The fall production at The Abbey Players theatre will be the hit musical comedy, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. This entertaining look at the dating and marriage game has roles for two men and two women between the ages of 25 and 45. A violinist is also needed. Those interested in
auditioning may come with sheet music of their choice or with any prepared solo. The adult musical will be directed by Dianne Moss and will run several weekends in the fall. Exact show dates will be determined after the show is cast.
Auditions will take place at the Abbey Players theatre, 200 South State Street, on Tuesday, July 8th, at 7 pm, and again on Saturday, July 12th, at 2 pm. For more information about the show, call the Abbey Players office, 893-2442, between 9 and 11 am weekdays, or call Dianne Moss at 523-9995
For more information and a map to the theatre at www.abbeyplayers.com
Monday, June 30, 2008
Theatre--Auditions
IPAL will have auditions for its next production to run the first 3 week-ends in September. Auditions will be held Monday, July 7 and Tuesday, July 8 at 6:00 P.M. at IPAL. Rehearsals will begin the following week. That's the Spirit, by Tim Kelly, will be directed by Donna Berard. The play, with 13 (adult) characters, is an entertaining, off-the wall, cockeyed, whodunit spoof. The situations are absurd and the characters are bizarre. For more information, please contact Donna at 229-6919.
Theatre--Audition
Open auditions will be held at Cité des Arts for two original one acts by local playwright Austin Sonnier, Jr. and directed by Maureen Brennan. This production will run at Cité September 4th-20th, 2008. Both pieces are set in New Orleans—one in a famous haunted house up-town and the other in the 9th Ward post-Katrina.
ACTORS NEEDED: Eleven actors, six female and five male, ages 20’s through 50’s
WHEN: July 16th at 7:00pm and July 17th & 18th at 6:00pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine Street, Downtown Lafayette between Jefferson and Third
For further information please call Cité at 291-1122.
ACTORS NEEDED: Eleven actors, six female and five male, ages 20’s through 50’s
WHEN: July 16th at 7:00pm and July 17th & 18th at 6:00pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine Street, Downtown Lafayette between Jefferson and Third
For further information please call Cité at 291-1122.
Theatre--Festival
This is from the Theater Guy Blog. In the process of discussing the difficulty of setting up a "cooperative" of NO area theatres, David Cuthbert included this about a New Orleans Fringe Festival:
A major speaker at the Theatre Alliance meeting was Dennis Monn, talking up The New Orleans Fringe Festival, which is accepting submissions for "fearless performances for fearless audiences" through July 15. Monn, the fest's artistic director, said he is looking for "wild, weird, fresh original theater." "We don't want any productions of Oliver! unless Oliver is a crackhead," he said.
There really are no borders other than "original work," Monn said. The Fringe Festival flier lists "comedy, dance, spoken word, street theater, multimedia, musical theater, performance art, puppetry, improvisational, magic, storytelling, cabaret, burlesque, variety, sideshow and other creative madness." For applications, visit www.nofringe.org.
"We're courting out-of-towners, too," Monn said. "Everyone will be paid, including the tech people. We're thinking of a performance as lasting 40 minutes, so if you have a 20-minute piece, we could pair it up with another 20-minute piece." (emphasis added)
The festival will happen over four days, Nov. 13-26, involve at least 20 groups at multiple Bywater venues, including the Marigny Theatre, the Hi-Ho Lounge, the Backyard Ballroom, the Side Arm Gallery, "a kids' stage behind the St. Roch Market and whatever other dives we can get," Monn said. R.J. Tsarov, the playwright-DramaRama organizer, is acting in an advisory capacity for the fest.
A major speaker at the Theatre Alliance meeting was Dennis Monn, talking up The New Orleans Fringe Festival, which is accepting submissions for "fearless performances for fearless audiences" through July 15. Monn, the fest's artistic director, said he is looking for "wild, weird, fresh original theater." "We don't want any productions of Oliver! unless Oliver is a crackhead," he said.
There really are no borders other than "original work," Monn said. The Fringe Festival flier lists "comedy, dance, spoken word, street theater, multimedia, musical theater, performance art, puppetry, improvisational, magic, storytelling, cabaret, burlesque, variety, sideshow and other creative madness." For applications, visit www.nofringe.org.
"We're courting out-of-towners, too," Monn said. "Everyone will be paid, including the tech people. We're thinking of a performance as lasting 40 minutes, so if you have a 20-minute piece, we could pair it up with another 20-minute piece." (emphasis added)
The festival will happen over four days, Nov. 13-26, involve at least 20 groups at multiple Bywater venues, including the Marigny Theatre, the Hi-Ho Lounge, the Backyard Ballroom, the Side Arm Gallery, "a kids' stage behind the St. Roch Market and whatever other dives we can get," Monn said. R.J. Tsarov, the playwright-DramaRama organizer, is acting in an advisory capacity for the fest.
Theatre--Performance
The Summer Youth Shakespeare Ensemble announces that its production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest will run July 25, 26, & 27, 2008 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts.
For more information call (337) 739-4273 or (337) 380-4021.
For more information call (337) 739-4273 or (337) 380-4021.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Theatre--Articles
Theatre--Performance
Firelight Theater presents their summer children's production Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 27, 28, 29 at 7:00 pm with matinees at 3:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. Adults - $15.00, Children and seniors - $10.00. Join Firelight's cast of young actresses and actors as they present the
children's classic story of the Three Little Pigs and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Firelight's cast of 42, who range in age from 4 to 18 years old, will sing and dance their way into your hearts.
children's classic story of the Three Little Pigs and J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Firelight's cast of 42, who range in age from 4 to 18 years old, will sing and dance their way into your hearts.
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Theatre--Review
Ray Blum has a review of Will Moody and Jordan Kaplan's original piece Attend in the June 27th edition of the Daily Advertiser.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Theatre--Performance
Firelight Chilren's Theatre presents their summer children’s productions of the Three Piggy Opera and Peter Pan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, July 27, 28, 29 at 7:00 pm with matinees at 3:00 pm Saturday and Sunday.
Dance--Summer Intensives
Lafayette Ballet Theatre company dancers and students passed stringent admissions screenings and auditions to secure coveted spots in the nation’s most intensive ballet study programs this summer. The young women competed against advanced-level students from around the U.S. and abroad for these opportunities to build their skills under the instruction of some of the world’s top ballet professionals.
Bethany Buller, 19, of Opelousas, is attending a five-week course on full scholarship at Boston Ballet School – the official school of the Boston Ballet and the largest school of its kind in North America.
