Eric Stack

Eric Stack

Eric Stack is a playwright from Kea‘au, Hawai‘i. He writes plays about his home, Hawai‘i. He is the author of Mū, Vitae, Brought to Bear, and Kupe‘e (winner of 2019 Kumu Kahua playwriting contest). He has also written the book and lyrics for the Hawaiian operas, Hā‘upu, Kū I Ka Mana, and The Battle of Kuamo‘o.

He Kala‘e au. He ‘a‘e kū.

Plays

  • Kūpe‘e by Eric Stack
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: drama, melodrama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Hawaiian culture, ‘ōlelo + 4 more
    Genre: drama, melodrama, political
    Keyword: Hawaiian culture, ‘ōlelo, hula, hei, TMT, Molokai
    Kūikawā and his father, Pack, want to start a new charter school on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in honor of Kūikawā’s adopted stepsister, Lūhaupua, an activist, who mysteriously disappeared in 1988. Lūhaupua’s daughter, Noewena, a celebrity musician, wants to help with the promotion of the new school. But are her intentions sincere or does she have ulterior motives that in the end could destroy any hope of...
    Kūikawā and his father, Pack, want to start a new charter school on the Hawaiian island of Molokai in honor of Kūikawā’s adopted stepsister, Lūhaupua, an activist, who mysteriously disappeared in 1988. Lūhaupua’s daughter, Noewena, a celebrity musician, wants to help with the promotion of the new school. But are her intentions sincere or does she have ulterior motives that in the end could destroy any hope of establishing the school?
  • Mū by Eric Stack
    Cast: 
    5–7
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: Hawaiian culture, ‘ōlelo + 4 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: Hawaiian culture, ‘ōlelo, hula, Molokai, Pele, chants
    After returning home to the Big Island of Hawai'i with her husband, Kūlia hopes to start a new life, but discovers there is no escape from the pursuit of the mū.