IPAL is having open auditions for their Christmas play, If It's Monday, This Must Be Christmas. Auditions are Monday, September 16th (tonight) at 6 pm at the Essenee Theatre located at 120 Iberia St. in New Iberia. (the block between Main St. and St. Peter St.)
They need 5 men, 6 women and 1 boy and 1 girl about 9 years old. If you are interested but cannot make the audition tonight, call Mac Stearns at 365-8898.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Theatre--Review
Full disclosure--the author of this review is the light board operator for That's The Spirit. He only runs the lights and had no part in any rehearsal or creative decision prior to the dress rehearsal. He had seen no part of the show until two days before it opened.
That's The Spirit is the title of the Tim Kelly comedy/thriller currently playing at the Essanee Theatre in New Iberia. It could also be a rousing cheer for a director, cast and crew that has overcome the trials of Job to put the show on. After surviving the upheavals of actors and crew who left the cast and had to be replaced, director Donna Bernard then had to postpone the opening for Hurricane Gustav. However, the show did open on Friday night despite the weather and will also run this coming weekend, September 19th-21st.
Tim Kelly is a one-man writing factory who creates shows for community theatres. He understands the desires of his audiences and performers for family friendly shows which don't run too long for smaller children to sit through. That's no backhanded compliment--everyone who has been to a play or movie understands the value of finishing the show before young attention spans are exhausted.
Tim Kelly also understands the limitations of amateur casting which usually result in a mix of very experienced pros and complete beginners who don't know stage right from stage left. His characters range from the wacky to the normal and include roles for the skilled and less-skilled actor. In other words, he writes characters that beginners can succeed in playing but he also writes characters that can engage the talents of more proficient actors.
That's The Spirit concerns the murder of psychic Jenny Davenport who owned the Laurel Canyon home of the Great Marvel, a Houdini-like magician of the early part of the last century. Since her murder, the house has been left in trust to her young niece, Irene Lockwood (Carolyn Broussard). Along with the house comes Ruby, a sassy housekeeper with a secret (Barbie Delhomme) and the next-door neighbor, Wayne Hopkins, a self-obsessed television star with a secret (Alex Bonin). And soon enough, Irene is visited by Claire Voyant, a psychic friend of the late Jenny Davenport who has a secret (Leigh Simmons). Claire wants to help the police discover who killed Jenny and she plans to do so by using three other psychics to help her contact the spirit of the Great Marvel. (You may be asking yourself, why not contact JENNY? Well--because the Great Marvel has already left a special telephone which he will use to contact the living (really!) and Jenny has not been so foresighted.)
In due course, the other three psychics appear. There is Bella Donna (Michael Weber), who never makes a move without consulting her adviser Chester, a wooden dummy with a mouth; Anne Boleyn (Amy Price), who channels Henry the Eighth's second wife and has a phobia about axes and lastly, Estelle Slater--The One With The X-Ray Eyes (Martha Gilfoil). Looking at the ceiling, Estelle can see the pile of dirt that Ruby has swept under a bedroom rug. Estelle may have a secret, herself.
And then there is Victoria Greenstreet (Alaina Comeaux)--a sinister rare book dealer who makes house calls at one in the morning and who may hold the key to the motive for Jenny's death.
Trying to bring order to the chaos is Police Lieutenant Chad Prindle (Mile Berry), a policeman with a secret. He is assisted by Detective Bud Frazer (Ryan Berard). Bud is an amateur magician who is enthralled by the legend of the Great Marvel and who has no sedrets at all. Then, there is Scotti Nelson (Kristen Anderson), a park ranger with a secret. And lastly, the area is haunted by Juanette the Hermit (Ivy Fauntleroy)--a homeless person with a secret.
Will all the secrets be revealed? Will the Killer be unmasked? Will the Great Marvel call home from the ether?
The cast has continued to tighten up the show throughout the weekend and it plays pretty smoothly. Leigh Simmons stepped into the leading role of Claire Voyant in a week but you would never know it. I also give her fellow actors credit for reacting to her as if she had always been in the role. It's not easy to adjust to a new actor who will have different timing, different line readings--a whole different feel on stage. This cast is a real ensemble.