Last year, Buller was one of only 12 dancers invited to study at the elite level in the summer intensive at the School of American Ballet – the official school of the New York City Ballet. She also has studied at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Fla., on scholarship and has been invited to participate in study programs with the Houston Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, Austin Ballet, Burklyn Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Performances include Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, The Sleeping Beauty, Nymphs, Raymonda and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Buller, who has been studying classical ballet at the LBT Dance Conservatory for seven years, is a principal dancer with LBT’s professional company. She is also a student at LSU-E majoring in physical therapy.
For the third consecutive year, Richard, 19, of Lafayette, is participating in American Ballet Theatre’s prestigious New York City summer program, forfeiting an opportunity to study with Boston Ballet School.
In 2003 and 2004, Richard attended ABT’s Orange County, Calif., summer intensives. Previously, she also has attended four Boston Ballet study programs and has received invitations to attend programs with countless other acclaimed companies.
Richard began her dance education at an early age with the Performing Arts Academy in Morgan City. She has trained with LBT for 11 years and served as a principal dancer in LBT’s professional dance company prior to enrolling in the apparel design program at LSU in Baton Rouge last fall. She currently is a contracted guest artist with LBT.
Nicole Foreman, 17, of Carencro, is attending the Joffrey Ballet workshop in San Antonio for the second consecutive summer. Foreman has completed two years of study with LBT Dance Conservatory. She previously studied with The Dance Place in Carencro.
Adrienne Boudreaux, 15, of Lafayette, is attending a five-week intensive study program with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, having received upper division placement. This will mark her third consecutive year participating in this program. Boudreaux has been training with LBT Dance Conservatory for the past eight years. She is a corps de ballet level dancer with the LBT company.
Alyssa Leger, 15, of Lafayette, is one of only 190 dancers from across the U.S. and abroad to gain entry into the School of American Ballet summer intensive program in New York City. Last year, Leger attended Pacific Northwest Ballet’s five-week summer intensive in Seattle. She previously has gained acceptance into programs hosted by Ballet Austin and the Houston Ballet. Leger, who has been studying with LBT since the age of 8, is a corps de ballet level dancer with the LBT company.
Aerin Higginbotham, 15, of Lafayette, is attending the four-week American Ballet Theatre Austin program. She joined Lafayette Ballet Theatre in the fall of 2007.
Elizabeth Vied, 15, and Lauren Dionne, 13, both of Lafayette, are attending the American Ballet Theatre Alabama program in Tuscaloosa. Last year, Vied attended Ballet Austin’s summer program. She has studied with the LBT Dance Conservatory for the past four years and is an apprentice level member of LBT’s professional division. This is Dionne’s first summer intensive experience. She has been studying with the LBT Dance Conservatory for two years.
Blaike Musso, 14, of Lafayette, Alexa Daigle, 13, of Lafayette, and Lindsey Sagrera, 13, of Abbeville, are attending a three-week Ballet Austin summer intensive program.Last summer, Musso spent five weeks studying with Ballet Chicago. She is entering her sixth year of study with the LBT Dance Conservatory. This will be the first summer intensive experience for both Daigle and Sagrera, who have spent three years studying with LBT.
Lafayette Ballet Theatre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing classical ballet instruction, educational programs and quality stage performances to Acadiana residents. Dance Conservatory – the official school of LBT – supplies more than 80 percent of the dancers to the organization’s professional dance company. For more information on LBT and Dance Conservatory, visit www.LafayetteBalletTheatre.org.
Bethany Buller, 19, of Opelousas, is attending a five-week course on full scholarship at Boston Ballet School – the official school of the Boston Ballet and the largest school of its kind in North America.
Last year, Buller was one of only 12 dancers invited to study at the elite level in the summer intensive at the School of American Ballet – the official school of the New York City Ballet. She also has studied at the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton, Fla., on scholarship and has been invited to participate in study programs with the Houston Ballet, Ballet Pacifica, Austin Ballet, Burklyn Ballet, Colorado Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. Performances include Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, The Sleeping Beauty, Nymphs, Raymonda and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
Buller, who has been studying classical ballet at the LBT Dance Conservatory for seven years, is a principal dancer with LBT’s professional company. She is also a student at LSU-E majoring in physical therapy.
For the third consecutive year, Richard, 19, of Lafayette, is participating in American Ballet Theatre’s prestigious New York City summer program, forfeiting an opportunity to study with Boston Ballet School.
In 2003 and 2004, Richard attended ABT’s Orange County, Calif., summer intensives. Previously, she also has attended four Boston Ballet study programs and has received invitations to attend programs with countless other acclaimed companies.
Richard began her dance education at an early age with the Performing Arts Academy in Morgan City. She has trained with LBT for 11 years and served as a principal dancer in LBT’s professional dance company prior to enrolling in the apparel design program at LSU in Baton Rouge last fall. She currently is a contracted guest artist with LBT.
Nicole Foreman, 17, of Carencro, is attending the Joffrey Ballet workshop in San Antonio for the second consecutive summer. Foreman has completed two years of study with LBT Dance Conservatory. She previously studied with The Dance Place in Carencro.
Adrienne Boudreaux, 15, of Lafayette, is attending a five-week intensive study program with Pacific Northwest Ballet in Seattle, having received upper division placement. This will mark her third consecutive year participating in this program. Boudreaux has been training with LBT Dance Conservatory for the past eight years. She is a corps de ballet level dancer with the LBT company.
Alyssa Leger, 15, of Lafayette, is one of only 190 dancers from across the U.S. and abroad to gain entry into the School of American Ballet summer intensive program in New York City. Last year, Leger attended Pacific Northwest Ballet’s five-week summer intensive in Seattle. She previously has gained acceptance into programs hosted by Ballet Austin and the Houston Ballet. Leger, who has been studying with LBT since the age of 8, is a corps de ballet level dancer with the LBT company.
Aerin Higginbotham, 15, of Lafayette, is attending the four-week American Ballet Theatre Austin program. She joined Lafayette Ballet Theatre in the fall of 2007.
Elizabeth Vied, 15, and Lauren Dionne, 13, both of Lafayette, are attending the American Ballet Theatre Alabama program in Tuscaloosa. Last year, Vied attended Ballet Austin’s summer program. She has studied with the LBT Dance Conservatory for the past four years and is an apprentice level member of LBT’s professional division. This is Dionne’s first summer intensive experience. She has been studying with the LBT Dance Conservatory for two years.
