Meet Honey Girl: a former meth user, now an expert drug dealer. At Hale’iwa beach park one morning, Honey Girl meets with customers and friends, rival dealers, and her addict mother. Amusing, intimate and occasionally disturbing, Not One Batu* follows Honey Girl’s struggle to stay clean in a world turned upside down by meth. The play begins with an immersive gathering to talk story* with Honey Girl and her crew and enjoy live entertainment by Aloha Center Chicago.

This play contains strong language, physical violence and drug use.

*“Batu” is Hawaiian Pidgin for methamphetamine.

*“Talk story” means to chit-chat or gossip.

Ticket sales only cover half of production costs. We are asking for contributions to help us pay our actors and crew as well as production expenses. Your donation will help to secure the success of this production thus aiding in future Hawaiian Pidgin English plays in Chicago through the partnership between Nothing Without a Company and Aloha Center Chicago.

show location: 

Berger Park Cultural Center Coach House

6205 N. Sheridan RD

Take the Red Line to Granville

Head east toward the lake 

Berger Park is on the corner of Granville & Sheridan

FEATURING:

Lelea'e “Buffy” Kahalepuna-Wong as Ma

Marie Tredway as Honey Girl

Scott Hanada as Uncle Makana

Jae K. Renfrow as Max

Ian Voltaire Deanes as Braddah

Gloria Alvarez as Sherrie

Tony Rossi as Toully

Bobby Wilhelmson as Jason

Heather Jencks* as Ma and Max (Understudy)

Kroydell Galima as Max (Understudy)

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Producer: Anna Rose Ii-Epstein*

Cultural Specialist: Lanialoha Lee

Production Manager: Ray Goldberg*

Stage Manager: Christopher Sylvie

Set & Lighting Designer: Mark J. Bracken Jr.

Costume Designer: Whitney Masters*

Fight Choreographer: Jaq Seifert

Assistant Fight Choreographer: Almanya Narula

Dramaturg & Box Office: Val Gerard Garcia Jr.