Mission Statement

The Chaminade University Collegiate Theatre Festival provides pre-college, undergraduate, and graduate students the opportunity to perform, produce, direct, design, and author works of performing art, perpetuating the values, mission and commitments of Chaminade University.

History of the Festival
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       In the Spring of 2015 Dr. David Coleman, Dean of Arts and Humanities, had a vision that Chaminade University should provide some form of performing arts curriculum during the summer.  In turn Chaminade University engaged noted choreographer and broadway performer Ramon Del Barrio introducing students to movement and performance through a salsa master class.  The response and attendance was so overwhelming that Chaminade University embarked upon a full production of In the Heights in August of 2015.  Cast members represented a number of colleges and universities across the country including Stetson University, University of San Diego, Chapman Univeristy, Webster University, Ithaca College, the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Northern Arizona University, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Leeward Community College, and Chaminade University.  
     The first program and performance was so successful the University wanted to know what was planned for 2016.  Artistic Director Chris Patrinos expanded the program offering from one show to three including performances of Next to Normal, Almost Maine, and The Rose and Ryme.  All of these productions were designed, directed, and performed by students.
       In 2017 the program continued with three programs including Anna Deavere Smithʻs Twilight Los Angeles 1992, a staged reading of UHM graduate student Michelle Hyunʻs The Virtue In Propaganda, and an original moʻoleleo Na Kau A Hiʻiaka written and directed by Kauʻi Kaina.
      2018 is our fourth festival and will feature the directing talents of two Univeristy of Hawaii graduated students.  Christine Lamborn will direct Dario Foʻs Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Tyler Haugen will direct Theresa Rebeckʻs Dead Accounts.

​Who We are

Christopher Patrinos -  Artistic Director

Chris  is the Theatre Manager at Leeward Theatre located on the campus of Leeward Community College.  He is also a professor of Technical Theatre at Chaminade University.  Prior to joining Leeward Theatre Chris achieved great success as Technical Director at the Richard T Mamiya Theatre; Director of Event Technology at International Convention and Event Services; and Director of Audio Visual for the Hawaii Convention Center.  Chris’ theatre credits include stage management, technical direction, and production design for Jim Nabors, Carol Burnett, Tau Dance Theatre, Honolulu Dance Theatre, the Ron Bright Foundation, the Hawaii Arts Alliance, Saint Louis School, Sacred Hearts Academy, and Iolani School.  His production management credits include national touring productions of River Dance, Stomp, Spirit of the Dance, Shaolin Warriors, Lion King, Slava Snow Show, Miss Saigon, Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and A Prairie Home Companion. Chris has a Master in Fine Arts in Lighitng Design from the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Hawaii.  He would not be where he is today without the support of his family and friends.

Claire Paul - Technical Director

Claire is the technical director of Chaminade University's performing arts program.  She is an accomplished scenic designer and artist and her credits include productions of Lion King, Seusical, Almost Maine, Legally Blonde, In the Heights, Rent, and many others.  She is also an aspiring actor and her credits include Crimes of the Heart, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, A Christmas Carol, and Beyond Therapy.  Claire as a BA in Communications from Chaminade University and is currently pursuing a Master in Business Administration.

Anna Klein Hamaguchi - Festival Organizer

Anna Klein Hamaguchi is an actress and director who has performed in film, television and on the stage in Los Angeles, Connecticut and Hawaii.  Film and TV credits include Hawaii 5-0, Clearlake, WI, Philippe's Sandwich, and Rock Slyde.  Favorite stage credits include Almost, Maine, Fox on the Fairway, Twelfth Night, ‘Night, Mother, and her most recent one-woman show, Jane Wagner's The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe.  She made her directorial debut in last year’s CUCTF with Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.  Anna has a Master’s in Fine Arts in Performance from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Everything she has accomplished would not have happened without the love and support of her husband Joel.

Laura Clark Greaver - Festival Organizer

​Laura Clark Greaver is an MFA directing student at UH Manoa where she directed Fa’alavelave: The Interruption and `Night Mother. She was an assistant producer and director for CUCTF III. She directed for the National One Minute Play Festival at HTY and assistant directed Rock of Ages and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at MVT. Laura was a founding member of the Los Angeles based Improv Comedy Troupe, “On The Spot” which performed at The Comedy Store, taught classes and performed both nationally and internationally. She is an actor who was both a company and board member of the Repertory East Playhouse. Laura has a BA in Theatre from Cal State Northridge where she was a teacher, producer and director with the summer Teenage Drama Workshop. When not in theatre, Laura runs a bookkeeping business for multiple small businesses in both Honolulu and Los Angeles. 

Rachel Filbeck - Resident Designer

Rachel Filbeck recently graduated from UH Mānoa with her MFA in Scenic Design. Prior to her experience in Hawaii, Rachel has worked for theatres in New York, New Jersey, Missouri, and Arkansas as a costumer, scenic artist, and director. Her notable design credits at UH include Nora, The Spitfire Grill; Smile, You're Under Surveillance!; Antigone; and Thin Man on a Ladder. She has also previously designed for Chaminade's Collegiate Theatre Festival doing scenery for Rose and the Ryme and both scenery and lights for Twilight: Los Angeles 1992. In addition to theatrical design, Rachel takes interest in digital illustration and artistic curriculum in community based settings. She recently completed a secondary MFA emphasis in Theatre for Young Audiences where she researched the impact of high mobility and displacement on the creative classroom. Her work involved creating puppetry curriculum for refugee youth in Jordan and displaced youth in Thailand.