Blaike Musso, 14, of Lafayette, Alexa Daigle, 13, of Lafayette, and Lindsey Sagrera, 13, of Abbeville, are attending a three-week Ballet Austin summer intensive program.Last summer, Musso spent five weeks studying with Ballet Chicago. She is entering her sixth year of study with the LBT Dance Conservatory. This will be the first summer intensive experience for both Daigle and Sagrera, who have spent three years studying with LBT.
Lafayette Ballet Theatre is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing classical ballet instruction, educational programs and quality stage performances to Acadiana residents. Dance Conservatory – the official school of LBT – supplies more than 80 percent of the dancers to the organization’s professional dance company. For more information on LBT and Dance Conservatory, visit www.LafayetteBalletTheatre.org.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Theatre--Workshop Performance
The Evangeline Players will present Hare, a series of vignettes about rabbits being presented by the Summer Drama Camp under the direction of Adel Comeaux. Those performances will be June 28 and 29. Call the Duchamp Opera House at 394-6604 for information
Theatre--Review
The Iberia Performing Arts League is presenting The Wizard Of Oz at the Essanee Theatre on Iberia Street in New Iberia. Directed and written by Leigh Simmons, this production uses the score from the 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland. Generally faithful to the original script, this production does have some interpolated lines. Still, it is basically the film on stage and if you love the film you will enjoy this production. The most significant change to the show is that the director has cast different people as the farm hands and Miss Gulch than the actors playing Scarecrow Tin Man, Lion and the Wicked Witch. Since they are visibly different people we lose the conflation of Kansas with Oz and it is less apparent that Dorothy has only dreamed the Oz sequence.
The production team has gone to great efforts to re-create the film as fully as possible. There are ruby slippers, a field of poppies, and Emerald City and flying monkeys. Given the limited resources of stage versus film and the additional limitations of community theatre budgets the team has been very clever and largely successful. For instance, the poppies are dancers with red capes which they turn inside out to reveal white capes for the snow that Glinda sends to cover the poppies. Glinda arrives in a giant bubble of bubble wrap! Auntie Em and the Witch really do appear in a giant crystal ball. Adults will be entertained by the cleverness of the effects.
Along with effective directing and production design take note of the music direction. Marcus McCullough does a wonderful job of masking any mistakes from the singers and he brings his usual enthusiasm to his playing. Marcus McCullough, Jennifer and Paul Tassin and Rafael Henry are local treasures for any group planning a musical and especially any group relying on inexperienced performers. And Leigh Simmons is has run a very productive Children's Theatre program which has generated an excellent talent pool for both New Iberia and St. Martinville.
Unfortunately, I saw the performance at the first dress rehearsal. While the show was excellent, there were no programs available so I cannot credit the cast members individually. But Aunt Em is a standout for mature, natural acting; the Lion is a Virginia ham; the Scarecrow is a comedic gem and the Tin Man is stalwart. Dorothy handles Toto so naturally that you forget he's a puppet. The Professor/Oz is a born show man. The Wicked Witch is as wicked as they come.
The Wizard Of Oz concludes its run the weekend of June 27th-29th. It is well worth the price of admission.
The production team has gone to great efforts to re-create the film as fully as possible. There are ruby slippers, a field of poppies, and Emerald City and flying monkeys. Given the limited resources of stage versus film and the additional limitations of community theatre budgets the team has been very clever and largely successful. For instance, the poppies are dancers with red capes which they turn inside out to reveal white capes for the snow that Glinda sends to cover the poppies. Glinda arrives in a giant bubble of bubble wrap! Auntie Em and the Witch really do appear in a giant crystal ball. Adults will be entertained by the cleverness of the effects.
Along with effective directing and production design take note of the music direction. Marcus McCullough does a wonderful job of masking any mistakes from the singers and he brings his usual enthusiasm to his playing. Marcus McCullough, Jennifer and Paul Tassin and Rafael Henry are local treasures for any group planning a musical and especially any group relying on inexperienced performers. And Leigh Simmons is has run a very productive Children's Theatre program which has generated an excellent talent pool for both New Iberia and St. Martinville.
Unfortunately, I saw the performance at the first dress rehearsal. While the show was excellent, there were no programs available so I cannot credit the cast members individually. But Aunt Em is a standout for mature, natural acting; the Lion is a Virginia ham; the Scarecrow is a comedic gem and the Tin Man is stalwart. Dorothy handles Toto so naturally that you forget he's a puppet. The Professor/Oz is a born show man. The Wicked Witch is as wicked as they come.
The Wizard Of Oz concludes its run the weekend of June 27th-29th. It is well worth the price of admission.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Theatre--Workshop
For the sixth year in a row, Cité is offering its New Voices Playwriting Camp, a summer theatre workshop for young people.
New Voices, led this year by local director/playwrite Jarin Schexnider, is a two week-long theatre workshop that offers students hands-on lessons in the art and craft of making plays. The camp is designed for students aged 10-16. No prior theatre or writing experience is necessary. Through writing exercises, improvisation, theatre games, and group work, students will dream up, develop, and write a one-act play. These plays are then worked and rehearsed, and compiled into an evening of theatre that is produced at Cité des Arts for the general public.
WHEN: 1pm – 5pm, July 14 – July 26, 2008
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson St. and Third St.
WHO: for students aged 10-17
COST: $50.00
Students interested in the New Voices Playwriting Camp should contact Cité des Arts at 291-1122 for information on registering.
New Voices, led this year by local director/playwrite Jarin Schexnider, is a two week-long theatre workshop that offers students hands-on lessons in the art and craft of making plays. The camp is designed for students aged 10-16. No prior theatre or writing experience is necessary. Through writing exercises, improvisation, theatre games, and group work, students will dream up, develop, and write a one-act play. These plays are then worked and rehearsed, and compiled into an evening of theatre that is produced at Cité des Arts for the general public.
WHEN: 1pm – 5pm, July 14 – July 26, 2008
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson St. and Third St.
WHO: for students aged 10-17
COST: $50.00
Students interested in the New Voices Playwriting Camp should contact Cité des Arts at 291-1122 for information on registering.
Theatre--Newspaper series
The Times of Acadiana is now running a weekly page devoted entirely to local theater. The page, called ON STAGE THIS WEEK, gives the highlights of local productions with a witty analysis of each in a “Perfect For” and “Perfectly Awful For” format.
