Dance--Auditions

Lafayette Ballet Theatre invites area dancers to audition Sunday, September 13th, for two full-length ballet productions of The Nutcracker in December. Auditions will take place at Angelle Hall, located at the corner of St. Mary Blvd. and McKinley Street on the UL-Lafayette campus.

Roles for children and adults, male and female, are available. To qualify for audition, a dancer must be at least 8 years old; have completed at least one year of ballet study; and be studying ballet currently in an established dance program. Audition times vary according to the dancer’s age and skill level, as follows:
▪ Beginner/Intermediate Levels, ages 8-10: 1-3 p.m.
▪ Intermediate /Advanced Levels, ages 11-14: 3-5 p.m.
• Tumblers (New this year, for Act 1 soldier variation!): 5-5:30 p.m.
▪ Advanced (no pointe work), ages 15-adult: 5-5:30 p.m.
▪ Advanced Pointe (pre-professionals/professionals): 5:30-7 p.m.
Beginning/Intermediate level dancers should arrive one half hour prior to the start of the audition period listed. Advanced level dancers should arrive at least one hour in advance. All dancers should wear ballet attire and be prepared to stay for the duration of the audition period as listed on the schedule. A $20 registration fee is required of all dancers ages 8 to 17 at the time of audition. Please make checks payable to Lafayette Ballet Theatre (LBT) or bring exact change.

Lafayette Ballet Theatre, along with internationally acclaimed guest artists, will present performances of the holiday classic The Nutcracker Saturday, December 12th, and Sunday, December 13th, at the Heymann Performing Arts Center.

For more information, visit www.lafayetteballettheatre.org or call 337-262-0444.

Theatre--Performance

Shawn Roy will present Old Wicked Songs this summer. The show is by Jon Marans and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. It is a 2 character play (Roy and Jared LeBlanc) and will be directed by Cody Daigle, assisted by Kathy Pooler, set design by Duncan Thistlewaite, and stage manager Nathan Abbott.

The performances will be in Fletcher Hall on June 19, 20 and 21 at 7:30 and 3PM on Sunday. Tickets will be available at the door only and are $15 for the general public and free for UL Lafayette students, staff and faculty.

Event

UL-Lafayette and Cité des Arts presents the Second Annual Banned Book Reading Event. This event celebrates the American Library Association's Banned Book week--a week celebrating books that have been banned or challenged around the world. The reading will be Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 7:30pm in Cite des Arts. It will feature English Department faculty and graduate students from ULL sharing their most beloved banned books. Some of the works include the Bible, Harry Potter, Leaves of Grass, and Lolita. General admission is $5.00, and for students with proper ID admission is $2.00.