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City Park Players: Pippin |
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City Park Players Present the Musical - Pippin
August 19 – 29 Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm – Sundays at 2:30pm
Pippin is a sort of play, within a play, within a dream? It is a story that is veiled with gossamer ideals and catchy pop tunes from the 1970’s, by Stephen Schwartz, one of the great American composers, who's most recognizable work is his recent hit, Wicked.
Pippin (Malik Victorian) is the earnest, attractive, stubborn, misguided son of Charles/Charlemange (Danny Eudy). He struggles with the burden of his father's fame while trying to find his own place in the world. His life is further complicated by Fastrada (Rita Smith) his step-mother, who is dedicated to advancing the status of her own son, Lewis (Joe Wright). Advised by his grandmother, Berthe (Darrah Mannix) Pippin eventually meets Catherine (Emily Pears) an attractive, young widow and her son Theo (Jackson Robison), who offer a different role for Pippin to consider. The Leading Player, a dynamic, mysterious, magnetic master of ceremonies, portrayed by Julian Anderson, guides the players and the audience as he crafts the storyline.
Director, Ty Cedars is no stranger to City Park Players. Ever since his first production of Little Shop of Horrors little more than a decade ago, he’s plunged deep into the waters of the theatrical community. Lately, he’s been seen working with kids in Family Playhouse, trying to create a good mix of education and theatre.
Assisting Ty with music and choreography is newcomer, David Dabney, an Ohio native who comes to us as an Americorps VISTA member, stationed at LSUA, for a year.
Reservations are urged. Tickets are available for purchase at the box office before the show. Ticket prices: Adults $12 – Seniors (over 65) $10 - Students $5. The Hearn Stage is located at 3rd & Johnston in Downtown Alexandria in the Rapides Foundation Bldg. Discounted group ticket sales are available. Please contact City Park Players at (318) 442-1800 or email
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We are pleased to recognize our Community Connection Partners for the 2010 Season: The Boys & Girls Club of Central Louisiana and Rapides Parish Public Library. Every day these two agencies address issues important to the lives of the residents of our community. Help us support their investment in all our lives.
City Park Players, Central Louisiana Community Theatre is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to offering quality cultural activities and experiences to the entire Central Louisiana community through live theatre productions, programming, and education. The 2010 season is supported, in part, by grants from the Louisiana Division of the Arts and Roy O. Martin Foundation as administered by the Arts Council of Central Louisiana. Additional support comes from our patrons and donors and people like you who believe that community theatre enriches our lives and enhances our quality of life.
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Call to Artists - Creative Capital |
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“Internet for Artists” Professional Development Retreat
The Division of the Arts is pleased to partner with the Creative Capital Foundation, the Louisiana Partnership for the Arts, and the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge to present a Professional Development Weekend Retreat designed to help Louisiana artists further their professional skills. The retreat will take place at the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26, 2010. Established and emerging artists in all disciplines are eligible to submit an application. (Please see requirements below.) Twenty-four artists will be selected to participate.
Creative Capital, a New York City-based nonprofit organization, founded by Ruby Lerner, supports artists who pursue innovation in form and/or content. www.creative-capital.org
The Professional Development Retreat “Internet for Artists” is designed to deliver skill-building opportunities to artists. The goal is to provide a cohesive structure that will help artists to organize, plan, and sustain their creative careers. This Workshop will address how internet resources can be used to build audience, expand community, amplify marketing and extend administrative resources. It will help participants expand their online presence and learn to harness the power of internet tools.
Artists who live outside of Baton Rouge that are selected to participate will be given a $100 stipend to help with costs of travel and lodging. Your participation fees for the workshop will be covered by the Division of the Arts and its partners. Meals for all participating artists (Friday evening reception, breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday) will be provided.
We are now accepting applications for participation. Submission requirements include an artist statement (that discusses your primary motivation for creating your work and your passion for your artistic discipline), a career impact statement (what do you see as the central challenges to your career now and how do you think this program will advance your work?), a resume, and a sample of work. (see http://www.crt.state.la.us/arts/ccinternet.aspx for the application form and instructions.) Digital images will be accepted. Please note: your artist statement and career impact statement should not exceed one page, resume not to exceed 3 pages.