Theatre--Performance
Cite des Arts is proud to present a theatre event unlike any the Acadiana area has seen -- the second annual Hub City Theatre Festival, a three-day theatre festival presenting original and published theatre work from local and national writers.
The Hub City Theatre Festival will present the world premieres of seven theatre pieces, the reprise of one piece by a local artist, and two performances of pieces from published playwrights. Local theatre companies and independent artists from across the Acadiana area are producing the pieces, and local audiences can expect a diverse offering of theatre visions -- from the comic to the thought-provoking, from the socially relevant to the personally intimate, from the solo performance to larger cast pieces.
Performances begin on Thursday, July 10 and run through Saturday, July 12. All pieces will alternate performances between Cite’s Mainstage Theatre and Cite’s Second Stage space. The final performance schedule will be announced shortly.
The Hub City Theatre Festival will also incorporate two new divisions to the festival. The first, HCTF Interactive, will include activities for the audience and participants to provide feedback on the festival as it is happening. The second, HCTF Kids, will be a series of interactive workshops scheduled on the morning of Saturday July 12, 2008.
The pieces selected for this year’s festival are:
* The Lamp by Cindy Brown.
This world premiere comedy takes a humorous and introspective look at life with Charlene and her middle-aged friends as they blossom and explore new possibilities. Directed by Dana Reed, this one act play marks the second year that the playwright has participated in the Hub City Theatre Festival.
* To Protect And Sever by Steven Cooper.
A world premier short play by local writer Steven Cooper. This short piece takes a darkly comic approach to the rising threat of terrorism, domestic spying, and the education of our youth.
* Gertrude Stein And A Companion by Win Wells
Firelight Theatre will present the first published work of the festival with their first HCTF production. This memory play presents snapshots of the strong relationship across time between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Through reflective and intimate storytelling, incorporating some of Gertrude Stein's own writings, the play reveals the fascinating journey of their remarkable life together in a time before such liaisons achieved any measure of social acceptance.
* The Exile of Joe Gagliano by Chere Coen
Gris-Gris Productions joins HCTF for the second year with its world premiere production. Bruce and Chere Coen pair together to bring us a funny yet touching portrayal of a New Orleans family evacuated during hurricane Katrina and adjusting to relocating in Lafayette.
* Momma Jass by Austin Sonnier, Jr.
The established Louisiana playwright will reprise this production for the HCTF stage. This one woman show starring Bria Hobgood explores the history of jazz.
* Willie And Me by Kimberly Johnson-Nagle.
The 2007 HCTF Best Play winning playwright and Best Production winning director Dr. Alex C. Marshall have paired together once again to present this world premiere production. Imagine, William Shakespeare in present day Louisiana and a troubled young lady who is trying to guide him through this new world. Can these strangers become friends or are there differences too much to overcome?
* Exile by Maureen Brennan and Valerian Smith
Brenrose Productions will present the debut of this work in progress. Focusing on the final days of Napoleon’s exile to the Caribbean island of St. Helen, this piece relies on gospel music to help tell the story.
* Last Night Of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry
Eunice Player’s Theatre brings their version of this Tony Award winning play to the Lafayette area. This charming and bittersweet comedy is set in 1939 in Atlanta, where Gone With the Wind is premiering. A segment of Atlanta’s Jewish elite is more concerned with who will be attending Ballyhoo, the social event of the season, than Hitler’s invasion of Poland. The arrival of a handsome businessman from New York forces the Freitag family to deal with who they really are as they are pulled apart and mended again with plenty of gentle comedy, sweet romance, and unexpected turns.
* Regarding Moore by Christine Baniewicz and Nick Hwang
In Baniewicz’s second year of HCTF, she has teamed up with a fellow LSU student to present the world premiere of this work in progress musical. In the scenes presented, English professor Dr. Steven Moore confronts two conflicting forces: his recent literary fame and his unique relationship with a 19-year-old student.
* Committed: Gay Marriage And Other Nightmares of Middle America by Cody Daigle.
Committed is a solo exploration of love, marriage, and commitment in the age of same-sex marriage. Weaving together the history of the fight for same-sex marriage in America and the personal history of the playwright, Committed makes the modest proposal that, gay or straight, marriage is good for us all.
Additional programming will fill out the festival, including a playwrights roundtable, a storytelling event, and other events to be announced.
The Hub City Theatre Festival is offering a variety of ticketing options for patrons to fully enjoy the festival. Festival passes, which gives patrons admission to every show in the festival are sold for $50.00. Saturday passes, which gives patrons admission to the full Saturday slate of shows are sold for $25.00. General admission tickets are also available for $5.00 per performance. For more information on purchasing a Festival pass or Saturday pass, call 291-1122.
The Hub City Theatre Festival is a one-of-a-kind theatre event for the Acadiana area that should not be missed. For more information on the festival lineup, the individual shows, ticketing options, and any other questions, call Cite des Arts at 291-1122 or visit Cite on the web at www.citedesarts.org.
The Hub City Theatre Festival will present the world premieres of seven theatre pieces, the reprise of one piece by a local artist, and two performances of pieces from published playwrights. Local theatre companies and independent artists from across the Acadiana area are producing the pieces, and local audiences can expect a diverse offering of theatre visions -- from the comic to the thought-provoking, from the socially relevant to the personally intimate, from the solo performance to larger cast pieces.
Performances begin on Thursday, July 10 and run through Saturday, July 12. All pieces will alternate performances between Cite’s Mainstage Theatre and Cite’s Second Stage space. The final performance schedule will be announced shortly.
The Hub City Theatre Festival will also incorporate two new divisions to the festival. The first, HCTF Interactive, will include activities for the audience and participants to provide feedback on the festival as it is happening. The second, HCTF Kids, will be a series of interactive workshops scheduled on the morning of Saturday July 12, 2008.
The pieces selected for this year’s festival are:
* The Lamp by Cindy Brown.
This world premiere comedy takes a humorous and introspective look at life with Charlene and her middle-aged friends as they blossom and explore new possibilities. Directed by Dana Reed, this one act play marks the second year that the playwright has participated in the Hub City Theatre Festival.
* To Protect And Sever by Steven Cooper.
A world premier short play by local writer Steven Cooper. This short piece takes a darkly comic approach to the rising threat of terrorism, domestic spying, and the education of our youth.
