A great week for theatre!

KEITH KASHIWADA NOT CHINESE: Keith K. Kashiwada, fifth from left, isn't Chinese, but that didn't keep him from delivering an entertaining portrayal of Rutger "Cowboy" Wat when Kumu Kahua's world premiere of "David Carradine Not Chinese" opened at the Kumu Kahua Theatre on Thursday. Director John H.Y. Wat, third from left, celebrated with Kashiwada and the rest of the cast -- Alvin Chan, left, Brent Yoshikami, Alissa Joy Lee, Tristan Hiraishi and Rodney Kwock -- at the post-show reception outside the theater. As for the ethnicity of the other cast members, Chan, who plays Princeton "Uncle Pull-My Finger" Wat, says he's "100 percent pure Chinese." Yoshikami, who plays Truman Wat, is not.

IT'S OK, THEY'RE ALL ACTORS!: Danel Verdugo, center, was greeted by Taurie Kinoshita, left, and Christy Hauptman when she stopped by the "David Carradine Not Chinese" post-show party. Hauptman designed the costumes for the show. Kinoshita is taking a break from experimental theater to run the audio board.

DWIGHT CHECKS OUT 'RAISIN': Dwight Holiday, left, talked with cast members Trevor Graham, center, and Derrick K. Brown at the opening night post-show reception for the Actors Group production of "A Raisin in the Sun" on Friday. Brown gives an engaging performance as a militant Nigerian college student.

RUSSELL'S BACK: Russell Motter caught up with gal pal Anette Kauahikaua, center, and casting director Anna Fishburn at the "Raisin" post-show party. Motter, back from New York to see Kauahikaua open in "Raisin," returns to the Columbia University Institute for Research in African-American Studies next Monday.