We are excited to report that PlayBuilders of Hawaiʻi Theater’s play, “Dragon Fly: The Journey of a Young Local Girl in Foster Care”, was awarded the following Po’okela Awards on August 7, 2017:
1. Ensemble Performance in a Non-Traditional Production
2. Hawai`i Resident playwrights’ Original Work
3. Director of Non-Traditional Production
4. Overall Non-Traditional Production
The play was written by Terri Madden in collaboration with Hawaii’s Foster Care Community and was directed by William Haʻo. It tells the story of several former foster youth’s experience in the system and the struggles they dealt with regarding family, life, love and forgiveness.
You can see this award winning production on Oleo. Schedule can be found here: http://olelo.org.