* Gertrude Stein And A Companion by Win Wells
Firelight Theatre will present the first published work of the festival with their first HCTF production. This memory play presents snapshots of the strong relationship across time between Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. Through reflective and intimate storytelling, incorporating some of Gertrude Stein's own writings, the play reveals the fascinating journey of their remarkable life together in a time before such liaisons achieved any measure of social acceptance.
* The Exile of Joe Gagliano by Chere Coen
Gris-Gris Productions joins HCTF for the second year with its world premiere production. Bruce and Chere Coen pair together to bring us a funny yet touching portrayal of a New Orleans family evacuated during hurricane Katrina and adjusting to relocating in Lafayette.
* Momma Jass by Austin Sonnier, Jr.
The established Louisiana playwright will reprise this production for the HCTF stage. This one woman show starring Bria Hobgood explores the history of jazz.
* Willie And Me by Kimberly Johnson-Nagle.
The 2007 HCTF Best Play winning playwright and Best Production winning director Dr. Alex C. Marshall have paired together once again to present this world premiere production. Imagine, William Shakespeare in present day Louisiana and a troubled young lady who is trying to guide him through this new world. Can these strangers become friends or are there differences too much to overcome?
* Exile by Maureen Brennan and Valerian Smith
Brenrose Productions will present the debut of this work in progress. Focusing on the final days of Napoleon’s exile to the Caribbean island of St. Helen, this piece relies on gospel music to help tell the story.
* Last Night Of Ballyhoo by Alfred Uhry
Eunice Player’s Theatre brings their version of this Tony Award winning play to the Lafayette area. This charming and bittersweet comedy is set in 1939 in Atlanta, where Gone With the Wind is premiering. A segment of Atlanta’s Jewish elite is more concerned with who will be attending Ballyhoo, the social event of the season, than Hitler’s invasion of Poland. The arrival of a handsome businessman from New York forces the Freitag family to deal with who they really are as they are pulled apart and mended again with plenty of gentle comedy, sweet romance, and unexpected turns.
* Regarding Moore by Christine Baniewicz and Nick Hwang
In Baniewicz’s second year of HCTF, she has teamed up with a fellow LSU student to present the world premiere of this work in progress musical. In the scenes presented, English professor Dr. Steven Moore confronts two conflicting forces: his recent literary fame and his unique relationship with a 19-year-old student.
* Committed: Gay Marriage And Other Nightmares of Middle America by Cody Daigle.
Committed is a solo exploration of love, marriage, and commitment in the age of same-sex marriage. Weaving together the history of the fight for same-sex marriage in America and the personal history of the playwright, Committed makes the modest proposal that, gay or straight, marriage is good for us all.
Additional programming will fill out the festival, including a playwrights roundtable, a storytelling event, and other events to be announced.
The Hub City Theatre Festival is offering a variety of ticketing options for patrons to fully enjoy the festival. Festival passes, which gives patrons admission to every show in the festival are sold for $50.00. Saturday passes, which gives patrons admission to the full Saturday slate of shows are sold for $25.00. General admission tickets are also available for $5.00 per performance. For more information on purchasing a Festival pass or Saturday pass, call 291-1122.
The Hub City Theatre Festival is a one-of-a-kind theatre event for the Acadiana area that should not be missed. For more information on the festival lineup, the individual shows, ticketing options, and any other questions, call Cite des Arts at 291-1122 or visit Cite on the web at www.citedesarts.org.
Theatre--Review
Ray Blum reviews Ezra Istre's Multiplicity (at Cite Des Arts)in the June 20th edition of the Daily Advertiser.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Theatre--Audition
The fall production at The Abbey Players theatre will be the hit musical comedy, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. This entertaining look at the dating and marriage game has roles for two men and two women between theages of 25 and 45. A violinist is also needed. Those interested in
auditioning may come with sheet music of their choice or with any prepared solo. The adult musical will be directed by Dianne Moss and will run several weekends in the fall. Exact show dates will be determined after the show is cast.
Auditions will take place at the Abbey Players theatre, 200 South State Street, on Tuesday, July 8th, at 7 pm, and again on Saturday, July 12th, at 2 pm. For more information about the show, call the Abbey Players office, 893-2442, between 9 and 11 am weekdays, or call Dianne Moss at 523-9995
For more information and a map to the theatre at www.abbeyplayers.com
auditioning may come with sheet music of their choice or with any prepared solo. The adult musical will be directed by Dianne Moss and will run several weekends in the fall. Exact show dates will be determined after the show is cast.
Auditions will take place at the Abbey Players theatre, 200 South State Street, on Tuesday, July 8th, at 7 pm, and again on Saturday, July 12th, at 2 pm. For more information about the show, call the Abbey Players office, 893-2442, between 9 and 11 am weekdays, or call Dianne Moss at 523-9995
For more information and a map to the theatre at www.abbeyplayers.com
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Theatre--Review
Opelousas Little Theatre will continue its production of Proof, David Auburn's Pulitzer and Tony award winning play, June 19 through 21 (7 PM), with a matinee on Sunday, June 22 at 2 PM. Tickets can be purchased at Sebastien Dupre Fine Jewelry (337-948-4367).
I strongly recommend this production to all you theatre buffs, even if you've already seen the Cite Des Arts (Lafayette) version, which just ended [Don Voorhies wrote a useful synopsis and review of it for this blog.].
Briefly, a solitary notebook containing the "proof" of a theorem is found in the locked drawer of the desk of a recently deceased mathematician, Robert, by one of his doctoral students, Harold. Who proved the theorem? Was it Robert, nutty as a fruitcake during much of the time when the proof was presumably written, or his care-giving daughter, Catherine, who had little formal mathematical education?
Elizabeth Satterly (Catherine) was perfectly cast in this lead role, even though she is apparently six or seven years younger than the character. Director Dana Reed was wise in casting a student of the legendary theatre guru, Walter Brown.
Gabe Ortego (Harold), a stalwart of OLT, was convincing as Catherine's first lover and as a mathematical protege of Robert.
Ed Dubuisson (Robert) was very touching and affecting in the pivotal scene where Catherine realizes that her beloved father is mentally incapacitated.
Roxanne Guillory (Claire), Catherine's older sister who is married and not a mathematician, effectively completes the cast in the difficult role of the only "normal" character.
Although I may be putting math-phobes to sleep, I’d like to tack on an addendum to my recent notes on Proof, the current production of The Opelousas Little Theatre. The premise of the play is that a young amateur could prove a major mathematical theorem. If the area of mathematics alluded to in the play is “number theory” the answer is a qualified “yes”. Theorems in this area can be easy to understand- not lots of fancy terms- but devilishly difficult to prove. Here are a couple of such “theorems” – one proved, so it is a true theorem, and one not, so it is a conjecture.
