Manoa Valley Theatre

An intimate theatre in a converted church in Mānoa, programming an eight-show season of musicals and plays that leans more adventurous than the big houses — recent Broadway titles, Pulitzer winners and Hawaiʻi-written comedies side by side. Prices are in its ticketing system.

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Oct23The Rocky Horror Picture ShowOct 23 – Oct 31'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' live on stage at Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 E Manoa Rd, October 23–31, closing on Halloween night. The Hawaii Theatre screens the film version a week later (Nov 7) if you want both. MVT doesn't publish prices on its listing page; check its ticketing site. Eight productions are on our calendar for the season.See listing
Nov1Acting for Stage, Film and TVNov 1 – Dec 13A seven-week Sunday-evening acting course with Kevin Keaveney for ages 16 and up, meeting 6:30–9 pm from November 1 through December 13. The class is capped at 14 students and costs $125.$125
Nov12Peter Pan Goes WrongNov 12 – Nov 29Peter Pan Goes Wrong is the Mischief Theatre farce in which a bumbling amateur drama society tries to stage Peter Pan and everything that can fail does, from flying mishaps to technical hitches and cast disputes. Manoa Valley Theatre bills it as two acts of hilarious disaster. Rob Duval directs, and the script is by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields. It runs November 12 to 29. The theatre's page does not print performance days, curtain times, a running time or an age rating. Because the humour is slapstick and built on a children's classic, it is likely to appeal to a wide range of ages, but confirm with the box office if you are bringing young children. Single-ticket prices are not printed on the page, which links to the theatre's ticketing site. The theatre also sells Pick Your Pack subscriptions starting at $200, with savings of up to 10 percent. Manoa Valley Theatre is at 2833 E Manoa Road in Mānoa, Honolulu. The page does not mention parking. On our calendar this is the third of eight Manoa Valley Theatre productions this season, after The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which runs to October 31, and before Purpose in January. Diamond Head Theatre opens How the Grinch Stole Christmas on November 20 during the same run.See listing
Jan21PurposeJan 21 – Feb 7Purpose is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's family drama, which won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and Manoa Valley Theatre stages it from January 21 to February 7, 2027. It follows a prominent family and the tensions that surface when its members come together. The theatre's website did not give a detailed synopsis, performance days, curtain times or running time when this listing was written, so check its ticketing site for the schedule. No age rating is printed. As a contemporary drama for adult audiences, it is best suited to older teenagers and adults, and the box office can advise on content. Single-ticket prices are not printed on the theatre's page, which links to its ticketing site. The theatre also sells Pick Your Pack subscriptions starting at $200, with savings of up to 10 percent, and the page shows Purpose in its subscription lineup. Manoa Valley Theatre is at 2833 E Manoa Road in Mānoa, Honolulu. Parking is not mentioned on the page. On our calendar this is the fourth of eight Manoa Valley Theatre productions this season, after Peter Pan Goes Wrong, and The Producers follows on March 18. Kumu Kahua Theatre opens All Buss Up in a Hi State on the same day, January 21, and Diamond Head Theatre opens Into the Woods on January 22.See listing
Mar18The Producers: A Mel Brooks MusicalMar 18 – Apr 4The Producers is Mel Brooks's musical comedy about two Broadway schemers who set out to produce the worst show ever staged, and Manoa Valley Theatre presents it from March 18 to April 4, 2027. The theatre's website shows it in the subscription lineup with a Get Tickets link but gives no synopsis, director, performance days, curtain times or running time, so check its ticketing site for the schedule. No age rating is printed. The show is famous for broad, irreverent humour, so it suits adults and older teenagers better than young children. Ask the box office if you are unsure. Single-ticket prices are not printed on the page. The theatre sells Pick Your Pack subscriptions starting at $200, with savings of up to 10 percent, and The Producers is part of that lineup. Manoa Valley Theatre is at 2833 E Manoa Road in Mānoa, Honolulu, and the page does not mention parking. On our calendar this is the fifth of eight Manoa Valley Theatre productions this season, after Purpose, and Folks You Meet in Longs follows on May 13. Diamond Head Theatre's Suffs is running from March 12 to March 28, so the two musicals overlap for about ten days, and Honolulu Theatre for Youth's Heartstrings ends on March 14.See listing
May13Folks You Meet in LongsMay 13 – May 30'Folks You Meet in Longs' — Lee Cataluna's local comedy set in the drugstore aisles — at Manoa Valley Theatre, 2833 E Manoa Rd, May 13–30, 2027. One of two Hawaiʻi-written shows in MVT's season (with 'Once Upon One Kapakahi Time'). MVT doesn't publish prices on its listing page; check its ticketing site. Eight productions are on our calendar for the season.See listing
Jun24Lisa Matsumoto's Once Upon One Kapakahi TimeJun 24 – Jul 11Lisa Matsumoto's Once Upon One Kapakahi Time retells fairy tales in Hawaiʻi Pidgin, according to our calendar, and Manoa Valley Theatre presents it from June 24 to July 11, 2027. The theatre's website lists it as a Summer 2027 add-on and does not give a synopsis, director, performance days, curtain times or running time, so check its ticketing site for the schedule. No age rating is printed. Because it reworks familiar fairy tales, it is likely to suit families, but confirm with the box office before bringing young children. Single-ticket prices are not printed on the page. The theatre states that this add-on is not included in its Pick Your Pack subscriptions, which start at $200 for the regular season, so plan to buy tickets for it separately. Manoa Valley Theatre is at 2833 E Manoa Road in Mānoa, Honolulu, and parking is not mentioned on the page. On our calendar this is the seventh of eight Manoa Valley Theatre productions, after Folks You Meet in Longs, which ends May 30, and before Shakespeare in Love, which opens July 15. Diamond Head Theatre opens Hairspray on July 23, just after this run ends.See listing
Jul15Shakespeare in LoveJul 15 – Aug 1Shakespeare in Love is the stage adaptation of the romantic comedy about a young playwright, a runaway muse and the making of Romeo and Juliet, and Manoa Valley Theatre presents it from July 15 to August 1, 2027, as the closing production of its season on our calendar. The theatre's website does not give a synopsis, director, performance days, curtain times or running time, so check its ticketing site for the schedule. No age rating is printed. It is a period romance with some adult humour, so it suits teenagers and adults best, and the box office can advise on content for younger viewers. Single-ticket prices are not printed on the page, which links to the theatre's ticketing site. The theatre sells Pick Your Pack subscriptions starting at $200, with savings of up to 10 percent. Manoa Valley Theatre is at 2833 E Manoa Road in Mānoa, Honolulu. The page does not mention parking. It is the eighth and last of eight Manoa Valley Theatre productions on our calendar this season, following Lisa Matsumoto's Once Upon One Kapakahi Time, which ends July 11. Diamond Head Theatre opens Hairspray on July 23, so the two theatres overlap for about ten days.See listing

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