Hawaii-born actress Kimee Balmilero, has announced that she will be leading beginning improv classes in Honolulu starting this weekend. Balmilero is best known to my kid-filled family for her turn on the live-action musical children’s series “Hi-5” on Discovery Kids, but she was also part of the original Broadway cast for the Abba-fueled “Mamma Mia!” [...]
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Kimee Balmilero to Lead Improv Classes
November 16th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Events, People, Television
Laughtrack Theater Opens Friday
September 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Art, Events, People
Laughtrack Theater, Honolulu’s first theater space dedicated exclusively to performing and teaching improvisation, is celebrating its grand opening on Friday. The brainchild of Shannon Winpenny and Kim Potter, Laughtrack Theater is located at 1123 Bethel Street, across from Hawaii Theatre. Winpenny, a Honolulu native, cut her teeth in Chicago with renowned troupes like Second City [...]
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Sci-Fi Skewered in ‘Spaced 1919′
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments · Events, Pop Culture
Loose Screws, Hawaii’s longest-running improvisational comedy troupe, is setting its sights on science fiction in “Spaced 1919.” Sci-fi standards like “Star Trek,” “Battlestar Galactica,” and “Firefly” won’t stand a chance against this bunch, which will weave the tale live on stage using prompts and props from the audience. Indeed, if you bring a sufficiently “science [...]
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