The set is well-designed with a very nice job of set decoration. The costumes are witty and appropriate to the characters. All the actors wear microphones, so the audience can easily hear every word.
Shows like this are tricky because it is essential to create a real world which is then invaded by beings from another planet. Everyone loves the scenery-chewing eccentrics, but it is the lower key "real" people who have the harder job. It is very tempting, yet fatal, to go a little over the top. Fortunately, Donna Bernard and her cast avoid this trap. Irene, Ruby and the officers of the law stay firmly on the ground and anchor the over-the-top performances of Juanette and the psychics.
Keep an eye on the team of Mike Berry and Ryan Berard. They have a great chemistry as the old dog and the young puppy.
You'll enjoy the scene in which the killer reveals all. It's a fine bit of psychotic emoting by.....aaauughhhh!
---Walter Brown
That's The Spirit is the title of the Tim Kelly comedy/thriller currently playing at the Essanee Theatre in New Iberia. It could also be a rousing cheer for a director, cast and crew that has overcome the trials of Job to put the show on. After surviving the upheavals of actors and crew who left the cast and had to be replaced, director Donna Bernard then had to postpone the opening for Hurricane Gustav. However, the show did open on Friday night despite the weather and will also run this coming weekend, September 19th-21st.
Tim Kelly is a one-man writing factory who creates shows for community theatres. He understands the desires of his audiences and performers for family friendly shows which don't run too long for smaller children to sit through. That's no backhanded compliment--everyone who has been to a play or movie understands the value of finishing the show before young attention spans are exhausted.
Tim Kelly also understands the limitations of amateur casting which usually result in a mix of very experienced pros and complete beginners who don't know stage right from stage left. His characters range from the wacky to the normal and include roles for the skilled and less-skilled actor. In other words, he writes characters that beginners can succeed in playing but he also writes characters that can engage the talents of more proficient actors.
That's The Spirit concerns the murder of psychic Jenny Davenport who owned the Laurel Canyon home of the Great Marvel, a Houdini-like magician of the early part of the last century. Since her murder, the house has been left in trust to her young niece, Irene Lockwood (Carolyn Broussard). Along with the house comes Ruby, a sassy housekeeper with a secret (Barbie Delhomme) and the next-door neighbor, Wayne Hopkins, a self-obsessed television star with a secret (Alex Bonin). And soon enough, Irene is visited by Claire Voyant, a psychic friend of the late Jenny Davenport who has a secret (Leigh Simmons). Claire wants to help the police discover who killed Jenny and she plans to do so by using three other psychics to help her contact the spirit of the Great Marvel. (You may be asking yourself, why not contact JENNY? Well--because the Great Marvel has already left a special telephone which he will use to contact the living (really!) and Jenny has not been so foresighted.)
In due course, the other three psychics appear. There is Bella Donna (Michael Weber), who never makes a move without consulting her adviser Chester, a wooden dummy with a mouth; Anne Boleyn (Amy Price), who channels Henry the Eighth's second wife and has a phobia about axes and lastly, Estelle Slater--The One With The X-Ray Eyes (Martha Gilfoil). Looking at the ceiling, Estelle can see the pile of dirt that Ruby has swept under a bedroom rug. Estelle may have a secret, herself.
And then there is Victoria Greenstreet (Alaina Comeaux)--a sinister rare book dealer who makes house calls at one in the morning and who may hold the key to the motive for Jenny's death.
Trying to bring order to the chaos is Police Lieutenant Chad Prindle (Mile Berry), a policeman with a secret. He is assisted by Detective Bud Frazer (Ryan Berard). Bud is an amateur magician who is enthralled by the legend of the Great Marvel and who has no sedrets at all. Then, there is Scotti Nelson (Kristen Anderson), a park ranger with a secret. And lastly, the area is haunted by Juanette the Hermit (Ivy Fauntleroy)--a homeless person with a secret.
Will all the secrets be revealed? Will the Killer be unmasked? Will the Great Marvel call home from the ether?
