Kilauea Drama and Entertainment Network presents “Twain Meets Tita,” a show celebrating the sesquicentennial of Mark Twain’s 1866 visit to Hawaii.
“Twain Meets Tita” features Maui’s own Kathy Collins and Nevada’s McAvoy Layne. It will be performed 7 p.m. Wednesdayat Kilauea Military Camp’s Kilauea Theater.
Employing wit, wisdom and humor, the Island Tita of 2016 will attempt to drag the Wild Humorist of the Pacific Slope into the 21st century. Where Twain’s price of land on Maui was as little as $ an acre, Tita insists that dollar today will get you “not even one bag sand.”
In honor of Mother’s Day, Collins and Layne will read from “The Diaries of Adam & Eve,” in period dress (Twain’s period, not Adam’s).
Layne has portrayed Mark Twain for the past 28 years, in more than 4,000 performances from Piper’s Opera House in Virginia City, Nevada, to Leningrad University in Russia. He is the ghost of Samuel Clemens in The Discovery Channel’s Cronkite Award-winning documentary, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” and has received numerous awards for his portrayals, including the Nevada Award for Excellence in School and Library Service.
Collins began performing on stage at the age of 13 and started her broadcast career at 17. Raised on Maui, she often calls on her pidgin-speaking alter ego, “Tita,” during her weekly storytelling sessions at Makena Resort and appearances at schools and libraries. Collins and Tita have performed at festivals across the U.S. and Canada, including the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Project in New York City.
Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door. Reservations may be made by calling 982-7344 or emailing kden73@aol.com.
Info: kden73@aol.com.