Maui Academy of Performing Arts explained

The Maui Academy of Performing Arts (MAPA) is a nonprofit theatre company that produces community theater and offers classes to children and young adults. Over the years, the mainstay of the Academy has been their drama, dance, and summer programs.

MAPA was founded in 1974 as the Maui Youth Theater by Linda Takita (daughter of Frankie Yankovic).^{[1] [2]} In 1998 it purchased a 13000square feet. building in Wailuku as its main production location.^[3] During this time, the Academy has had over 500 productions.^[4] Some notable students and actors are Hawaiian music artists Kealiʻi Reichel, Amy Hānaialiʻi Gilliom, Eric Gilliom, screenwriter Gregory Poirier, and actor, screenwriter, director Brian Kohne.^{[3] [5]}

Every year, the Academy performs for over 25,000 elementary and pre-school students in roughly 200 schools across the state of Hawaii.^[6] Its Voices Drama Education Program teaches literacy skills through drama to over 5000 students in Maui County.^[6]

The Academy has a yearly summer musical production and a spring dance concert.^[7] The dance program has attracted guest choreographers from as far away as New York and Los Angeles.^{[7] [8]}

Donations and grants

As a non-profit organization, the Maui Academy of Performing Arts has received donations and grants from federal, state, and private sources, includingthe National Endowment for the Arts,^[9] the Hawaii Community Foundation,^[10] the Samuel N and Mary Castle Foundation,^[11] the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation,^[12] the McInemy Foundation,^[13] the Hawaii Childrens Trust Fund,^[14] and the Children's Justice Center^[14]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Janes-Brown . CURTAIN CALL:Farewell to Francie . The Maui News . September 1, 2005 . 2008-02-20 .
2. Web site: about MAPA . MAPA . 2008-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080204102843/http://mauiacademy.org/about/about1.asp?UserID=0 . 2008-02-04 . dead .
3. Web site: Gary T. Kubota . Performing arts academy invests in new home . Honolulu Star-Bulletin.com . August 10, 1998 . 2008-02-20 .
4. Web site: performances and events . MAPA . 2008-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080204102930/http://mauiacademy.org/performances/performances1.asp?UserID=0 . 2008-02-04 . dead .
5. Web site: EDWIN TANJI . Youth theater finds home in Ka'ahumanu . The Maui News . October 19, 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120209193109/http://mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/13442.html . 2012-02-09 . 2008-02-20 .
6. Web site: school partnerships . MAPA . 2008-02-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080204102913/http://mauiacademy.org/partnerships/partnerships1.asp?UserID=0 . 2008-02-04 . dead .
7. Web site: PAUL JANES-BROWN . CURTAIN CALL: At the helm of MAPA's big weekend . The Maui News . August 4, 2005 . 2008-02-20 .
8. Web site: SKY BARNHART . BACKSTAGE: MAPA's 'Pieces XXIV' to strike a pose at the MACC . The Maui News . July 13, 2006 . 2008-02-20 .
9. Web site: FY 2007 Grant Awards . NEA . https://web.archive.org/web/20130220172624/https://www.nea.gov/Grants/recent/07grants/ssa07.php . 2013-02-20 . 2008-02-20 .
10. Web site: Funds Established by Donors on Maui Island . Hawaii Community Foundation . https://web.archive.org/web/20070622000246/http://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/index.php?id=236 . 2007-06-22 . 2008-02-20 .
11. Web site: Direct Grants and Donations . Castle Foundation . https://web.archive.org/web/20080808114409/http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/castle/06grants.html . 2008-08-08 . 2008-02-20 .
12. Web site: A&B FOUNDATION CONTRIBUTES OVER $2 MILLION TO CHARITIES IN 2005 . A&B Foundation . https://web.archive.org/web/20120730180346/http://www.alexanderbaldwinfoundation.org/2005yearend.htm . 2012-07-30 . 2008-02-20 .
13. Book: Grants for Scholarships . 1997 . Jones & Bartlett Publishers . 9781569251041 . 2008-02-20 .
14. Web site: Play educates keiki about sexual abuse. Allison Devereaux. February 3, 2007. The Molokai Times. 2008-02-20.