The cast has continued to tighten up the show throughout the weekend and it plays pretty smoothly. Leigh Simmons stepped into the leading role of Claire Voyant in a week but you would never know it. I also give her fellow actors credit for reacting to her as if she had always been in the role. It's not easy to adjust to a new actor who will have different timing, different line readings--a whole different feel on stage. This cast is a real ensemble.
The set is well-designed with a very nice job of set decoration. The costumes are witty and appropriate to the characters. All the actors wear microphones, so the audience can easily hear every word.
Shows like this are tricky because it is essential to create a real world which is then invaded by beings from another planet. Everyone loves the scenery-chewing eccentrics, but it is the lower key "real" people who have the harder job. It is very tempting, yet fatal, to go a little over the top. Fortunately, Donna Bernard and her cast avoid this trap. Irene, Ruby and the officers of the law stay firmly on the ground and anchor the over-the-top performances of Juanette and the psychics.
Keep an eye on the team of Mike Berry and Ryan Berard. They have a great chemistry as the old dog and the young puppy.
You'll enjoy the scene in which the killer reveals all. It's a fine bit of psychotic emoting by.....aaauughhhh!
---Walter Brown
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Dance--Performance
Joshua Hart of the Elite School of Performing Arts in Lafayette has choreographed and will be performing in a dance performance presented by his company, Cornerstone Dance Company. The performance will benefit the ALS Association of Louisiana.
WHAT: Manic Suppression
WHEN: 5 p.m. Sept. 21
WHERE: Angelle Hall, St. Mary Boulevard, UL campus, with a gala to follow at Petroleum Club of Lafayette
COST: Advance tickets, $15; at the door, $20, benefitting the ALS Association of Louisiana
INFORMATION/TICKETS: www.alsalouisiana.org
WHAT: Manic Suppression
WHEN: 5 p.m. Sept. 21
WHERE: Angelle Hall, St. Mary Boulevard, UL campus, with a gala to follow at Petroleum Club of Lafayette
COST: Advance tickets, $15; at the door, $20, benefitting the ALS Association of Louisiana
INFORMATION/TICKETS: www.alsalouisiana.org
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Theatre--Performance
There is an article about the Eunice Players' production of All the Great Books, Abridged at eunicetoday.com.
Theatre--Performance
The cast for the UL-Lafayette Department of Performing Arts fall production has been finalized. The cast is:
Kayty Lamson
Greta Trosclair
Elizabeth Satterly
Clayton Shelvin
Michael Cato
David Huyhn
Peter Falcone
Brian Egland
Derrick Turner
Hendrick Mettysen
The show is tentatively scheduled to run October 22nd through the 26th.
Kayty Lamson
Greta Trosclair
Elizabeth Satterly
Clayton Shelvin
Michael Cato
David Huyhn
Peter Falcone
Brian Egland
Derrick Turner
Hendrick Mettysen
The show is tentatively scheduled to run October 22nd through the 26th.
Theatre--Review
The show must go on! And it did. Despite the efforts of Gustav and Ike, September 11th saw the delayed premier of two original one-act plays by Austin Sonnier, Jr. Directed by Maureen Brennan, and presented at Cite’ des Arts, the opening night audience witnessed Heads and Tales and Greasy Spoon, two atmospheric and humorous one-act plays written by local musician, author, and playwright. Though a native of Lafayette, Sonnier’s mother is from New Orleans and he is obviously deeply attached to the (once and future) great city. It showed in these two idylls to life in very different parts of that city.
Sonnier’s Heads and Tales is a ghost story of sorts. It is very much in the spirit of stories I heard from older relatives I once visited in New Orleans –stories about Marie Laveau and voodoo, about Delphine LaLaurie and her haunted house, about the door at the top of the stairs in my aunt’s house that I had better not open. Heads and Tales deals with a house on St. Charles Avenue haunted by none other than the devil himself. Presented largely in a narrative expository style, the story involves activities in the house over a hundred year period. As one of the characters says, in this house “If it ain’t strange, it ain’t normal.” Brennan’s direction was quite restrained allowing the Sonnier’s words and story itself to draw the audience into the goings-on. Of particular note was Sheryl Ned, who as the Speaker, interacted with the audience in a series of extensive monologues. The middle of these had the audience applauding her bravado presentation. Jack Sorenson played three characters (Sam/Devil/David) yet successfully delineated each of them.
