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.
Press Release: JPAS presents Duetti Solo
JPAS Presents Ensemble La Variazione in
DUETTI SOLO (Duets Only)
An Afternoon of Classical Chamber Music and Operatic Duets
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society (JPAS) proudly presents Ensemble La Variazione & All'Opera in DUETTI SOLO (Duets Only), an afternoon of classical chamber music and operatic duets, Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 2PM at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in
Press Release: ABCT Presents A Raisin in the Sun
A Golden Anniversary for ‘Raisin’
ABCT Proudly Presents the 50th Anniversary Production of Lorraine Hansberry’s landmark dramatic play, A Raisin in the Sun
50 years ago, an unheralded drama by an unknown playwright opened on Broadway. Since its debut, Raisin has become a permanent fixture in the theatrical world. The Washington Post hails it as “one of a handful of great American plays – it belongs in the inner circle, along with Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey Into Night and The Glass Menagerie.” “Never before in the entire history of the American theater had so much of the truth of Black people’s lives been seen on the
Review: Viagra Falls
A review by Bradley Troll
No chemical enhancement was needed to rouse the audience during JPAS's season opener of Viagra Falls by Joao Machado and Lou Cutell. With one-liner after one-liner, there is barely time to marvel at the amount of puns that can be made from the most taboo topic of the male anatomy. Though somewhat gimmicky, the actors sustain the two-hour play, and the surprising sentiment beneath the humor keeps the show from going flaccid.
Press Release: JPAS presents The Rocky Horror Show
That sweet transvestite from outer-space is taking over the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre just in time for Halloween! Complete with sass from the audience and an array of outrageous audience participation, this deliberately kitschy, rock'n roll sci-fi Gothic is more fun than ever!
Richard O'Brien's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW is ALIVE! and on stage October 23-November 7, 2009 at the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre, 177 Sala Avenue in Westwego.
Press Release: JPAS 14th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala October 16!
The Robert and Jeri Nims FoundationJefferson Performing Arts Society’s 14th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala
Proceeds benefit the JPAS Children's Programming and Theatrical Endeavors throughout the 32nd Season
Jefferson Performing Arts Society’s (JPAS) 14th Annual Pasta & Puccini Gala will be held Friday October 16, 2009 at InterContinental New Orleans, 444 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans. Doors will open at 7PM. Gala patrons will enjoy an evening of world class entertainment, delicious food donated by a wide array of local restaurants and caterers and exciting auctions to the music of the great Giacomo Puccini. Proceeds from this annual fundraiser will benefit JPAS children’s programs that reach over 10,000 youth throughout five parishes in Southern Louisiana. These programs include the JPAS Children’s Choir and the New JPAS Jam & Jive Show Choir, programs and special performances for school groups and arts outreach programs that integrate the arts into the curriculum and cater to at-risk youth. Proceeds will also benefit JPAS' theatrical endeavors throughout the 32nd Season that enrich and serve over 20,000 arts patrons annually. ONLY A FEW SEATS REMAIN for this elegant affair! To donate, for tickets or for more information, contact Pasta & Puccini coordinator Valerie Hart at 504.885.2000 ext. 212, email valerie@jpas.org or visit www.jpas.org.
The Jefferson Performing Arts Society is deeply honored to have the generous support of The Robert and Jeri Nims Foundation once again for their Pasta & Puccini Fund-Raising Gala. This is the second year Mrs. Jeri Nims, President of The Robert and Jeri Nims Foundation, has sponsored the Pasta & Puccini Gala with JPAS. Through the generosity of the Robert and Jeri Nims Foundation and the InterContinental New Orleans, gala patrons will surely experience an elegant night to remember.
"Mrs. Jeri Nims is truly a champion for the performing arts in our community and especially for the Jefferson Performing Arts Society," said JPAS Executive/Artistic Director Dennis G. Assaf. "JPAS is honored to have her continued support, leadership and friendship. It is gracious individuals like Mrs. Nims that enable the arts to thrive and grow."
Press Release: Running With Scissors presents…FEMALE TROUBLE!
Running With Scissors presents
a one-night-only benefit reading of John Waters'
FEMALE TROUBLE
Tuesday, October 20 at 8pm
One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, New Orleans
Tickets at www.NORunningWithScissors.com or 504 606 9903
On Tuesday, October 20, Running With Scissors’ cast of cut-ups return to their juvenile and delinquent roots for a very special staged reading of John Waters’ cult classic FEMALE TROUBLE. Seating is limited for this event—the company’s annual fundraiser—so make your reservations early!
Review: Opus
A review by Bradley Troll
"At it's best, it's like making love... at it's worst, it's like swallowing Drano." This analogy is used to describe a quartet making music. However, Southern Rep's performance of Opus by Michael Hollinger takes this sentiment beyond the lines of a staff and onto the boards of a stage. A true act of creation, Opus is love, music, and theatre in harrowing harmony.
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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...