River

Volume 17 Issue 1

Region
March 2010

RIVER REGION BALLET to Present

The Sleeping Beauty

What better way to celebrate fifteen years of producing ballet performances in the river parishes than by presenting the opulent classical ballet The Sleeping Beauty. First performed over 100 years ago, this timeless fairy tale by Charles Perrault was brought to life by the genius of Tchaikovskys music and Petipas choreography. It is a fairy tale replete with a king and queen, fairies both good and evil, a beautiful princess and dream prince, magical stage effects, and courtly splendor. Perfect for a full evening of ballet, it is grandiose and refined. A blending of traditional mime, expressive pas daction, and spectacular divertissements performed in the classical style create a lavish theatrical ballet. The River Region Ballet will present The Sleeping Beauty, staged by artistic director Susan Ferrara, on Saturday March 27 at 7:30 pm and Sunday March 28 at 2:00 pm. Both performances will be held at Destrehan Auditorium #1 Wildcat Lane in Destrehan. Last seen in the RRBs annual Nutcracker performance, the beautiful Eleanor Carney will dance the role of Princess Aurora with her own handsome prince, husband Ian Carney Also performing with the company in the roles of Blue Bird and Princess Florine is are Diogo DeLima and Laurel Zaleski. RRB is proud and honored that so many original company members and past alumni will grace the stage once more proving that our endeavors hold special meaning to the people we touch. Alisha Captain Andrepont will dance the role of the Lilac Fairy. She

The Sleeping Beauty - RRB 2005

will joined by the other good fairies danced by Emily Julian, Melissa Landeche, Molly Nagele, Stephanie Nagele and Noelle Raymond. Heidi Schindler will reprise her role as the evil fairy Carabosse. The White Cat and Puss N Boots will be danced by Hannah Weber and Robert Jumonville. Other Soloists and Corps de Ballet are: Taylor Amedee, Kiersten Baker, Courtney Bergeron, Mary Frances Candies, Elizabeth Gilmore, Shannon Nagele, Renee Navarre, Ekuase Ogunbor, Madeleine Raymond Allie Wursteisen and Chase Zibilich. Other dancers are: Alexandra Bothe, Madison Cancienne, Emily Champagne, Ashley Cheramie, Rachael Cicero, Rose Marie Coats, Sarah DiLeo, Hannah Durapau, Rachael Durapau, Catelyn Errington, Lauren Errington, Rylee Gautreaux, Natalie Gilmore, Nicole Gilmore, Claire Girardot, Jayden Hughes, Kaela

Hymel, Lianne Keller, Brooke LeBlanc, Abigail Logan, Kate Lougon, Sophia Mavromatis, Hayley Morgan, Elizabeth Murray, Skyler Nitschke, Aisosa Ogunbor, Ashley Payne, Caroline Payne, Grace Raymond, Payton Saucier, Emily Schexnayder, Claire Seymour, Laura Sullivan, Sarah Taylor, Hope Templet, Dena Vial, Emma Vitrano, and Shelby Walls. Anne Comiskey and Jeff Nagele will portray the Queen and King. Their Court will be led by Paul Ory as Catalabutte with Margaret Johnson Beltz, Catherine Coats, Ronald Coats, Juanita Marino, Jeanette Meleen, David Rattray. For additional information you can contact the River Region Ballet at 985764-7678 or riverregionballet@cox.net or www.rrpa.org. For tickets call 504202-7706.