One of the most famous is Fermat’s Last “Theorem” (1637). Here’s what it says. Consider the equation xN + yN = zN where x, y, z, and N are all positive whole numbers (integers). Fermat claimed that if N is bigger than 2, there are no whole numbers x, y and z which will solve the equation. [When N=2 it’s easy, 32 + 42 = 52 . ]
Math historian Howard Eves noted, “Fermat’s Last Theorem has the peculiar distinction of being the mathematical problem for which the greatest number of incorrect proofs have been published.” Of course, the fact that there was a money prize probably led to the enthusiasm with the problem. Anyway, Andrew Wiles proved the theorem in 1993, over 350 years after Fermat claimed a proof.
Christian Goldbach, a minor Prussian mathematician, communicated the following conjecture to Leonard Euler, a major Swiss mathematician and physicist, in 1742.
“Every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two primes.” Remember a “prime” is a whole number that can be divided only by itself and 1. ‘5’ is a prime number but ‘4’ is not. Example: 60 = 7 + 53 = 13 + 47 = 17 + 43 = 19 + 41 = 23 + 37.
- Hasn’t been proved yet. Maybe that’s what Catherine proved. Have to wait for the sequel.
--Dr. Robert "Bob" Sidman
I strongly recommend this production to all you theatre buffs, even if you've already seen the Cite Des Arts (Lafayette) version, which just ended [Don Voorhies wrote a useful synopsis and review of it for this blog.].
Briefly, a solitary notebook containing the "proof" of a theorem is found in the locked drawer of the desk of a recently deceased mathematician, Robert, by one of his doctoral students, Harold. Who proved the theorem? Was it Robert, nutty as a fruitcake during much of the time when the proof was presumably written, or his care-giving daughter, Catherine, who had little formal mathematical education?
Elizabeth Satterly (Catherine) was perfectly cast in this lead role, even though she is apparently six or seven years younger than the character. Director Dana Reed was wise in casting a student of the legendary theatre guru, Walter Brown.
Gabe Ortego (Harold), a stalwart of OLT, was convincing as Catherine's first lover and as a mathematical protege of Robert.
Ed Dubuisson (Robert) was very touching and affecting in the pivotal scene where Catherine realizes that her beloved father is mentally incapacitated.
Roxanne Guillory (Claire), Catherine's older sister who is married and not a mathematician, effectively completes the cast in the difficult role of the only "normal" character.
Although I may be putting math-phobes to sleep, I’d like to tack on an addendum to my recent notes on Proof, the current production of The Opelousas Little Theatre. The premise of the play is that a young amateur could prove a major mathematical theorem. If the area of mathematics alluded to in the play is “number theory” the answer is a qualified “yes”. Theorems in this area can be easy to understand- not lots of fancy terms- but devilishly difficult to prove. Here are a couple of such “theorems” – one proved, so it is a true theorem, and one not, so it is a conjecture.
One of the most famous is Fermat’s Last “Theorem” (1637). Here’s what it says. Consider the equation xN + yN = zN where x, y, z, and N are all positive whole numbers (integers). Fermat claimed that if N is bigger than 2, there are no whole numbers x, y and z which will solve the equation. [When N=2 it’s easy, 32 + 42 = 52 . ]
Math historian Howard Eves noted, “Fermat’s Last Theorem has the peculiar distinction of being the mathematical problem for which the greatest number of incorrect proofs have been published.” Of course, the fact that there was a money prize probably led to the enthusiasm with the problem. Anyway, Andrew Wiles proved the theorem in 1993, over 350 years after Fermat claimed a proof.
Christian Goldbach, a minor Prussian mathematician, communicated the following conjecture to Leonard Euler, a major Swiss mathematician and physicist, in 1742.
“Every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two primes.” Remember a “prime” is a whole number that can be divided only by itself and 1. ‘5’ is a prime number but ‘4’ is not. Example: 60 = 7 + 53 = 13 + 47 = 17 + 43 = 19 + 41 = 23 + 37.
- Hasn’t been proved yet. Maybe that’s what Catherine proved. Have to wait for the sequel.
--Dr. Robert "Bob" Sidman
Monday, June 9, 2008
Theatre--Article
There is an article in the May 30th edtion of the Opelousas Daily World about the upcoming production of Proof by the Opelousas Little Theatre. The article also includes details about the OLT's upcoming auditions for their next production, Wit.
Theatre--Performance
The Opelousas Little Theatre presents Proof, opening on June 12th and running through the 22nd. Shows will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday of both weeks. There will be a Sunday matinee on June 22nd.
The play concerns Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius and professor at the University of Chicago, and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness. Catherine had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness: Can Catherine prove the proof's authorship?
The play concerns Catherine, the daughter of Robert, a recently deceased mathematical genius and professor at the University of Chicago, and her struggle with mathematical genius and mental illness. Catherine had cared for her father through a lengthy mental illness: Can Catherine prove the proof's authorship?
Theatre--Performance
IPAL is preparing a special production of The Wizard of Oz, directed by Leigh Simmons with assistance from Donna Berard and Suzi. Eith performances are scheduled over two wekks (June 10-20). Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances will start at 7 pm and Sunday matinees will begin at 3 pm.
This muscial is the Royal Shakespeare Company verion, which is close to the movie version. It is based on the book by L. Frank Baum, witih music and lyrics from the MGM motion picture by harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. The background musci is by Herbert Stothart. the book is adapted from the origianl screenplay by John Kane. Choral directors are Hellon Hodge and Suzi Thornton. Cathy Melancon is charge of soctumes and choreography is by Trudi Perret. Pianist is Marcus McCullough. The production is sponsored by Community First Bank.
The cat includes 52 young actors from area and home schools. With a cast this big, IPAL suggests that tickets be purchased early.
This muscial is the Royal Shakespeare Company verion, which is close to the movie version. It is based on the book by L. Frank Baum, witih music and lyrics from the MGM motion picture by harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. The background musci is by Herbert Stothart. the book is adapted from the origianl screenplay by John Kane. Choral directors are Hellon Hodge and Suzi Thornton. Cathy Melancon is charge of soctumes and choreography is by Trudi Perret. Pianist is Marcus McCullough. The production is sponsored by Community First Bank.
The cat includes 52 young actors from area and home schools. With a cast this big, IPAL suggests that tickets be purchased early.
