OPENING

"Eating Chicken Feet": A comedy by Kitty Chen about an American-born Chinese high school student who tries to bring her separated parents back together and won't let the fact that she's in a coma stand in her way, 8 p.m. Sept. 4-6, 13, 19-20, 25-27 and Oct. 2-4; 2 p.m. Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5, Kumu Kahua Theatre. Cost: Fri./Sat./Sun. $10-$15; Thur. $5-$12. Tickets available at Kumu Kahua Theatre box office from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. or call 536-4441.

"Grease": 50's rock-n-roll high school musical, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays, Sept. 4-20, Fort Shafter's Richardson Theatre. Cost: $6-$15. Information, 438-4480 or 438-5230.

"Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back": Musical spoof of Broadway shoes directed by Brad Powell and musical director John Alexander. At 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 4 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 10-28. Tickets: $24-$30. Information, 988-6131.

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CONTINUING

"12 Angry Men": ASATAD presents Reginald Rose's courtroom drama, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays, through Sept. 21, Windward Community College's Little Theatre. Cost: $14-$17. Discount tickets available at all Tower Records and Diamond Head Video outlets. Reserve at 247-6939.

"Blue Bird Rhapsody": Dance-drama of a Japanese woman who goes on an archetypal journey to find her identity, 8 p.m. through Sept. 6 and 2 p.m. Sept. 7, UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Cost: $3-$8. The director and cast will be available for questions during the "Post-Show Rap" following the Sept. 5 show. Information, 956-7655.

"Imagination--A Grand Musical Adventure": Thirty-minute musical about a young boy's discovery of the power of imagination and the good and evil it can do. At 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, through November, Ala Moana Centerstage. Free. Information, 946-2811 or 955-9517.

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DANCE

Dance class: NorthWest Dance performing arts class for children ages 8-13, 4-6:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 4 at Calvary By the Sea Lutheran Church. Students will learn dance and drama and perform in Christian musicals. Cost: $50 per month. Scholarships are available. Limited enrollment. Call Lisa Tuttle, 946-0357.

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SPECIAL

"A Chat With Gerard Alessandrini": 10 a.m.-noon Sept. 13, Manoa Valley Theatre. Alessandrini is the creator, writer and director of "Forbidden Broadway" and has won the Obie, Special Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and New England Theatre Conference awards. Cost: $5. Reserve at 988-6131.

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AUDITIONS

"Speak for Yourself, John, Or Dirty Work at Plymouth Rock": Melodrama by Nelson Shreve for the Lanikai Mortgage Players. Auditions, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23, Lanikai Community Center. Play dates Nov. 7-9 and Nov. 14-16. Backstage workers and production assistants of all kinds urgently needed. Call 262-5577.

"Finian's Rainbow": Auditions for Army Community Theatre's production will be held Sept. 15-17 at the theater. Performances in late November-early December. Information, 438-4480 or 438-5230. Call between 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday-Friday.

"Kamau A'e": Three part-Hawaiian or Polynesian women age 25-40; one Caucasian woman age 25-40; one woman of any ethnicity age 25-40; four part-Hawaiian or Polynesian men age 25-40; one part-Hawaiian or Polynesian man age 50-70; one Japanese man age 50-70; and one mixed-local man aged 18-30 are needed for Alani Apio's play about a Hawaiian family's struggle to keep the land of their ancestors.

Auditions will be held 4-7 p.m. Sept. 7 and 6-10 p.m. Sept. 8, Kumu Kahua Theatre. Scripts available for loan with a $10 deposit at the theatre's office, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays. Rehearsals begin Sept. 14 and production begins Nov. 6. Information, 734-4268.

Hawaii Opera Theatre: Chorus auditions for their 1998 season featuring "Romeo and Juliette," "Don Giovanni" and "Macbeth." Auditions will be held Sept. 9-10. To make an appointment, call Stephanie at 596-7372, extension 18.

"Da Taming of Da Shrew": Pidgin-speakers, Shakespearean English and contemporary English speakers are wanted for director Glenn Cannon's play. Auditions will be held from 3:30-6 p.m. Sept. 9, 4:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 and 3:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the UH-Manoa, Earle Ernst Lab Theatre. Performances will run from Nov. 21-Dec. 7. Auditioners should prepare a couple of speeches from the characters, putting them into pidgin and/or contemporary language. Auditioners are also allowed to prepare a scene with other actors. Information, 956-2110.

"Getting Out": Windward Community College Players are holding auditions noon-4 p.m. Sept. 6; and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 7 in the college's Little Theatre. Auditioners will be asked to read from the script. Performances will be held from Nov. 7-22 with rehearsals beginning Sept. 10. To borrow a script, call 235-0077, extension 446, or 235-7446.

"A Night At Rosie's": Musical by Norman Boroughs and Joyce Maltby. Auditions, 7 p.m. Sept. 5, and noon Sept. 6-7, Hawaii Pacific University's Windward Campus Theatre. Play will run from November through the beginning of December. Information, 254-0853.

Honolulu Theatre For Youth: Looking for young adults ages 12-20 for Theatrefest '97. Plays include: "Long Live the King," "Angels in the Sand" and "One Tough Act to Follow." Auditions, noon-5 p.m. Sept. 6, University Lab School Auditorium/Theatre. Information, 839-9885.