Theatre--Public Service

The cast of Acting Unlimited, Inc's production of Bat Boy: The Musical coordinated a blood drive with United Blood Services in Lafayette on July 23rd.  UBS has posted pictures of the cast on their Facebook page.

Theatre--Performance (Musical Theatre)

Bat Boy: The Musical opens tonight (July 29th) and runs Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm through August 15th.  Performances are at Cite Des Arts at 109 Vine St. (Corner of Vine and Buchanan in Lafayette at the back of the Evangeline Apartments, around the corner from Guamas).

The role of the Bat Boy is double cast and the show is different with each Bat Boy so consider coming twice--once for each actor.

This Friday (July 30) is Pay What You Can Night.  It means just what it says--pay what you can afford; no set price.  Next Fiday (August 6) all proceeds go to Second Harvest Food Bank to help with Gulf Relief.

Reservations through the Cite Des Arts website or call Cite Des Arts at 291-1122. 

Come early and eat downtown--parking starts to fill up for the restaurants by 6 PM.  There is no charge for parking after 5 pm but it's first come, first served.  There is a lot across from Dwyers.



The show does contain adult themes and material.  Parents are cautioned about bringing pre-teen aged children.

Theatre--Performance (Religious)

Chi Rho Theatrical Ministry, sponsored by St. Pius X Church, will be performing an original musical entitled On Purpose. Featuring songs from favorite Broadway  musicals, On Purpose explores the journey to figure out what man's role is-- why man is here.  Performances will take place in the St. Pius X School Auditorium on July 30th and 31st at 7pm and August 1st at 2pm. Admission is a suggested donation of $5.

Theatre--Master Class/Workshop

Caroline McGee’s Master Method Acting Workshop 

Monday 8/16:   4-7 pm

Tuesday 8/17: 4-7 pm

Wed 8/18: 4-7 pm

Thurs 8/19: 4-7 pm

Fri 8/20:  5:30 pm  Final/Open Presentation  (we will meet before, at 4 pm)

This is a basic workshop for all actors, beginning to experienced professionals. Working on either a scene or monologue from Tennessee Williams or Chekhov, we will explore and apply the simple tools from the legendary actor training techniques of Lee Strasberg's Method and Stanislavsky-based Moscow Art Actor Training Conservatory in Russia. Ms. McGee has served as Director for both programs in New York. The final day of the workshop will be open to (your) guests to watch the scene/monologue as a work in progress.

Five sessions for 3 hours per day.  Fee: $200 

Due to the individualized nature of the training, spaces are limited, so register now. 

Send an e mail: mcgeec50@yahoo.com/Subject line: LAFAYETTE. 

List your available times in the afternoon/early evening the week of 8/16-20. We can plan ahead to work around some conflicts.

Caroline McGee is an actress, producer and theater educator with expertise in actor training and currently serves as Director for the Moscow Art Actor Training/NewGenerussian Company at The Baryshnikov Arts Center in NYC.  She also served as Director/Producer of The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute Professional Program and the Strasberg Studio/NYU Tisch Drama Program. Her acting credits include the New York Shakespeare Festival, Yale Repertory Theater, Williamstown Theater, Berkshire Theater Festival, Opera Theater of St. Louis, PS 122, Ohio, Soho Rep, and other theaters in New York, the U.S., and in Europe. From 1997-2004 she served as the Director of the MFA Acting Program at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, as Associate Professor.

Theatre--Performance (Musical Theatre)

Bat Boy: The Musical is the Lucille Lortel- and Outer Critics Circle Award-winning re-imagining of the story of the eponymous Weekly World News star. This high-energy, emotionally complex show brings to life the story of the Bat Boy, dragged out of his cave and taught by a veterinarian's family how to act like a human. When he innocently attempts to fit in with human society in the economically crippled town of Hope Falls, the desperate people turn on him. This darkly comic and hysterically tragic musical examines what it is to be human, what it is to be civilized, and how the past never leaves us, while never ceasing to amuse, entertain, and touch its audience.

The Acting Unlimited, Inc. production of Bat Boy opens on Thursday, July 29th, at Cite Des Arts and runs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night through August 14th. Curtain is at 7:30 every night. Tickets are $15, $12 for students with ID.

There will be two special performances. On Friday, July 30th, there will be a "Pay-What-You-Can" night, and on Friday, August 6th, all proceeds from the door will benefit a to-be-announced charity working on Gulf recovery efforts.

Space is limited at Cite des Arts, and therefore so are tickets. Tickets are available at online at citedesarts.org, or reservations can be made by calling Cite at (337) 291-1122.

Due to mature subject matter, this production is recommended for a 13+ audience.

Theatre--Review

Ray Blum reviews the Opelousas Little Theatre's production of Into the Woods in the Friday, July 23rd issue of the Daily Advertiser.

