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Biloxi Little Theatre
220 Lee St.
Biloxi, Mississippi 39531
(228) 432-8543
Mailing address: P. O. Box 955, Biloxi 39533
Go online and purchase tickets at:
www.4blt.org
2007 - 2008 Season
A Streetcar Named Desire
Written by Tennessee
Williams
Directed by Cathy VerBerkmoes and Craig DeRoche’
Performances: March 28 - 30, April 3 - 5, 2008
Synopsis: This classic piece of American theater is a powerful
drama set in
working class New Orleans, Louisiana during the late 1940’s. The
play has Blanche DuBois, a woman who is slowly descending into the
terror and isolation of madness, moving in with her sister, Stella
and her husband, Stanley Kowalski.
Blanche is desperately trying to cling to her sanity and forget
her perverse and humiliating past. However, Stanley's jealousy and
love for Stella coupled with his raw brutality and lack of sympathy
has him suspecting Blanche and her true motives.
This play was first produced in New York on December 3, 1947 and
directed by
Elia Kazan. It earned William's the reputation as one of the
greatest American
playwrights, winning him a New York's Critics Circle Award and a
Pulitzer Prize.
I Hate
Hamlet
Written by Paul Rudnick
Directed by Arthur Bailey, Jr.
Auditions: February
23 and 24, 2008, at 4:00pm each day
Seeking: 3m, 3f
Performances: May 16 - 18. 22
- 24, 2008
Synopsis from the Publisher: Andrew Rally seems to have it
all: celebrity and acclaim from his starring role in a hit television
series; a rich, beautiful girlfriend; a glamorous, devoted agent;
the perfect New York apartment; and the chance to play Hamlet in
Central Park. There are, however, a couple of glitches in paradise.
Andrew's series has been canceled; his girlfriend is clinging to
her virginity with unyielding conviction; and he has no desire to
play Hamlet. When Andrew's agent
visits him, she reminisces about her brief romance with John Barrymore
many years ago, in Andrew's apartment. This prompts a séance to
summon his ghost. From the moment Barrymore returns, dressed in
high Shakespearean garb, Andrew's life is
no longer his own. Barrymore, fortified by champagne and ego, presses
Andrew to accept the part and fulfill his actor's destiny. The action
becomes more hilarious with
the entrance of Andrew's deal-making friend from LA, spouting the
laid-back hype of
the Coast and offering Andrew a fabulous new TV deal worth
millions of dollars.
The laughs are nonstop as Andrew wrestles with his conscience,
Barrymore, his
sword, and the fact that he fails as Hamlet in Central Park.
Fund Raiser (TBA)
Performances: June 6 - 8, 2008
The Summer Teen Production
(TBA)
Directed by Judy Madden
Auditions: May 11 and 13 from 6 - 9 p.m.
Performances: July 11 - 13 & 17 -19, 2008
May 11 & 13: Auditions for the Summer Teen Production at Biloxi
Little Theatre in MS
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Center Stage, Inc.
240 Eisenhower
Drive, Biloxi, MS 39531
(228) 388-6258; Fax (228) 388-6238
Go online and purchase tickets at:
www.centerstagebiloxi.org
2007 - 2008 Season Schedule
Shakespeare in Hollywood
by Ken Ludwig
Performances: March
27 - April 6, 2008
*It’s 1934 and two of Shakespeare’s most famous fairies, Oberon
and Puck,
are magically materialized onto the Hollywood set of Max Reinhardt’s
A Midsummer Night’s Dream and are commissioned to play (who else?)
themselves. This comedy will charm your socks off!
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
by
Ed Graczyk
Auditions:
TBA
Performances:
May
8 - 18, 2008
*This play is the story of a group of women, all members of a James
Dean fan club,
who meet on the anniversary of his death in the small town
in which Giant was
filmed. They experience a day full of revealed secrets and revelatory
experiences.
For
more information, please call us at 228-388-6258
Contact Info:
Center Stage, Inc.
240 Eisenhower Drive, Biloxi, MS 39531
(228) 388-6258; Fax (228) 388-6238
Go online and purchase tickets at:
www.centerstagebiloxi.org
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Gulfport
Little Theatre
Gulfport Little Theatre is located at
Pass Road & 13th Avenue in Gulfport, MS.
We are directly behind Chris' Beauty College
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 567, Gulfport, MS 39502
228-864-7983 (Voicemail)
www.gulfportlittletheatre.org
2007 - 2008 62nd
Season
GLT's ShowBizKidz
presents
Disney's "Mulan",
Jr.
Music and Lyrics by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel,
Stephen Schwartz, Jeanine Tesori and Alexa Junge
Music Adapted and Arranged and Additional Music and Lyrics by Bryan
Louiselle
Book Adapted and Additional Lyrics by Patricia Cotter.
Based on the 1998 Disney film MULAN and the story FA MULAN by
Robert D. San Souci
Directed by Colleen Rabalais
Performances: March 7, 8, 9 & 14, 15, 16, 2008
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pm
To reserve tickets beginning February 20, 2008, please call the
GLT Box
Office at 228-864-7983 and leave a voice mail with your name and
telephone
number(s). Calls will be returned in the order received as soon
as
possible by the Box Office. A valid credit card number must be provided
to
the Box Office at the time ticket reservations are made.
