Kahilu Theatre presents the acclaimed physical theater company and mask imagineers the Wonderheads this Thursday as they bring you a love story that whisks a man to the moon and back. ADVERTISING Kahilu Theatre presents the acclaimed physical theater company
Kahilu Theatre presents the acclaimed physical theater company and mask imagineers the Wonderheads this Thursday as they bring you a love story that whisks a man to the moon and back.
Francis, a lonely janitor who is plagued by isolation and tickled by whispers of childhood imagination, has hit rock bottom and discovers that he has nowhere to go — but up. And up. And up! But will plucking the moon from the sky bring him the love he is searching for?
“Loon” is performed in full-face mask, a form so magical you will forget your age and marvel in childlike delight. Wordless and whimsical, it has been described by audiences as watching a living cartoon, or live-action Pixar.
Winner of four Critics’ Choice Awards, three Best of Fest Awards, and described by the CBC as “pure magic,” Loon has been delighting audiences since 2011.
Wonderheads is a multi-award winning physical theater company specializing in mask performance and exquisite visual storytelling for adults and children. Their work is performed in full-face mask, a wordless form that mixes European larval mask traditions with character mask styles, resulting in a whimsical, wordless craft rarely seen on North American stages.
Doors open at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. performance, which is geared for adults and children age 10 and older. Tickets range in price from $18 to $33 and can be purchased online at www.kahilutheatre.org, by calling 885-6868, or at the theater box office from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays.
The Wonderheads will also perform Loon at the University of Hawaii at Hilo at 7:30 p.m. this evening at Hilo Performing Arts Center. Tickets for the Hilo performance are available at the UH-Hilo Box Office at 932-7490 or online at www.artscenter.uhh.hawaii.edu.
