Episode 9 - Downstage HNL - Theater goes underground with Aaron Pughes

Aaron Pughes is a founder and partner at Downstage Honolulu, a new theatre opening in Honolulu, Hawaii’s Chinatown across from Little Village. Aaron brings his relaxed slow burn sense of humor to the Aloha Friday Podcast studio as he offers what improv has brought into his life and what he’s learned from teaching it. Hosts Naomi Cooper-Christiansen and Marcus Landsberg get Aaron to explore a little bit of underground history of the Honolulu theatre scene. As he discusses the current plans for the theatre/bar/podcast/classroom Naomi Cooper-Christensen probes deeper about Aaron’s journey as an Improv actor, starting with Laughtrack theatre. He he also shares the planning that went into the design of the new theater and how he became an improv comedy teacher. We close with a special offer for a discount for classes for listeners of the Aloha Friday Podcast.

Downstage Honolulu Theater: https://www.facebook.com/downstageHNL/

Mr Aaron Presents: https://www.yelp.com/biz/mr-aaron-presents-honolulu

Improv in Paradise classes: https://improvinparadise.com

Thin Fast Improv: http://thinkfastimprov.com