Sonnier’s The Greasy Spoon tells the story of a very different place … a 9th Ward eatery now reopened since Katrina. In a plot reminiscent of Nunsense, Uncle Roland has died and is stored in the freezer with the chicken and sausage…and needs to be buried. Employees and relatives of the Café’s owner (played wonderfully by Paul Batiste) scheme ways to do so via a plot in “The Jefferson’s Meet Lucy” mode. Here, Brennan’s direction is much more flamboyant and the audience responded by laughing throughout. Erika Fox, as “Sonny,” delivered a great torch song as part of the show adding to everyone’s enjoyment, and Patricia Cravins as “Whale Tail” Watson really caught the spirit, voice, and character of N’awlns. But to me stealing the show was Joshua Broussard, as James “Honeyboy” Smith, restaurant cook and schemer extraordinaire. His characterization was right on, from voice to movements to attitude. His stage “business” … eating out of a plate, searching for a cigarette, charming Sonny Jones … was amazing and always added dimension to his character.
Of course, a word about the set (by Duncan Thistlethwaite). I went to the lobby at intermission and upon returning could hardly believe it was the same theater! It took a while to realize that the black flats were the same, but a whole new world had been created. With but simple furniture everything was different, but the same.
This was New Orleans, after all.
---Donald "Doc" Voorhies
Sonnier’s Heads and Tales is a ghost story of sorts. It is very much in the spirit of stories I heard from older relatives I once visited in New Orleans –stories about Marie Laveau and voodoo, about Delphine LaLaurie and her haunted house, about the door at the top of the stairs in my aunt’s house that I had better not open. Heads and Tales deals with a house on St. Charles Avenue haunted by none other than the devil himself. Presented largely in a narrative expository style, the story involves activities in the house over a hundred year period. As one of the characters says, in this house “If it ain’t strange, it ain’t normal.” Brennan’s direction was quite restrained allowing the Sonnier’s words and story itself to draw the audience into the goings-on. Of particular note was Sheryl Ned, who as the Speaker, interacted with the audience in a series of extensive monologues. The middle of these had the audience applauding her bravado presentation. Jack Sorenson played three characters (Sam/Devil/David) yet successfully delineated each of them.
Sonnier’s The Greasy Spoon tells the story of a very different place … a 9th Ward eatery now reopened since Katrina. In a plot reminiscent of Nunsense, Uncle Roland has died and is stored in the freezer with the chicken and sausage…and needs to be buried. Employees and relatives of the Café’s owner (played wonderfully by Paul Batiste) scheme ways to do so via a plot in “The Jefferson’s Meet Lucy” mode. Here, Brennan’s direction is much more flamboyant and the audience responded by laughing throughout. Erika Fox, as “Sonny,” delivered a great torch song as part of the show adding to everyone’s enjoyment, and Patricia Cravins as “Whale Tail” Watson really caught the spirit, voice, and character of N’awlns. But to me stealing the show was Joshua Broussard, as James “Honeyboy” Smith, restaurant cook and schemer extraordinaire. His characterization was right on, from voice to movements to attitude. His stage “business” … eating out of a plate, searching for a cigarette, charming Sonny Jones … was amazing and always added dimension to his character.
Of course, a word about the set (by Duncan Thistlethwaite). I went to the lobby at intermission and upon returning could hardly believe it was the same theater! It took a while to realize that the black flats were the same, but a whole new world had been created. With but simple furniture everything was different, but the same.
This was New Orleans, after all.
---Donald "Doc" Voorhies
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Theatre--Announcement
There have been a number of mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders issued for parishes in the Acadiana area. The weather in the area is forecast to deteriorate rapidly over the next 24 hours. If you plan to try to attend a play, please call ahead of time to make sure that the theatre is open and the show is still on.
