer. The play will be performed this weekend at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center. (Photo: Daniel Nathaniel/UH Hilo Stories)

 

Tickets

Showings are on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 20 and 21, at 7:00 p.m., and on Sunday, Nov. 22, at 2:00 p.m., at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center.

Admission is open seating and priced at $12 General, $10 Discount and $5 UH Hilo and Hawai’i Community College students (with a valid student ID) and children, up to age 17. To purchase tickets, call the Performing Arts Center Box Office at 932-7490 or order online.

Photos by Daniel Nathaniel, a senior majoring in linguistics.

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