Theatre--Article (Feature)

The Acting Unlimited, Inc production of Bat Boy: The Musical is featured in the July 21st issue of The Independent.

The show opens on Thursday, July 25th at 7:30 pm at Cite Des Arts.  Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for students.  The Friday, July 30th show is a special "Pay What You Can" presentation, to encourage new audiences.

For reservations, call Cite at (337) 291-1122.  To purchase tickets online, visit the Cite website.

Theatre--Auditions

The Opelousas Little Theatre is holding auditions for the show that re-opened their theatre 25 years ago--Our Town by Thornton Wilder.  Auditions will be held on Wednesday, July 21st at 6 pm and Saturday, July 24th from 10 am until 2 pm.  Auditioners should arrive with a prepared monologue and be ready to cold read.

Opera--Auditions

The UL-Lafayette Opera Theatre is holding open auditions for Too Many Sopranos, a contemporary opera by Edwin Penhorwood, on Thursday, August 5th from 4:30 to 7:30 pm in Room 143 in Burke Hall on the UL campus. There is a cast of 12 people and all are welcome to audition.  Production dates are November 5th, 6th and 7th in Burke Theater on the UL-Lafayette campus.  The singing roles available are:

• St. Peter - bass-baritone
• Dame Doleful - mezzo-soprano
• Madame Pompous - soprano
• Miss Titmouse - coloratura soprano
• Just Jeannette - soprano
• Sandman - soprano
• Unnamed Bass - bass-baritone
• Enrico Carouser - tenor
• Gabriel-Angel - silent
• Nelson Deadly - tenor
• Orson - bass

There is one non-singing acting role (actor or dancer)  who must be flexible and able to move well.  Rehearsals for this production will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 pm to 8 pm. 


Auditioners are asked to bring an operatic aria in any language (English preferred).  

Theatre--Auditions

Auditions are being held for the Cité des Arts production of We All Do, written and directed by Cite's very own program director, Jarin Schexnider. We All Do is a microscopic and experimental look at the world we exist in, taking non-human creatures/items and exploring what happens if they are given human emotions: Does a trashcan love his trash? Are Hybrid cars embarrassed about being Hybrids? Does the flower hate the bee that plays the entire field of flowers? If these questions intrigue you, regardless of acting experience, then this is the project for you.

Looking to cast 6 ensemble roles—3 males, 3 females. No age requirements.  Each actor will play multiple parts. Movement experience (or willingness) is  a plus. The play will run August 20th-21st, 27th-28th at 7:30pm.

Auditions will be held Saturday July, 17th starting at 2:00pm and Sunday July 18th starting at 4:00pm. If interested, please contact Cité des Arts at (337) 291-1122.

Theatre--Performance

The Summer Youth Shakespeare Ensemble—an Acting Up (in Acadiana) 
program—presents William Shakespeare’s Two Gentlemen Of Verona. Over 30 
children ages ten through senior in high school take on the roles. Two 
Gentlemen is thought to be Shakespeare’s first play, and he clearly 
experiments with devices that appear in later plays. Fickle young love 
drives the action, and allows a very contemporary interpretation of the 
play. Think reality TV.
Two Gentlemen Of Verona is the culmination of the Ensemble’s 14-day 
intensive performing arts camp, where students study all aspects of the 
performing arts: music, dance, design, acting, and more. The camp is 
equivalent to a language immersion program, allowing the young actors to 
perform a full Shakespearean play just eleven days after they are cast.

Staff for the program and the production include: Hector LaSala, set design 
and instructor; Lindsay Ogle, choreographer and dance instructor; George 
Saucier, composer and music instructor; Chad Trahan, costume design and 
instructor, and Amy Waguespack, director. Other instructors and interns 
include Hannah Briggs, Ricky Briggs, Harmony Decker, Kara Guarisco, Joseph 
Lymous and Colin Miller.

Performances of Two Gentlemen of Verona take place at the Acadiana Center for the Arts on July 16th, 17th, 23rd and 24th at 7:30 p, and July 18th and 25th at 2 PM. 
Tickets are available beginning Wednesday July 7th at at the AcA ( which is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 5 PM). Pre-sale tickets are $10 for general admission and $5 for students through high school. All tickets the day of performance are $10. 

For more information, call (337) 739-5598 or (337) 739-4273.

Theatre--Performance (Musical Theatre)

Firelight Theatre presents an encore production of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! at the Ducahmp Opera House,200 S. Main St. in St. Martinville.  The show opens this Friday, July 9 at 7:30 PM and runs on Fridays andSaturday at 7:30 and Sunday afternoons at 2:00 PM.  The show will run from July 9-July 25.  Tickets can be ordered through Shamrock Office Supply at 394-5574 or the Duchamp Opera House at 394-6604.  Tickets can also be purchased at the door.  Tickets will only be reserved if they are paid for at the time the reservation is made.