Theatre--Performance
This Thursday is the premier of Mulitplicity, an original play written and directed by Ezra Istre. What if everyone you see is not who you think they are? How far would you go to find the truth? Come and see hypocrisy at its best.
When: June 12th - 14th
Where: Cité des Arts
Cost: $10 on Thursday and $12 on Friday & Saturday
When: June 12th - 14th
Where: Cité des Arts
Cost: $10 on Thursday and $12 on Friday & Saturday
Friday, June 6, 2008
Theatre--Review
Hail St. Mary for the graciousness to again offer the Acadiana community a summer youth musical. For four years, St. Mary Mother of the Church has been host and sponsor of a Broadway musical bringing together students from elementary school to college. The effort has been tremendous, the musicals have been uplifting, and the success has been notable.
This year the presentation is Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. The second of the Broadway duo’s great musicals, it is based on Farenc Molnar’s 1909 drama Liliom. Liliom was actually considered for the team’s first collaboration but the rights were denied. But with the great success of the team’s Oklahoma! permission was eventually given and work began leading to the 1945 opening, the Tony Award, and much more. The somewhat somber story deals with a carnival barker (Billy Bigelow) a shy factory worker (Julie Jordan) and a host of characters from a small New England fishing village. Notable songs include “If I Loved You,” “June is Bustin’ Out All Over,” “What’s the Use of Wond’rin’ and “You’ll Never Walk Alone".
In this production Lance Bordelon (Billy) and Shelby Runyan (Julie) carried off their difficult lead roles with distinction. Bigelow’s “Soliloquy” was impressively mature. Ashley Lopez, as Carrie Pipperidge, was outstanding in voice, characterization, and comedic style. Andy Best, as Enoch Snow, Sr., was suitably dour. Jason Petitjean, who had a host of jobs in the show (as did much of the cast) was particularly effective with his deep bass voice in song and lilting Irish accent as the star keeper. Parker Guidry (Jigger Craigin) is the “bad guy” of the plot. But his performance was anything but bad. In all his time on the stage, from the opening “Carousel Waltz” to his final appearance he oozed malevolence. In song, in dance, in attitude, he provided motivation for the eventual actions of Bigelow. High school senior Allison Schilhab played the very adult role of Mrs. Mullin convincingly while high school freshman Brittany Monaghan as cousin Nettie Fowler was Bustin’ Out each time she sang! Keep it up! Aside from these eight, there were twenty-six others in the cast. They too were excellent, versatile, and with so much time on stage were always in character.
Some mention must be made of many of the wonderful production values of this show. The choral singing, of which there is a lot, was of concert quality. Music director Margaret Kresse is to be congratulated. Marcus McCullough conducted an eighteen piece orchestra that never overpowered the show.
Great choreography by Matt Couvillion, well known in Acadiana dance circles, filled the stage. Bravo (yet again) for your work! There are three major dance sequences in Carousel - the opening “Carousel Waltz”, the “Blow High, Blow Low” sailors’ dance, and the “Beach Ballet.” Done on a difficult stage configuration, the movements were fresh and vital. The “Beach Ballet” was particularly well done and created real emotion to drive the play to its conclusion. Rodgers and Hammerstein first effectively integrated ballet into a Broadway musical in Oklahoma! In Carousel they continued their fine work. Couvillion and his dancers did it justice.
A final accolade must be given to Margaret Kresse, Director and Musical Director of this show, as well as heart and soul of the St. Mary summer musical program. Retiring after this show, she has done much for youth theater in Acadiana. Through her efforts (each play taking something like nine months to stage) she has contributed mightily to building theater for the future. She will be sorely missed.
--Donald "Doc" Voorhies
This year the presentation is Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel. The second of the Broadway duo’s great musicals, it is based on Farenc Molnar’s 1909 drama Liliom. Liliom was actually considered for the team’s first collaboration but the rights were denied. But with the great success of the team’s Oklahoma! permission was eventually given and work began leading to the 1945 opening, the Tony Award, and much more. The somewhat somber story deals with a carnival barker (Billy Bigelow) a shy factory worker (Julie Jordan) and a host of characters from a small New England fishing village. Notable songs include “If I Loved You,” “June is Bustin’ Out All Over,” “What’s the Use of Wond’rin’ and “You’ll Never Walk Alone".
In this production Lance Bordelon (Billy) and Shelby Runyan (Julie) carried off their difficult lead roles with distinction. Bigelow’s “Soliloquy” was impressively mature. Ashley Lopez, as Carrie Pipperidge, was outstanding in voice, characterization, and comedic style. Andy Best, as Enoch Snow, Sr., was suitably dour. Jason Petitjean, who had a host of jobs in the show (as did much of the cast) was particularly effective with his deep bass voice in song and lilting Irish accent as the star keeper. Parker Guidry (Jigger Craigin) is the “bad guy” of the plot. But his performance was anything but bad. In all his time on the stage, from the opening “Carousel Waltz” to his final appearance he oozed malevolence. In song, in dance, in attitude, he provided motivation for the eventual actions of Bigelow. High school senior Allison Schilhab played the very adult role of Mrs. Mullin convincingly while high school freshman Brittany Monaghan as cousin Nettie Fowler was Bustin’ Out each time she sang! Keep it up! Aside from these eight, there were twenty-six others in the cast. They too were excellent, versatile, and with so much time on stage were always in character.
Some mention must be made of many of the wonderful production values of this show. The choral singing, of which there is a lot, was of concert quality. Music director Margaret Kresse is to be congratulated. Marcus McCullough conducted an eighteen piece orchestra that never overpowered the show.
Great choreography by Matt Couvillion, well known in Acadiana dance circles, filled the stage. Bravo (yet again) for your work! There are three major dance sequences in Carousel - the opening “Carousel Waltz”, the “Blow High, Blow Low” sailors’ dance, and the “Beach Ballet.” Done on a difficult stage configuration, the movements were fresh and vital. The “Beach Ballet” was particularly well done and created real emotion to drive the play to its conclusion. Rodgers and Hammerstein first effectively integrated ballet into a Broadway musical in Oklahoma! In Carousel they continued their fine work. Couvillion and his dancers did it justice.
A final accolade must be given to Margaret Kresse, Director and Musical Director of this show, as well as heart and soul of the St. Mary summer musical program. Retiring after this show, she has done much for youth theater in Acadiana. Through her efforts (each play taking something like nine months to stage) she has contributed mightily to building theater for the future. She will be sorely missed.