Stay safe.
Stay safe.
Theatre--Performance
October of 2008 will forever be known as "Rocktober" in Lafayette when The Rocky Horror Show! opens the lab at Cite des Arts downtown. Performance dates are "Rocktober" 4th, 10th, 18th, 24th, and November 1st at 8PM. Midnight performances are scheduled for Roctober 18th, 24th and on Halloween night following Cite's production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. All tickets for The Rocky Horror Show are $15. Props are FREE!
For additional information and to reserve tickets, please call Cite des Arts at 291-1122. Due to the limited performances of this production, tickets will go fast!
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
(It will be a night you will remember for a very -
l o n g . . .
time!)
For additional information and to reserve tickets, please call Cite des Arts at 291-1122. Due to the limited performances of this production, tickets will go fast!
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW!
(It will be a night you will remember for a very -
l o n g . . .
time!)
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Theatre--Audition Update
This is an update with more information about the Acadia Players' production of Contempt of Court. This is an adult production intended as dinner theatre at the Crowley Town Club. Performance dates will be November 8th at 7 pm and November 9th at 3 pm. Admission is $25.00, and advance tickets will be available beginning October 1st at either the Crowley Flower Shop (337-783-1512) or the Crowley Town Club (337-783-1432).
Monday, September 8, 2008
Theatre--Classes
There are still spaces in the classes taught by Walter Brown at Cite Des Arts.
The teen class, which will meet every Monday, begins at 3:30 pm and run until 4:30 pm.
The class for younger children (ages 12 and under) begins at 3:00 pm on Mondays--immediately before the teen class.
The adult class, also to be held at Cite Des Arts on Monday, begins at 6:30 pm and ends at 8:00 pm.
For more information, or to register for the classes, contact Walter Brown by phone at 235-6284 or by e-mail at wfj5552@cs.com.
The teen class, which will meet every Monday, begins at 3:30 pm and run until 4:30 pm.
The class for younger children (ages 12 and under) begins at 3:00 pm on Mondays--immediately before the teen class.
The adult class, also to be held at Cite Des Arts on Monday, begins at 6:30 pm and ends at 8:00 pm.
For more information, or to register for the classes, contact Walter Brown by phone at 235-6284 or by e-mail at wfj5552@cs.com.
Theatre--Auditions
Auditions for Contempt of Court to be performed by the Acadia Players are set for September 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th at 7 pm. The show will be under the direction of Bonnie Morgan. For more information on ages for the show and the location of the audition, please call 783-0208.
Theatre--Performance
Cité des Arts presents Greezy Spoon and Head And Tales, two originalone-act comedies, written by local playwright, historian and musician,Austin Sonnier, Jr. and directed by Maureen Brennan.
Greezy Spoon is a comedy set at the Greezy Spoon, a combination local diner and funeral parlor based in New Orleans. The story introduces us to the charactersthat pass through those doors.
Head And Tales tells the tale of a historic home in Uptown New Orleans. The young girls now renting this once palatial home are eager to leave before another Friday the thirteenth unleashes its furies. Little do they know how
close they are to main players in this century old tale…
WHEN: September 11-20, 2008 at 7:30pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson
St. and Third St.
COST: $15 Adults, $10 Senior Citizens and Students
Greezy Spoon is a comedy set at the Greezy Spoon, a combination local diner and funeral parlor based in New Orleans. The story introduces us to the charactersthat pass through those doors.
Head And Tales tells the tale of a historic home in Uptown New Orleans. The young girls now renting this once palatial home are eager to leave before another Friday the thirteenth unleashes its furies. Little do they know how
close they are to main players in this century old tale…
WHEN: September 11-20, 2008 at 7:30pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson
St. and Third St.
COST: $15 Adults, $10 Senior Citizens and Students
Theatre--Performance
Van Reed, Kevin Miller, and Kevin Courville hit the stage to present "All the Great Books (abridged)by Reed Martin and Austin Tichenor at the Eunice Players' Theatre. Directed by Debi L. Crawford, this is the second show of the theatre's 39th season.