Applicant Requirements
Artists should have demonstrated professional experience in their fields, with a career commitment and a degree of peer acceptance. • Individuals must be legal residents of Louisiana, have lived in the state for at least the 24 consecutive months prior to the application deadline, and reside in the state during the workshop period.
• Individuals must be 18 years old by the application deadline.
• Individuals enrolled in a degree or certificate granting program related to the program area are not eligible.
The deadline for submitting an application is Wednesday, August 4, 2010 by 5:00 pm. Please send or email to: Ann Russo, Louisiana Division of the Arts, P.O. Box 44247, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 or email
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ACCL Launches A-Town Jazz |
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A-Town Jazz Premieres August 27
The Arts Council of Central Louisiana is proud to announce the opening of its new jazz club “A-Town Jazz” in the lobby of the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center, 1202 3rd Street in downtown Alexandria on Friday, August 27.
Artists performing at the premiere include the popular Lukejazz Trio from Natchitoches featuring Luke Brouillette on guitar, Joe Williams on bass and Sammy Nix on drums joined by vocalists from the community.
Admission is $20 per person which will cover the cost of the entertainment and light hors d’oeuvres. There will be a cash bar (beer and wine only).
The doors will open at 6 p.m. with entertainment beginning at 6:30 p.m. and ending at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets will be available at the door and in advance by calling the Arts Council at 318-433-4718.
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Well, we're down to the wire! It is vital that funding for Statewide Arts Grants and Decentralized Arts Funding be restored to the budget in the Senate prior to being sent to the House for concurrence. Everything is happening so quickly, we must react NOW.
Here’s the scenario. It is likely that the budget will be debated and approved in the Senate on Friday. At that point, it will be sent over to the House whose members will then have a chance to review it for changes made by the Senate after it left the House. The House then has two options. It can either concur, in which case the budget goes to the Governor for his signature OR it can vote not to accept, in which case it goes to the Joint Conference Committee made up of Senators and Representatives who will then hash out the differences and come to an agreement.
What does this mean for us? Should the House concur with the Senate version of the budget and WITHOUT the Statewide Arts Grants funds and the Decentralized Arts Funding monies being restored in the Senate, then we WILL NOT have another chance and the Decentralized Arts Funding budget will end up at $1,444,557 as opposed to $2,515,120 last year. Statewide Arts Grants will end up at $339,745 as opposed to $2,316,482 last year. Do the math! That’s a $3,047,303 combined DECREASE from last year that basically guts the Statewide Arts Grants that fund our state’s symphonies, ballets, museums, theatres, festivals, arts councils and artists.
That’s unacceptable but could be a reality if we don’t mount an all-out blitz on the Senate. This is our best chance so please react now. Go to www.lparts.org , type in your zip code under “Write Your Legislators” and click “GO.” You’ll be taken to our “Action Alert” page where under “Louisiana” you should click on “Take Action” to be taken to the message to your Senator and the members of the Senate Finance Committee. If you want to personalize the message with a personal experience or as a member of an arts organization that will be affected, please do so at the beginning of the message, but PLEASE do not change the balance of the message as written.
**If you are a board president or executive director of an organization, please forward this on to the members of your board. Then ask them to forward it on to their friends, relatives and anyone else who wants to continue to enjoy the cultural and educational programs that we’ve all come to expect from our arts organizations. You've done an amazing job this year by sending over 44,000 emails to our Louisiana House and Senate members. We're leading the pack throughout the U.S. in number of emails being generated in support of our industry. Hopefully this will be the last blitz of the session and we will be successful in restoring the funding.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Tommy Usrey, Chairman
Gerd Wuestemann, Advocacy Vice Chairman |
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Red River Jazz Band Presents |
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4th Annual USO Big Band Celebration: Remembering the Big Band Era
The Red River Jazz Band proudly presents the 2010 “USO Big Band Celebration: Remember the Big Band Era” on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 3pm at the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center. This show recaptures the memories and music from the 1930’s, 1940’s, and 1950’s when Big Bands were popular music entertainment and swing was the style.
This year’s show once again features a dance floor next to the stage for those interested in doing a little jitterbug to a good old fast tune or sway slowly to a nice ballad. We will perform music by the great band leaders of the day; Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman - the list goes on and on.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and students (grades k-12). Any serviceman or woman attending the concert in uniform will receive free admission. Tickets will be available at the box office one hour before the performance and in advance by calling 318-443-4718.
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