The show is directed by Laura Blum and is an adaptation of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.  It has a fast-moving plot and great music.

Theatre--Performance

Come see two delightful Cajun comedies, Grosbec and Eulalie starring Shane Guilbeau and Sandra Broussard. The show will run Thursday though Saturday, July 8th through the 24th at 7:30. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students. Call Cite Des Arts at 291-1122 for reservations or more information. Tickets can also be purchased online from Cite's website.  

Film--Workshop

Omni Artiste', Inc is holding a summer film camp.  The maximum size of the class will be 30.

PLACE:  Omni Artiste', Inc
      Suite 914
      Chase Tower
      600 Jefferson Street
      Lafayette, La 70501

TIMES:  4 HOURS PER DAY.
    Monday, Wednesday Friday 4-8
    Saturday 1-5

AGES:  12-70

DURATION:  9 DAYS

START DATE: JULY 12- JULY 30, 2010

The workshop will cover 2 movie scripts and one television script in the following classes:
Acting for Film
Scene study
Auditioning
Film craft
The three stages of the film production process:
     Pre-production
     Production
     Post-production

The instructors will be:
      Brian E. Taylor- The University of Louisiana at Lafayette- Bachelor's General Studies/
            Master of Science- Communications/Cinematic Studies
     Kemitt Najee Akebulam- Coppin State University/Baltimore, Maryland - Theater Arts-Junior
     James A Duhon - South Louisiana Community College-Film Craft/ Spot Light Film Entertainment 

The class fee will be $40.00 per person.  Reservations can be made by phone, email, fax or online.To enroll by email: SALES@OMNIARTISTE.COM.  For phone reservation, call (337) 354-2447 (Monday through Friday 9 am to 5 pm.  After hours and on weekends, leave a message).  Fax the reservation to (337-354-2448).  For online reservations, visit the website at http://www.omniartiste.com/services.htm.  


For more information, e-mail INFO@OMNIARTISTE.COM.

Theatre--Performance

IPAL's Summer Children's Theater will present A Fairy Tale Adventure by Sophia Holder in July. This interactive children's play is directed by Michael Weber and the cast includes 42 local children (ages 6 through 12). This romp through the forest features a Wicked Witch who has stolen the fairy tale endings and has kidnapped the Fairy Queen. Hansel, Gretel and the Gingerbread Man are on a trek through the forest to find the Wicked Witch's house and to free the Queen and the fairy tale endings. Along the way they are aided by various traditional fairy tale characterswho are enlisted to help find the way. The really unique aspect of this play is the audience participation, so come prepared to have fun! 


Performances are scheduled for July 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 7:30pm and July 18 and 25 at 3:00pm. Tickets are $10 and available in advance at Accentrics, Paul's Flower Shop and Delaune's Pharmacy.  Tickets may also be ordered by calling the theater at (337) 364-6114 and leaving a message.  Calls will be returned.

Theatre--Performance

Hot off the presses….Humpty-Dumpty is missing! Or at least that is what is being claimed by the Eunice Players’ Theatre as it introduces the summer children’s show. Directors Debi L. Crawford and Van Reed are pleased to announce the cast for the two-act whodunit of Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing! written by Joseph Robinette. 

The twenty-three cast members, who range in age from seven to fourteen, include Brandon Persica as Sammy Scoop, Sarah Martel as Alice, and Luke Toepfer as the police chief. Witnesses include Logyn Soileau as Little Bo Peep and Mother Hubbard, Ally Klein as Little Red Riding Hood and Mother Goose, Joshua McGee, Jeno Holcomb and Shiloh Kittles as the King’s Horses and the King’s Men, and Victoria McGee, Nicole Bertrand, Jamila Scott and Brooke Aguillard as the Brick Wall.

The suspects in this mysterious case of the fallen egg includes Caroline Martel as Mistress Mary, Noah Kittles as Rip Van Winkle, Sophia Raffai as Henny-Penny, Jillian Johnson as Rapunzel, Bryce Pavich as the Handsome Prince, Murphy Richard as the Troll, Traelyn Brasseaux as Little Billy Goat Gruff, Grace Toepfer as Flopsy, Jesslyn Holcomb as Mopsy, Sadie Martel as Cottontail, and Tyler Martel as Peter Rabbit. 

Christian Richard will be handling lighting duties while Mila Raffai is in charge of makeup, Ashton and Taylor LaCalle create the set design, and Beth Smith is the stage manager.

Humpty-Dumpty Is Missing! runs July 15, 16, 18, and 20-23. Tickets must be purchased for this summer show since it is not included in the season package. Tickets are $5 for children age 5 and under and $10 for all other seats. Dinner theatre is an additional $10. For ticket information, please call Turning Point at 337-457-2156 or David’s Hair Salon at 337-546-0163. Check the theatre’s website for updates at www.euniceplayers.blogspot.com.