| Community theater at its best | | Posted Wednesday, November 01, 2006 7:19:52 AM by Blog57 Team | | Actors and actresses from across Northwest Indiana will dress up in their best for the Northwest Indiana Excellence in Theatre Foundation's 14th Annual Awards Gala Saturday night.Attendees at the black-tie event, held at LaPorte's Civic Auditorium, will be treated to excerpts from the productions nominated for Best Play and Best Musical. The Foundation recognizes the work of actors, directors, musicians and technicians from 14 community theatre groups throughout Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties. Participating theaters include:* Community Theatre Guild* Crown Point Community Theatre* Dunes Summer Theatre* Footlight Players* Fourth Street Theatre* Genesius Guild* Hammond Community Theatre* Highland Parks Performing Arts Group* LaPorte Little Theatre* L'arc en Ciel Theatre Group* Marian Theatre Guild* Memorial Theatre Company* Purdue Theatre Company* Towle Theatre Company.The individual nominees in a musical are: * Principal Actress: Antoinette Alessio as Eve, "Children of Eden," Genesius Guild; Kaitlin Price as Cinderella, "Cinderella," Marian Theatre Guild; Teri-Sue Wines as Sarah Brown, "Guys and Dolls," Dunes Summer Theatre; Sherry VerWey as Monica, "Romance, Romance," Footlight Players; Stephanie Naumoff as Miss Gulch/Wicked Witch, "Wizard of Oz," Memorial Theatre Company.* Principal Actor: Steven Becker as Pseudolus, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," L'arc en Ciel Theatre Group; Eric Wooding as Mr.... | |
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| | | Hesse students learn value of niceness | | Posted Sunday, October 22, 2006 1:19:05 PM by Blog57 Team | | Hesse Elementary students, parents, and teachers perform a self control exercise to help get rid of stress by sitting quietly in their chairs with eyes closed. (Photo: Richard Burkhart) Mark Garcia, 5, keeps his eye on a toy bird as he balances it on his finger during a self control exercise. (Photo: Richard Burkhart) Hesse Elementary students balance a toy bird on their finger as they perform a self control exercise with Jon Oliver. (Photo: Richard Burkhart) Jon Oliver watches the reactions of Tyrone Anthony, 8, and Gwen Regan after blowing bubbles by them during a self control exercise at Hesse Elementary. (Photo: Richard Burkhart) Jon Oliver uses a coat rack as a prop while leading Hesse Elementary students and parents in an exercise during a PTA meeting. (Photo: Richard Burkhart) Jon Oliver bangs on a drum as he leads Hesse Elementary students and parents in a fun learning exercise during a PTA meeting.... | |
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| | | Please Sir, May I Have Some More | | Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:17:10 PM by Blog57 Team | | Starting Aug. 4, the Vienna Community Center will be invaded by pickpockets, thieves and sundry characters from 19th century London as the Vienna Youth Players take the stage with "Oliver!" a musical take on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" adapted by Lionel Bart. The 44-member cast ranges in age from 10 to 18 and includes both newcomers and veterans to the stage, as well as a "full-bred mutt" named Snickers. "Basically the audience can look forward to a somewhat professional production with people performing beyond their years," said Babs Dyer, director of "Oliver!" The story follows a young orphan named Oliver as he is forced onto the street from the workhouse and is taken in by the Artful Dodger who pulls him into Fagin's den of pickpockets. A character named Nancy mothers the boy and protects him from her brutal boyfriend, Bill Sikes, even with her life.... | |
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| | | REVIEW: 'Oliver!' stumbles but entertains with heart | | Posted Thursday, August 03, 2006 11:04:21 AM by Blog57 Team | | Seeing "Oliver!," a wonderful musical by Lionel Bart that isn't staged very often, makes you wonder about "Annie," an agreeable but undistinguished show that's performed all the time. Based on Charles Dickens' novel, "Oliver Twist," it's the story of an adorable, abused London urchin who finds his true family — wealthy and aristocratic — thanks to a mystery locket. "Annie" deals with an adorable, abused New York orphan. After she learns the truth about her past, thanks to a mystery locket, a wealthy, powerful man adopts her. But "Annie" is a children's show, a dependable draw with the Muny's big family audience. "Oliver!," on the other hand, is a show about children society ignores; that's a much tougher go. Still, there are lots of children on Steve Gilliam's fluid Muny set, where "Oliver!" opened Monday.... | |
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