The two-act comedy re-educates the audience on their literary knowledge of the world's greatest classics. Who needs The Illiad and The Odyssey when there's The Idiodyssey? The classic, Little Women, is boring until the coach explains it as a play-by-play football diagram. Why should anyone read Charles Dickens' novels when it's presented as a soap opera? No need to read the 1500 page War and Peace when it can be reduced to a 10 minute dramatic presentation. This fast-paced comedy will leave you laughing in the aisles.
Show dates are:
Saturday, September 13 at 7:00
Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 (matinee)
Monday, September 15 at 6:00 - Dinner Theatre*
Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00
Wednesday, September 17 at 7:00
Thursday, September 18 at 7:00
Friday, September 19 - NO SHOW
Saturday, September 20 at 7:00
All seats are $10. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling Louis Wright's Store at 337-457-3330 (Monday through Friday 9:00 to 5:00) or 337-457-2156 Monday through Saturday. All tickets must be paid in advance by check only; no credit cards accepted. The theatre is located at 121 S. Second St. in Eunice.
*Dinner is served at 6:00 at Nick's Restaurant next door to the theatre. The show starts in the theatre at 7:00. The menu is steak with appropriate side dishes; dessert is served at intermission. Ticket price is $15 in addition to the $10 for the price of the show.
The two-act comedy re-educates the audience on their literary knowledge of the world's greatest classics. Who needs The Illiad and The Odyssey when there's The Idiodyssey? The classic, Little Women, is boring until the coach explains it as a play-by-play football diagram. Why should anyone read Charles Dickens' novels when it's presented as a soap opera? No need to read the 1500 page War and Peace when it can be reduced to a 10 minute dramatic presentation. This fast-paced comedy will leave you laughing in the aisles.
Show dates are:
Saturday, September 13 at 7:00
Sunday, September 14 at 2:00 (matinee)
Monday, September 15 at 6:00 - Dinner Theatre*
Tuesday, September 16 at 7:00
Wednesday, September 17 at 7:00
Thursday, September 18 at 7:00
Friday, September 19 - NO SHOW
Saturday, September 20 at 7:00
All seats are $10. Tickets may be purchased at the door or by calling Louis Wright's Store at 337-457-3330 (Monday through Friday 9:00 to 5:00) or 337-457-2156 Monday through Saturday. All tickets must be paid in advance by check only; no credit cards accepted. The theatre is located at 121 S. Second St. in Eunice.
*Dinner is served at 6:00 at Nick's Restaurant next door to the theatre. The show starts in the theatre at 7:00. The menu is steak with appropriate side dishes; dessert is served at intermission. Ticket price is $15 in addition to the $10 for the price of the show.
Friday, September 5, 2008
Theatre--Performance
The cast for the UL-Lafayette Opera Theatre's production of Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know has been announced. The cast is:
Nathan Abbott
Brandon Breaux
Stacy Broussard
Kevin Credeur
Martha Diaz
Ruth Diaz
Alex Hollerman
Jared LeBlanc
Jenee Luquette
Nicholas Manzo
Kristina Marshall
Sasha Massey
Evan Melancon
Lindy Waldmeier
The show, based on Wendy Perrin's travel book of the same name, is a musical revue style show with songs and sketches and takes a look at different comic situations dealing with travel.
Performance dates are October 9th, 10th, and 11th at 7:30pm and October 11th and 12th at 3PM. The show will be performed at Fletcher Hall, the Art and Architecture building on the UL-Lafayette campus. Tickets are available at the door only--$10 for the general public and free for UL-Lafayette faculty, staff and students.
For more information, call 482-6012
Nathan Abbott
Brandon Breaux
Stacy Broussard
Kevin Credeur
Martha Diaz
Ruth Diaz
Alex Hollerman
Jared LeBlanc
Jenee Luquette
Nicholas Manzo
Kristina Marshall
Sasha Massey
Evan Melancon
Lindy Waldmeier
The show, based on Wendy Perrin's travel book of the same name, is a musical revue style show with songs and sketches and takes a look at different comic situations dealing with travel.
