Hawaii Conservatory Table Reads Series: THE BIRDMAN OF PĀHOA
Schedule
Fri Oct 17 2025 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm
UTC-10:00Location
'Ōlelo Community Media | Honolulu, HI
https://www.sagaftra.org/hawaii-conservatory-table-reads-series-birdman-pahoaOct 17, 2025 - 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM HST
This event will be held in person.
Where: Olelo Community Media 1122 Mapunapuna St, Honolulu, HI 96819
Join us for a table read performance in our Hawai'i Local Conservatory Screenplay Reading Series:
THE BIRDMAN OF PĀHOA
Screenplay by: Noah Evslin
When: Friday, October 17, 2025, 6 pm-9 pm
Where: Olelo Community Media 1122 Mapunapuna St, Honolulu, HI 96819
LOGLINE: On a “fix-it or nix-it” second-honeymoon to Pāhoa, a fraying couple gets swept into a string of brutal killings staged to look like a local cryptid—until the investigation by two Big Island detectives reveals both a human conspiracy and a very real predator in the lava tubes beneath Kīlauea.
WRITER BIO: Noah Evslin is a TV writer/producer originally from Kauaʻi. He lives in ʻEwa Beach with his wife and two kids. His credits include “Scandal,” “Grey's Anatomy,” “Hawaiʻi Five-0”, “NCIS: Hawaiʻi, Rescue: HI Surf” and more.
For those wanting to be part of the live audience for the table read please RSVP below.
https://www.sagaftra.org/hawaii-conservatory-table-reads-series-birdman-pahoa
The event is free for members and their guests.
For those interested in submitting to read a part in our live table read please email [email protected], with your headshot, resume and link to your reel. Submissions will be forwarded to the writer; the deadline is October 13, 2025.
Seeking performers able to read the following roles:
LEADS:
Emma Travers – 40s, sharp, guarded, and running on fumes. On a second-honeymoon to fix her marriage only to collide with something truly inhuman. Range: brittle humor, panic, steely survival.
Jack Choi – 40s, decent, nerdy-handsome, bipolar and medicated; wants to fix things and be the grown-up. Framed by staged evidence, he refuses to confess and ultimately makes a brutal decision.
INVESTIGATORS:
Detective Clayton Pa – 30s, Hawaiian mix; pragmatic, skeptical, procedure-first. Believes jealousy and money before monsters—until evidence and firsthand encounters force him to widen his view. Dry wit, steady command presence.
Detective Becca Abayon – Late 20s, Filipino; intuitive, empathetic, sharper than people expect. More open to the impossible, rooted in family stories; drives the case forward with instincts and compassion. Slips into pidgin with family.
MAJOR SUPPORTING:
Mitch Choi – 40s, Jack’s alpha, swaggering brother; manipulative, cheating, and co-architect of the hoax. Weaponizes legend for profit and escape. Big energy, contemptuous charm.
Kyra – 30s, Mitch’s trophy wife. Hurt, suspicious, trying to keep face in a marriage long gone to shit.
Karl – 50s, territorial neighbor/guide. Grifter survivalist. Gruff, menacing, amused by his own scams.
Andy Daluth – 30s, LOTR-obsessive AirBnB host with cameras in his house. Awkward, needy, possibly more than meets the eye.
Tutu Carmelita Abayon – 80s, Filipino. Becca’s grandmother. Storyteller in pidgin, carries the cultural key to the Birdman and survival rules. Fierce, funny, authoritative.
SUPPORTING/DAY PLAYERS:
Hippie Chick (Barista) – 18, stoned-but-lucid vibe. Gives first in-world Birdman lore and missing-people context. Warm, wry, fast-talking.
Buck – 50s, bar buddy; blunt, funny, marriage realist.
Kimo – 40s, Buck’s husband; quick, teasing counterpoint.
Tech David Antipala (CSU/Forensics) – 30s–40s; matter-of-fact, walks detectives through stage evidence and bodies in the trees. Dry gallows humor.
Analyst Ray Matsumoto (HPD Digital/Audio) – 30s; precise, screen-whisperer. Understated, technical.
Uniformed Cop – Brief welfare check at the motel. Polite, professional.
Dispatcher (Phone) – Calm, procedural voice during Crooked House assault. Anchors the reality.
https://www.sagaftra.org/hawaii-conservatory-table-reads-series-birdman-pahoa
Where is it happening?
'Ōlelo Community Media, 1122 Mapunapuna St,Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
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