Press Release: JPAS presents Footloose
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is proud to kick off 2010 with the explosive musical FOOTLOOSE to the stage! Based on the popular 80's movie starring Kevin Bacon, JPAS' production of FOOTLOOSE, The Musical brings together a vibrant cast with the rockin' rhythms of 80's pop hits that is sure to have you on your feet and cutting Footloose! Behind the scenes, JPAS' FOOTLOOSE technical staff has designed a production that relies primarily on recycled and reused materials in an effort to make this production not only technically spectacular but also environmentally conscious. Directed and Choreographed by Frannie Rosenberg and Musically Directed by Natalie True, FOOTLOOSE is on stage January 29, 30 and February 5, 6 at 7:30PM and January 31 and February 7 at 2PM at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox Street in Metairie. Tickets are $15 for children (12 and under), $20 for students (with valid ID), $25-30 for seniors (65+)/military and $30-35 for adults. Group Discounts for 10+ available! For tickets call 504.885.2000 or visit Starring P. J. McKinne, Angela Paple, David Jacobs and Scott Sauber.
JPAS Needs Your Help
While attending the delightful production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast at JPAS this past weekend (take your kids, it's a
wonderful evening!), an alarming situation was brought to my attention. We here at TheatreBelowSeaLevel urge you to read the following letter and give JPAS the support and help it so desperately needs and deserves.
AN URGENT LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF JEFFERSON PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY: The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) is capable, uniquely qualified and has earned the right to manage the new Jefferson Performing Arts Center.
Press Release: JPAS presents Beauty and the Beast
Disney’s Broadway Smash Hit BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is back by popular demand just in time for the holiday season! Disney’s animated masterpiece attains new life and depth in this Tony Award-winning stage version. Step into the enchanted world of this modern Broadway classic that includes all the wonderful songs from the movie, as well as new ones created especially for the live show. The JPAS Production of DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is on stage Saturdays at 7:30PM and Sundays at 2PM, November 28 through December 13, 2009 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 400 Phlox Street in Metairie. Tickets are $15 for children (12 and under), $20 for students (with valid ID), $25-30 for seniors (65+)/military and $30-35 for adults. Group Discounts for 10+ available! For tickets call 504.885.2000 or visit www.jpas.org.
Press Release: UNO Hosts Louisiana College Theatre Festival
Theatre UNO is pleased to announce the Louisiana College Theatre Festival, a part of the Kennedy Center American 
College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), as a special event in their 2009-2010 season.
The four day festival will include performances from NINE universities from across the state of Louisiana. This is one of the largest KCACTF state theatre festivals Louisiana has seen in quite some time.
Press Release: TBSL’s Jared Gore is ‘Dying to Say This to You’
EVERYONE CHECK OUT JARED'S LATEST VANITY PROJECT!
Bobby is a married neurotic wreck. His friend Sam is a recovering alcoholic. When Bobby gets drunk on an airplane and meets an intriguing woman, he makes a mistake that affects his friendships and his marriage. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased from http://nofringe.org. For more information visit http://blacklistedtheatre.com
Featuring Elizabeth Gore, Kevin Songy, Jared Gore, and Suzannah Murray. Directed by Lisa Picone.
Press Release: Southern Rep presents I Am My Own Wife
Southern Rep announces its second production of the season, I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, co-produced by All Kinds
of Theatre.
Pulitzer Prize and Tony winner for Best Play, I Am My Own Wife is the hauntingly complex true tale of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a German transvestite who successfully outwitted not only the Nazis and Communists, but could also spot a priceless antique at 100 yards. Returning after his award-winning direction of Doubt two seasons ago, Carl Walker stages this smart and involving play. The much-in-demand Bob Edes, Jr. takes on the tour-de-force role of Charlotte after hitting home runs in SRT's productions of Sick, The Clean House, and The Breach.
Press Release: New Noise presents After the War
Ensemble group New Noise to present a new original piece - After the War. 
The adults have all disappeared, seduced by the siren song of war. In a reverse Pied Piper, it is the children who remain, burdened by memory but lacking comprehension. Three kids traverse the crumbling infrastructure of America, seeking a way to bring about the end, to bring about the beginning —to arrive home.
Press Release: UNO’s Verses from Jordan
Verses from Jordan
UNO Student Original Script
by Bradley Troll
directed by Marshall Carby
November 5-7 & November 12-14 at 7:30 p.m.
November 15 at 2:30 p.m.
The second production of UNO Theatre's 2009-2010 Season continues their longstanding tradition of showcasing student playwrights with an original script written by Bradley Troll. Verses from Jordan will run in the Robert E. Nims Theatre November 5-7 and 12-15. This production will be directed by Marshall Carby, director of last season’s Indifferent Blue.
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Press Release: NOLA Project’s Finer Noble Gasses
The NOLA Project and the NOLA Indie Rock Collective present Finer Noble Gasses, the hilarious and gripping jet-black comedy by one of the nation's hottest young playwrights, Adam Rapp. As winter descends on New York, members of the decaying band, Less, weather it in a haze of pain pills and nature shows. But when their TV is mysteriously kicked in, band mates must brave slipping sanity and a worsening blizzard, as they attempt to reconvene. Read more...