Synopsis: Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days
of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of
Disney’s Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and
it is up to the misfit Mulan and her mischievous sidekick Mushu
to save the Emperor! Mulan, Jr. is a heartwarming
celebration of culture, honor and a fighting spirit. The
score includes favorites like “Reflection,” “Honor to Us All” and
“I’ll Make a Man Out
of You” as well as new songs that will get your audience up on its
feet!
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
by Tennessee Williams
Directed by Ronny Broussard
Auditions: February 2 & 3 at 5:00pm at Gulfport Little
Theatre, located at 2600 13th Avenue, one block off Pass Road, directly
behind
Chris' Beauty College
Seeking: 3 women - in their 30's, 40's, and 50's
3 men - in their 30's, 40's, and 50's. Plus Extras.
If you have questions, please call Ronnie Broussard at 228-863-3571
Performances: April 25, 26, 27 & May 2, 3, 4, 2008
Synopsis: In a plantation house, a family celebrates the
sixty-fifth birthday of Big
Daddy, as they sentimentally dub him. The mood is somber, despite
the festivities, because a number of evils poison the gaiety: greed,
sins of the past and desperate, clawing hopes for the future spar
with one another as the knowledge that Big Daddy
is dying slowly makes the rounds. Maggie, Big Daddy’s daughter-in-law,
wants to
give him the news that she’s finally become pregnant by Big
Daddy’s favorite son, Brick, but Brick won’t cooperate in Maggie’s
plans and prefers to stay in a mild alcoholic haze the entire length
of his visit. Maggie has her own interests at heart in wanting to
become pregnant, of course, but she also wants to make amends to
Brick
for an error in judgment that nearly cost her her marriage.
Swarming around Maggie and Brick are their intrusive, conniving
relatives, all eager to see Maggie put in her place and Brick tumbled
from his position of most-beloved son. By evening’s end, Maggie’s
ingenuity, fortitude and passion will set things right, and Brick’s
love for his father, never before expressed, will retrieve him from
his path of destruction and
return him, helplessly, to Maggie’s loving arms.
Heaven Help the Po'Taters
by Billy St. John
Directed by Bob Barrett
Performances: June 6, 7, 8 & 13, 14, 15, 2008
Synopsis: There's trouble in Tatertown! The Idaho community
is desperate for rain
lest their potato crops dry up in the fields. Especially hard
hit are Irish Tater, his wife Etta Tater and the Tater tots: Sweetpea,
Lyonnaise and Chip. Unless a solution is found, they will be forced
to move, along with most of the other farmers in Taterfield County.
Their plight is the result of a dastardly scheme hatched by Noah
Count, the scoundrel lawyer who deliberately left the water rights
out of their deeds. The
townsfolk send our hero, Spud Farmer, to bargain for water with
the B.Z. Beaver Corporation which dammed the Snake River. To Spud's
surprise, Sue Duse is not
only head of the business, but Noah's partner in crime. Spud's ladylove,
Candide
Yam and the other citizens spy on the negotiations--all in wacky
disguises. Hilarity abounds as the Tater tots are kidnapped for
ransom and Spud fights Noah to stop
the villain from blowing up the dam! This "dynamite" melodrama sprouts
other characters including Ida Hoe, Tilda Fields, Cher Kropper,
Marshal Art and Pastor Salt.
Gulfport Little Theatre
is located at
Pass Road & 13th Avenue in Gulfport, MS.
We are directly behind Chris' Beauty College
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 567, Gulfport, MS 39502
228-864-7983 (Voicemail)
www.gulfportlittletheatre.org
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Gathering
Grove Productions
Gulfport, Mississippi
"Working for Human Rights through the Arts"
Upcoming Shows: Witchcraze, Aida, Urinetown,
Jekyll & Hyde,
and we are "On Hold" for RENT.
www.GatheringGrove.com
www.Witchcraze.com
Witchcraze
is an original musical written and composed by Mississippi
artist Patricia Causey.
To
join WitchcrazeFans@yahoogroups.com, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WitchcrazeFans/join
If you have any questions, please e-mail: TrishCausey@aol.com
Performances: TBA
This World Premiere will also be a
fundraiser for Biloxi Fire Fighter Jimmy Skinner to raise money
for a specialized cancer treatment his insurance refuses to
pay for.
Synopsis: Are you confused by the myths and
misconceptions you’ve come
to associate with the Salem Witch Trials? The same medieval
myths
manipulated by the town’s officials to propagate the trials
and executions
of ordinary people for their own political and economic gain?
If so, you're not the only one.....in short, the Witch Trials
of Salem,
Massachusetts, had little to do with witches at all.
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Disclaimer: The
musical, "Witchcraze", is an original work, with
the Book, Music,
and Lyrics having been created by Patricia Causey of Gulfport,
MS.
This musical, as a composition and literary work, has been
officially
copyrighted through the Library of Congress, and the Book
and Lyrics
are registered with the Writers' Guild of America.
For more information about Witchcraze
or Patricia Causey please go to her website at www.Witchcraze.com
To
join WitchcrazeFans@yahoogroups.com, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WitchcrazeFans/join
If
you have any questions, please e-mail: TrishCausey@aol.com
Auditions
for Witchcraze, the World Premiere
production of Mississippi author Patricia
Causey's new musical about the Salem Witch trials.
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