James R. Brandon has been a Professor of Theatre in the department since l968, and has brought much recognition to the department. He has directed over sixteen major productions at the University of Hawai'i, many of which he also translated or authored, and his creative work has repeatedly been honored with awards on the state and national level. He has authored and edited sixteen books, many of them seminal works that comprise the core curriculum for Asian theatre courses nationally. James R. Brandon is unquestionably one of the most widely recognized and highly honored theatre faculty anywhere in the world. SOME OF HIS BOOKS INCLUDE * Cambridge Guide to Asian Theatre (Cambridge UP, 1993) * On Thrones of Gold: Three Javanese Shadow Plays (Harvard UP, 1970; reprinted, University of Hawai'i Press, 1993) * Kabuki: Five Classic Plays (Harvard UP, 1975; reprinted, University of Hawai'i Press, 1992) * Sanskrit Drama in Performance (University of Hawai'i Press, 1981; India ed., New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1990) * Theatre in Southeast Asia (Harvard UP,1967). SOME OF HIS AWARDS INCLUDE * 1995 Sukeroku: Flower of Edo [Kabuki Comedy] Best Production, Best Ensemble, and Best Director Awards, Hawai'i State Theatre Council * 1991 The Road to Tokyo! [Kabuki Drama] National Festival alternate selection, and Regional Festival winner at the American College Theatre Festival as director and co-author Award for Best Director from the Hawai'i State Theatre Council * 1989 Invitational tour to perform the English-language Kyogen plays Buaku the Bold and Tricked by a Rhythm at the National Noh Theatre of Japan in Tokyo * 1981 Hoichi: Dark Tales of the Heike [UH Production] Award for Best Original Drama at the American College Theatre Festival, Region VIII * 1975 The Scarlet Princess of Edo [Kabuki Drama] Commendation from the Senate of the State of Hawai'i, as director and translator National winner of the American College Theatre Festival, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. SOME OF HIS MAIN HONORS INCLUDE: * 1994 The Order of the Rising Sun with Gold Rays, an Imperial Decoration from the Government of Japan * 1994 A national award for Outstanding Teacher of the Year from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education * 1991 The Lifetime Achievement Award for work in Asian Theatre from the Hawai'i State Theatre Council * 1988 The John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award of the Asian Cultural Council, in recognition of exemplary contributions to the understanding and appreciation of Asian Theatre