My play “Dharna” received the 2022 Pacific/Rim Prize from the Kumu Kahua Theatre at the University of Hawaii in Manoa(UHM). Kumu Kahua Theatre is a non-profit theatre company that has presented original productions of special relevance to the people of Hawaii since 1971.
Each year, Kumu Kahua Theatre co-sponsors a playwriting contest with the UHM Theatre Department in its effort to bring new and exciting drama to the stage. For the Pacific/Rim Prize, which is open to residents and non-residents of Hawai‘i, the play must be set in or deal with the Pacific Islands, the Pacific Rim, or the Pacific/Asian American experience.
Previous winners include Susan Soon Ye Stanton.