--Donald "Doc" Voorhies
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Theatre--Performance
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, presented by The Abbey Players, places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904(just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism). In his first comedy for the stage, the popular actor and screenwriter Steve Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century's achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness. Bystanders, including Picasso' agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso's date, an elderly philosopher, Charles Dabernow Schmendimen and an idiot inventor introduce additional flourishes of humor. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin Agile is a charismatic dark haired singer time warped in from a later era.
Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm.
Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 8 pm.
Theatre--Submissions
Acting Up (in Acadiana) is calling for submissions for The Patriot ACTS II to be performed in October 2008. Songs, film, video, original short scripts, poetry, anything will be considered as local artists extract socio-political sentiments in the wake of the 2008 presidential election. The Patriot ACTS II is the sequel to the original series staged in October of 2004. This multi-disciplined, theatrical series made people laugh and cry (and sometimes want to scream); what happens this time will depend on the artists involved. Submissions will be accepted through July 20, 2008. Notification of artists whose works are accepted will take place by August 1, 2008. Acting Up (in Acadiana) will hold auditions to fill necessary roles at the end of August. For more information or to submit, contact Acting Up (in Acadiana) artistic director Amy Waguespack at (337) 739-4273.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Theatre--Audition
Auditions will be held at Cite des Arts on Saturday, June 7th from 11 am-1 pm and Sunday, June 8th from 1p-3 pm for the world premiere on an original play by local writer Chere' Dastugue Coen and directed by local actor/director Bruce Coen. The Exile of Joe Gagliano is a funny yet touching portrayal of the Gagliano family forced to leave their home and livelihood after Hurricane Katrina to seek refuge in Lafayette.
Characters:
Joe Gagliano 40's-50's
Marie Gagliano 40's-50's
Lisa Gagliano 15
Wayne Gagliano 18
Kevin Spears 40's-50's: Joe's best friend
A New Orleans "Y'at" accent is preferred for all the characters but not essential.
Characters:
Joe Gagliano 40's-50's
Marie Gagliano 40's-50's
Lisa Gagliano 15
Wayne Gagliano 18
Kevin Spears 40's-50's: Joe's best friend
A New Orleans "Y'at" accent is preferred for all the characters but not essential.
Theatre--Audition
Someone is needed to play the part of Shawn, the waiter and love interest in The Lamp, a one-act play that will be presented for one performance during the Hub City Theater Festival at Cite Des Arts in July.
This male character will play the love interest of Charlene, the main character, who will be around 50 years old. Shawn should be a younger man, ranging in age from about late 20's to late 30's.
Auditions will be Wednesday, June 4th from 6:00-8:00 pm at Cite.
For more info, call Cindy at (337) 839-9291 or 322-5166.
This male character will play the love interest of Charlene, the main character, who will be around 50 years old. Shawn should be a younger man, ranging in age from about late 20's to late 30's.
Auditions will be Wednesday, June 4th from 6:00-8:00 pm at Cite.
For more info, call Cindy at (337) 839-9291 or 322-5166.
Theatre--Article
There is an article in the Daily Advertiser about the St. Mary's Catholic Church production of Carousel in the June 2nd edition.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Theatre--Workshop
The Opelousas Little Theatre is holding their Theatre Summer Camp for children ages 5through 17. The Opelousas Daily World had an article about it in the May 28th edition.
Theatre--Online
There is a MySpace page about the upcoming auditions for the Opelousas Little Theatre's production of Wit.
Theatre--Article
There was an article in the May 30th edition of the Opelousas Daily World about Proof, which will open on June 12th at the Opelousas Little Theatre. The page includes information on dates, times and tickets.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Theatre--Auditions
Auditions will be held at Cité des Arts on June 9th and June 11th at 6:00pm for two original plays written by Steven Cooper.
TO PROTECT AND SEVER
This is a short comedy about the threat of terrorism, domestic spying, and the education of our youth. This show is to be presented at the Hub City Theatre Festival the first week of July.
Characters:
Sgt. McRuffle: Man- 30- 40
Teacher: Male or Female- 25-35
Kid 1: Male or Female- 13-18 (actor/actress can be older, but must look young)
Kid2: Male or Female- 13-18 (actor/actress can be older, but must look young)
Two Swat Team Members: Males 20-35
GNOSTIC COINCIDENCE
This is a full length play about two strangers becoming friends, their dreams, and the lessons they desire to learn. This show will run at Cite des Arts from August 14th-28th. Rehearsals will be in July and early August.
Characters:
Buzzbee: A very aware man of the street who is fighting an inner battle.
Male: 28-40
Ralph: A business man who is reaching a crossroads in his life.
Male: 28-40
Love: A muse that guides the characters in their dreams.
Female:20-40
Competition: A shadow character that challenges the characters in their dreams. Male: 20-35
The right age for the actors playing the characters is not as important as what
the actor can bring to the characters. Mr. Cooper is looking for the right ensemble to bring this play to life.
WHEN: June 9 and 11 at 6:00pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson St. and Third St.
For additional information, please contact Steven Cooper at
barrelmaker76@gmail.com.
TO PROTECT AND SEVER
This is a short comedy about the threat of terrorism, domestic spying, and the education of our youth. This show is to be presented at the Hub City Theatre Festival the first week of July.
Characters:
Sgt. McRuffle: Man- 30- 40
Teacher: Male or Female- 25-35
Kid 1: Male or Female- 13-18 (actor/actress can be older, but must look young)
Kid2: Male or Female- 13-18 (actor/actress can be older, but must look young)
Two Swat Team Members: Males 20-35
GNOSTIC COINCIDENCE
This is a full length play about two strangers becoming friends, their dreams, and the lessons they desire to learn. This show will run at Cite des Arts from August 14th-28th. Rehearsals will be in July and early August.
Characters:
Buzzbee: A very aware man of the street who is fighting an inner battle.
Male: 28-40
Ralph: A business man who is reaching a crossroads in his life.
Male: 28-40
Love: A muse that guides the characters in their dreams.
Female:20-40
Competition: A shadow character that challenges the characters in their dreams. Male: 20-35
The right age for the actors playing the characters is not as important as what
the actor can bring to the characters. Mr. Cooper is looking for the right ensemble to bring this play to life.
WHEN: June 9 and 11 at 6:00pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson St. and Third St.
For additional information, please contact Steven Cooper at
barrelmaker76@gmail.com.
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