Doris Duke Theatre

Went to Doris Duke for the first time to check out The Holy Mountain. Arrived right at the start of the film. Sound is great, aesthetics were great. The film tho, well, watch the trailer, which ever trailer you can find, and you'll get that in spades. Great place for art house, underground type films.

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Terrific boutique theatre that plays non mainstream independent and foreign films. They also host events for local filmmakers and many local filmmakers will rent out this venue to showcase their work. The theatre itself is below ground and so you can forget about using your phone during a performance or event. They keep it very clean and well maintained. The seats are comfortable and in very good condition. Parking can be a little dicy. There's metered parking along Kinau and Victoria St. After 6 pm you can park for free and there's also free parking on the right side of Beretania St after 6 pm. You enter the theatre on the Kinau St side. Look for events there and support the local filmmakers.

First time visiting this venue and it looks well maintained. No musty odors or peeling paint. Carpet looks new. Its located in the basement so there are stairs and an elevator. Outside is a ramp for wheelchairs. The entrance is on the Kina St side. Don't go through Art Academy main entrance doors as theater is on campus, but not connected to the Academy. What brought me here was the JOAN JETT biography movie. Just wanted to comment that she is a super-she and that the movie had great light hearted fun moments. There are a variety of movies from all genres and from around the world. Its up to you to look up their schedules because there doesn't seem much advertisements.

I'm happy they offer foreign/independent films. The Bollywood festival is always fun! The theater is clean & well maintained with a comfortable, not too freezing, temperature. The seats are comfortable although too bad they are not stadium style for a shorty like me. Maybe I should invent an adult booster seat, lol!

What a pleasant surprise! This was our first time visiting the Doris Duke Theatre, attending an AARP Movie for Adults.The seating was great, it's a little smaller and more intimate than your average theater. The restrooms are sufficient and close by. I think under normal circumstances they have a snack shop area which is convenient.We had to park a little down the road per the instructions, but it wasn't too far of a walk and the parking was free.I'm excited to return to the Doris Duke Theatre.

The Doris Duke Theater is a small auditorium under the Honolulu Museum of Art. They specialize in art-house films and generally organize films into weekly collections. This week was dance, next week will be zombies, and the week after will include social justice. Movie schedules are listed on the museum website. I've never been in an audience of more than 25 people, and that audience included six of my own friends. That was for the film "Being Elmo," which was truly a joy to watch. The smallest group I've been in was all of four people, only one of whom had not arrived in my car. That was during a week of movies about the Blues, so we were not surprised to have the place to ourselves. The theater is also used for live music events from time to time and for panel discussions of the films they show. Ticket prices currently are eight dollars for members, and ten dollars for nonmembers. There's no concession stand just a quiet appreciation of the art of film. Show time is generally 1pm. There is metered parking just outside on Kinau Street.

As an attendee, I enjoy the Doris Duke Theatre. There is no need for binoculars or stress about front-row seating. In this intimate theatre, every seat is a good seat unless the performers lie down on the stage. So if you are there to see a show involving copious amounts of bodies-on-ground action, like a show about sleeping at camp, aim for the first few rows.I like their offerings and promotion of unusual films and performing arts to expand the mind. It's an interesting, artsy little place, logical as it is housed in an art museum. As for performing, not my favorite. The stage is not a large one. During my last performance, a back roll (that only the first few rows could see) resulted in my high-heeled right leg dangling sadly off the stage. Fortunately, I was able to prevent my entire body from inadvertently exiting the performance space, but having one's foot offstage mid-performance is discombobulating. A lack of wings and presence of one tiny little dressing room also makes for a lot of waiting-in-the-narrow-stairwell, which is not the ideal place to keep one's body warm.In conclusion, it is better to be a spectator than a performer in this particular venue. So try your best to only spectate. Though if you do perform it's really not that bad. I've had worse.

Went to see the movie Harriet at the Doris Duke Theatre. Movie was great but it felt like the a/c went off during the movie and it got kinda warm. Think they turned the a/c back on at the end.

Really nice theatre run by a fabulous museum! I would highly recommend visiting the Honolulu Museum of Arts and Culture any day!