Elysian
Fields Inn New Orleans.
Newly renovated and upscale Bed and Breakfast located in
the Historic Faubourg Marigny section of New Orleans. Only 5 short blocks
to the French Quarter and within walking distance to everything including
all of the shops Jazz Clubs and restaurants along the world famous Frenchmen
Street.
Meet Dick, Ruby, Lucky, Joan, Mona Kent,
Hennessy, and the Captain as you join in the antics of a group of performers
staging a show, set on and around a battleship. Calamity strikes during
rehearsals when the theatre is demolished, and the show is eventually
mounted on the deck of a frigate after a young chorus girl steps in to
save the day. Sound familiar? This classic spoof on movie musicals of
the 1930’s continues to delight audiences since it first made a star
of Bernadette Peters in the original production. Derek Franklin and Sonny
Borey bring it to you with their celebrated style and flair. You’ll
end the season singing Good Times are Here to Stay!!!
July 17-18, July 24-25 & July
31 – August 1, 2004 Directed by Brandt Blocker
If you thought you knew the story of
The Princess and The Pea, you may be in for a walloping surprise! Did
you know, for instance, that Princess Winnifred actually swam the moat
to reach Prince Dauntless the Drab? Or that, in fact, it wasn’t
the pea at all that caused the princess a sleepless night? Carried on
a wave of wonderful songs, by turns hilarious and raucous, romantic and
melodic, this rollicking spin on the familiar classic of royal courtship
and comeuppance provides for some side-splitting shenanigans. Chances
are, you’ll never look at fairy tales quite the same.
ABOUT
LE PETIT THEATRE DU VIEUX CARRE: Since 1800, when culture-steeped Creole
society, the New Orleans aristocracy, created and patronized Le Petit
Theatre du Vieux Carre, live theatre has flourished in the heart of
the French Quarter. Between acts, patrons still congregate in the courtyard
of the wrought-iron embellished villa adjacent to Jackson Square for cafe
au lait and conversation.
The
oldest continuous community theater in the United States, Le Petit
is THE venue in town for true community-theater buffs, along with tourists
taking in an old Southern experience. This is also one of the nicest theaters
in town - there's not a bad seat in the house and the stage is highly
visible no matter where you sit, especially the balcony.
The
Performing Arts have been alive and thriving here for a long time. Jenny
Lynn, a charismatic 1800's songstress who lived across the street in the
Pontalba Apartments, frequently performed here. In more recent times,
each Spring Le Petit hosts the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary
Festival, celebrating the legendary playwright who spent much time in
theBig Easy.
New
plays by some of the South's best playwrights
May
3 to May 30:
In the aftermath of a young man's sudden death, his girlfriend, mother
and twin brother must redefine their lives and relationships. Will an
eccentric cloning cult be the answer to their grief? Drawing on a variety
of sources ranging from the recent breakthroughs made by South Korean
scientists to the farfetched claims of human cloning made by the eccentric
science-sect known as the Raelians, CLONING JUDSON examines the human
side of this controversial new science.
Warning: Contains
nudity, sexual situations and coarse language
"Stanley
deals with serious themes in almost absurdist fashion. His dialogue plays
well, his themes of the doppelganger and the human need to fill the void
of loss resonating with feeling and wit."
David Cuthbert - The Times-Picayune
For tickets, go to info@southernrep.com,
or call 504-522.6545.
Some
Southern Rep history: Recognizing a need for professional theater in New
Orleans, in 1986 playwright Dr.
Rosary Hartel O'Neill, Dick O'Neill, Nancy Mendard and Clydia Davenport
founded Southern Repertory Theatre with the goal of creating a leading
center for Southern playwrights and plays.
Southern
Rep has graced a series of historic locations reflecting some of New Orleans'
distinctive ambience - first the Quadroon Ballroom of the Bourbon-Orleans
Hotel in the French Quarter, then the elegant Board of Trade building
in the Central Business District - but all shared the disadvantage that
everything had to be dismantled at the end of each season. A search was
initiated for a permanent facility that could be functional throughout
the year, culminating in 1991 in the present location of the theatre,
on the third floor of the Shops at Canal Place,two blocks from the river
on the French Quarter side of Canal Street.
True
to its original mandate, Southern Rep features southern writers and topics
and emphasizes educational outreach. In its 16 seasons, the company has
produced more than 50 plays by some of the country's leading Southern
playwrights, including Tennessee Williams, Horton Foote, Lillian Hellman,
Beth Henley, Carson McCullers, Loraine Hasberry, Pearl Cleage, Romulus
Linney and Margaret Edson.
When we think of New Orleans we think of jazz, but the Crescent City embraces
a wide variety of musical and theatrical forms.
• The New
Orleans Opera Association is all that Grand Opera can be, with a tradition
reaching back an amazing 205 yearsl!
• The Orpheum
Theatre is home to the Louisiana Philharmonic
• A.R.K. Dinner Theatre offers community theatre in an arts space
in Faubourg Marigny
• Carlone's Dinner Theatre serves up a buffet and Broadway tunes
in Old Metairie
• Local and regional plays are performed at the Contemporary Arts
Center in the Warehouse District
• Le Chat Noir features cabarets
• The Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts hosts ballet
and opera, downtown
• See innovative student performances at the New Orleans Center for
Creative Arts
• Enjoy musicals and special performances at the Rivertown Repertory
Theatre in Kenner
• Saenger Theatre is the place for Broadway productions
• Witty local productions? True Brew Café Theatre in the Warehouse
District
• and uptown, the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center offers
traditional and non-traditional works
Doc's News appreciates
the assistance of the New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau for material
for these articles. Visit them at http://www.neworleanscvb.com
DocsNews,
(www.docsnews.com), is produced, published by and is a subsidiary of Lehmann
Desloge Media, Inc.
Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. Doc Lawrence can be reached at: editors@docsnews.com
Elysian
Fields Inn New Orleans.
New
plays by some of the South's best playwrights
May
3 to May 30:
In the aftermath of a young man's sudden death, his girlfriend, mother
and twin brother must redefine their lives and relationships. Will an
eccentric cloning cult be the answer to their grief? Drawing on a variety
of sources ranging from the recent breakthroughs made by South Korean
scientists to the farfetched claims of human cloning made by the eccentric
science-sect known as the Raelians, CLONING JUDSON examines the human
side of this controversial new science. 
