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Posted on: Saturday, September 22, 2007

A spectacle of dragons

Photo galleryPhoto gallery: The 'Kraken-Ka' cast

Advertiser Staff

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Various dragons are represented during the "Kraken-Ka" dress rehearsal.

Photos by JOAQUIN SIOPACK | The Honolulu Advertiser

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Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Aiden Hickey-Yeates, 4, watches the slithering, fright-inducing creatures in awe during the dress rehearsal.

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Sure, there are lions and pageantry in "The Lion King" at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. But there are three kinds of dragons and pageantry of a different sort in "Kraken-Ka, the Komodo Dragon, and Other Pacific Rim Dragon Tales," at the Kennedy Theatre at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa. The family-friendly production is based on the book "Kraken-Ka the Komodo Dragon," written by Tamara Montgomery (who also directs the show) and Jodi Parry Belknap, with illustrations by Joseph D. Dodd.

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Kraken-Ka

When: 7:30 p.m. today and 2 p.m. tomorrow; and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29 and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30.

Tickets: $12 general, $11 UH faculty/staff, seniors and military, $10 children and students, $5 UHM students.

Information: 956-7655, www.etickethawaii.com.

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Below: The "Kraken-Ka" cast staged a dress rehearsal at UH-Manoa's Kennedy Theatre. At left: Michelle Hurtubise plays Naga; middle photos: sea and land creatures roam the stage; far right: Savada J. Gilmore plays Kraken-Ka.

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