UPDATE 8.16.23
The Building Big Dreams Festival has been postponed until Fall 2024. We are devastated by the horrific situation resulting from the wildfires on Maui. Our heartfelt thoughts, prayers, and condolences go out to those families, friends, and neighbors that have been impacted.
Alexander Academy Performing Company is...
Building Big Dreams
We are thankful for our generous community and the permit that long ago allowed us to use the old Kula community center. Because of this our business grew and we want to give back to our community by building a true gathering place to celebrate performing arts on Maui.
Alexander Academy Performing Company, a 501(c)3 non-profit, has a dream of building an upcountry theater and studio classrooms for Alexander Academy and the greater Maui community of performing artists and organizations. This building will also serve as an emergency evacuation center and be constructed to withstand a category 5 hurricane.
Your generous donations fund theater equipment including lighting, seating, curtains, and sound. Text 53-555 to donate now!
Performing Artists
Marty Dread, Gretchen Rhodes, and the Houseshakers
Nicole Sandi
Audrey Billups
Alexander Academy Performing Company
Julie Crespo
Sponsors
Mahalo Nui Loa to our project sponsors!
Bounty Music
Emerald Club Realty
Expeditions
Sam Sato's
Warren & Annabell's Magic!
Maui Cookie Lab
ProArts Playhouse
The Latest Updates
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Visit our Givebutter account. Find event details, donate and bid on auction items, and purchase tickets.
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Senator Schatz has included our project in his latest appropriations request for 6.255 million!! Next step is the appropriations subcommittee.
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Join us for an informational meeting at AAPA Tuesday, May 2nd 6:15-7:00pm in Studio 3. Whether you are curious about the project or definitely want to get involved, we'd love you have you attend!
Why Support Performing Arts on Maui?
Maui is fortunate to have so many talented artists encompassing a wide variety of performing arts fields.
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Arts Unify Communities regardless of age, race, and ethnicity and help us understand other cultures better.
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Arts Improve Individual Well Being by providing pure pleasure to experience and participate in.
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Arts Strengthen the Local Economy by driving tourism and revenue to local businesses.
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Arts Improve Academic Performance and students engaged in arts learning have higher GPAs, standardized test scores, and college-going rates as well as lower drop-out rates.
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Arts have Social Impact leading to higher civic engagement, more social cohesion, higher child welfare, and lower poverty rates. We need human connection & interaction now more than ever!
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Arts Strengthen Mental Health in reducing depression and anxiety and increasing life satisfaction.