Our writers convened on April Fools’ Day to scrape through the headlines and top stories and uncover all the news that’s fit to skewer for the Gridiron.

Newsmakers from politicians to zoo animals aren’t safe when Honolulu’s newspaper, magazine, radio, television and stage personalities gather at the Diamond Head Theatre for three fully produced shows on Oct. 23-24. We have added a Saturday matinee to our line-up of two nightly shows.

The show pokes fun at just about anyone and anything in Hawaii's headlines over the past year. Proceeds benefit the Society of Professional Journalists' Hawaii Chapter student internships and scholarships.

Gridiron 2009: Doing Less with Less will begin at 8 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and 3 p.m. Oct. 24 at Diamond Head Theatre, 520 Makapuu Ave., across from Kapiolani Community College. There's plenty of free parking at KCC and behind the theater.

FOR CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS

Contact Stafford Kiguchi at 694-8580 on Oahu or stafford.kiguchi@boh.com

TICKET SALES BEGIN AT 9 A.M. SEPT. 8

Purchase tickets 22 hours a day at: www.ticketmaster.com where you can also view a theater seating chart.

For more information: www.hawaiispj.org

Presale tickets are available to members of the Gridiron cast and crew beginning at 9 a.m. Aug. 31 and for Hawaii Chapter SPJ members at 9 a.m. Sept. 3. There is a limit of a total of eight presale tickets per customer (4 discount, 4 full price).

CALL:

To charge tickets by phone, call 1-(800) 745-3000 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Hawaiian Standard Time) Monday through Saturday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Hawaiian Standard Time) Sunday.

Ticketmaster’s phone center automated voice recognition service and Internet services is open 22-hours a day, coming down from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. for maintenance daily.

TICKETS MAY ALSO BE PURCHASED AT:

Ticketmaster outlets: Blaisdell Arena box office and various Macy’s stores: Ala Moana and Pearlridge

Tickets are $60 for super good seats (lowered from last year’s $65) and $40 for really good seats.

Fees charged by Ticketmaster are: $5 per ticket (Lower fees may apply for discounted

$3 per order

Tickets are not tax-deductible. SPJ-Hawaii is a 501(c)6 organization.

Tickets will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis.

ALL SALES FINAL

NO EXCHANGES/REFUNDS

FOR GENERAL INFORMATION

E-mail spj@flex.com

GRIDIRON 2009 ENSEMBLE

Anna Gomes

B.J. Reyes

Ben. Gutierrez

Beth-Ann Kozlovich

Bill Sage IV

Billy Sage V

Billy V

Bob Jones

Brock Whaley

Catherine Toth

Cathy Foy

Chad Blair

Christina Failma

Christine Strobel

Colette Fox

Dan Cooke

Dan Meisenzahl

Denby Fawcett

Donalyn Dela Cruz

Erika Engle

Esme Infante Nii

Gene Park

Gina Mangieri

Gordon Pang

Howard Dicus

Jason Kasamoto

Jocelyn Cua-Racoma

Jodi Leong

John Heckathorn

Justin Cruz

Keoki Kerr

Kerry Yoshida

Kristopher Dela Cruz

Kristen Consillio

Kyle Funasaki

Lance Rae

Leland Kim

Linda Chiem

Lisa Kubota

Mahealani Richardson

Mahlon Moore

Malika Dudley

Marie Villa

Michael Titterton

Minna Sugimoto

Moani Wright-Van Alst

Nanea Kalani

Olena Rubin

Paul Drewes

Randi Petrello

Robbie Dingeman

Sarah Mendoza

Shannon Winpenny

Sid Milburn

Vicki Viotti

Wayne Yoshioka

FROM HAWAII'S PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA:
The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Honolulu Weekly, Hawaii Magazine, Hawaii Business, Honolulu Magazine, MidWeek, Pacific Business News, KGMB-9, KHON-2, KHNL-8, KITV-4, Hawaii Public Radio, MetroNews

Director: Ahnya Chang

Music Director: Roslyn Catracchia

Choreographer: Ahnya Chang

Additional Choreography: Anna Gomes, John Rampage

Technical Director: Theresa Riedman

Artistic Directors: Robbie Dingeman, Keoki Kerr

* Scheduled to appear

Hawaii SPJ