Performance dates are October 9th, 10th, and 11th at 7:30pm and October 11th and 12th at 3PM. The show will be performed at Fletcher Hall, the Art and Architecture building on the UL-Lafayette campus. Tickets are available at the door only--$10 for the general public and free for UL-Lafayette faculty, staff and students.
For more information, call 482-6012
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Theatre--Performance Postponed
Due to the aftermath of the hurricane and some cast still being out of area, the IPAL production of That's the Spirit will not be opening this week-end. The Big Brother/Big Sister fundraiser has been postponed as well. The show will open the second weekend of September. All tickets bought in advance will be honored at another showing. Donna Berard, the director, says that the theater did not have power yet.
Any further information will be posted as soon as it is received.
Any further information will be posted as soon as it is received.
Theatre--Article
There is an article on villeplattetoday.com about the Eunice Players' theatre production of All the Great Books, abridged. The show is scheduled to open on September 13th, although since Hurricane Gustav it would be prudent to check with the theatre before the show.
Theatre--Performance Postponed
The Cite Des Arts' production of Greezy Spoon and Head And Tales, two original one-act comedies, written by local playwright, historian and musician, Austin Sonnier, Jr. and directed by Maureen Brennan, has been postponed. The show will open next weekend instead.
WHEN: September 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th and 20th, 2008 at 7:30pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson St. and Third St.
COST: $15 Adults, $10 Senior Citizens and Students
WHEN: September 11th, 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th and 20th, 2008 at 7:30pm
WHERE: Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St., downtown Lafayette between Jefferson St. and Third St.
COST: $15 Adults, $10 Senior Citizens and Students
Theatre--Performance
The IPAL production of That's the Spirit is scheduled to run the first 3 week-ends in September. The play is an entertaining, off-the wall, cockeyed, whodunit spoof. The situations are absurd and the characters are bizarre.
There is no new information on whether or not the show will open this weekend.
There is no new information on whether or not the show will open this weekend.
Dance--Audition
Lafayette Ballet Theatre invites area dancers to audition Sunday, Sept. 7, for its December full-length ballet production of The Nutcracker. Auditions will take place at Angelle Hall, located at the corner of St. Mary Blvd. and McKinley Street on the UL Lafayette campus.
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 and Intermediate Levels, ages 8-10: 1-3 p.m.
▪ Intermediate and Advanced Levels, ages 11-14: 3-5 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 or bring exact change.
Lafayette Ballet Theatre—-along with internationally acclaimed guest artists—-will present performances of the holiday classic The Nutcracker Saturday, December 6th, and Sunday, December 7th, at the Heymann Performing Arts Center.
For more information, visit www.lafayetteballettheatre.org or call 337-262-0444
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 and Intermediate Levels, ages 8-10: 1-3 p.m.
▪ Intermediate and Advanced Levels, ages 11-14: 3-5 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 or bring exact change.
Lafayette Ballet Theatre—-along with internationally acclaimed guest artists—-will present performances of the holiday classic The Nutcracker Saturday, December 6th, and Sunday, December 7th, at the Heymann Performing Arts Center.
For more information, visit www.lafayetteballettheatre.org or call 337-262-0444
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Hurricane Gustav
Today is Wednesday, September 3rd and my internet connection has just been restored (along with my phone service). My home still does not have power, although I have seen power trucks in the vicinity, which may or may not mean anything.
What the above means is that I will be late in providing information about this weekend's shows--and if the meteorologists I've seen are right, may have trouble with next weekend's shows as well.
I will try to have updated information posted as soon as possible. If you have information about any show opening this weekend, please forward it to me.
Thanks, and I hope you all came through the hurricane without problems.
What the above means is that I will be late in providing information about this weekend's shows--and if the meteorologists I've seen are right, may have trouble with next weekend's shows as well.
I will try to have updated information posted as soon as possible. If you have information about any show opening this weekend, please forward it to me.
Thanks, and I hope you all came through the hurricane without problems.
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