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River Region Drama Guild Celebrates 20 Years The King and I

River Region Drama Guild, Inc celebrates the 20th Anniversary of St. Charles Theater with an encore production of The King and I. Auditions for the River Region Drama Guild's 20th Annual Summer Musical Production, The King and I are here! Twenty years ago, this June, a group of enthusiastic theater lovers brought community theater back to St. Charles Parish and twenty years later it is alive and well. To celebrate this anniversary, the River Region Drama Guild will again bring to the stage St. Charles Theater's first production, the well know and loved, Rogers and Hammerstein classic, The King and I. Audiences may remember the 10th Anniversary production performed by RRDG and now, once again, this timeless classic will be brought to a new generation of theater goers. You won't want to miss being a part of this timeless treasure featuring the musical classics - SHALL WE DANCE, GETTING TO KNOW YOU, I WHISTLE A HAPPY TUNE, HELLO YOUNG LOVERS, and many more. The River Region Drama Guild is proud to announce the Big Easy Award winning actor, Kris Shaw, will play the role of the King of Siam. Kris's accomplishments are well known in local theater circles as he has performed and/or directed with most of the major theaters in New Orleans and the surrounding area. Veteran director Rosalie Abadie returns to direct this Anniversary Production and Destrehan's Marcia Peyton will be assistant to the director; Brenda Castillo once again is the Musical Director and Lindsey Price is the Choreographer with set design by Henry Sorbet. All original cast members from both 10 and 20 years ago are encouraged to audition. Performance dates are June 17, 18, 19 and 20, 2010. Rehearsals will begin in late April. For more information call Marcia Peyton at 985-764-1969. A large cast is needed to fill the many roles offered in this production of The King and I, including dancers for the favorite Small House of Uncle Thomas Ballet. Auditions for all roles (other than the King) are as follows:

AUDITIONS for KING AND I All auditions will be held at the River Region Performing Arts and Cultural Center 15146 River Road, Norco, LA
(Formerly the Good Hope School)

Adults Children /Teens Dancers

ages 16 to adults ages 8 to 15 ages 13 to adults

Tuesday

April 13, 2010 6:30 pm

Wednesday April 14, 2010 6:30 pm Tuesday April 20, 2010 6:30 pm

This program is sponsored by United Way of St. Charles; a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts; Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation, and Tourism in cooperation with Louisiana State Arts Council as administered by the Houma Regional Arts Council and a grant from the River Region Arts and Humanities Council.

Important Dates Mar. 27-28 April 13, 14, 20 June 17-20 River Region Ballet Spring Performances The Sleeping Beauty River Region Drama Guild Auditions The King and I River Region Drama Guild Summer Musical The King and I
published four times a year River Region Drama Guild River Region Ballet

EDITORS: Susan Ferrara, Henry Sorbet

River Region Drama Guild P.O. Box 845 Destrehan, LA 70047-0845 River Region Ballet 105-A River Point Dr. Destrehan, LA 70047-0845

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Spring Ballet Tickets

River Region Ballet Ticket Order
One Performance Date Per Order Form Circle Desired Date

Destrehan Auditorium Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Number of Tickets: @ $15.00 $

Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 2:00 PM

Make Checks Payable to: RIVER REGION BALLET INC. 105-A River Point Drive Destrehan, LA 70047-0845 Please enclose Self Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) if you want your tickets mailed to you; otherwise your PAID tickets will be held at the door. Five minutes before curtain your tickets will be resold. No refunds.

NAME: ADDRESS: CITY, ST, ZIP: PHONE (Home/Work): EMAIL:

CHILDRENS THEATRE WORKSHOP JANUARY, 2010

To begin the celebration of the River Region Drama Guilds 20 th anniversary, a Childrens Theatre Workshop was held. The workshop was on Saturday mornings for four Saturdays beginning January 9 th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Participants were Samantha Albert, Marquise Anderson, Noella Balint, Lauren Bergeron, Keiko Bernard, Elija Brooks, Ashlyn Cannon, Ashley Cheramie, Kali Dancisak, Maya Dancisak, Anna Dawson, Catherine DeVillier, Mary DeVillier, Kameron Dominick, Taylor Gauthreaux, Rylee Gautreaux, Toi Jackson, Harlie Kinler, David Lockwood, Niklas Lockwood, Julia Matherne, Sophia Mavromtis, Elaine Mitchell, Elizabeth Murray, Patrick Murray, Aisosa Ogunbor, Gavin Parks, Jasmine Percy, Paul Phelan, Austin Robin, Hannah Robin, Anre' Ernestine Rovichaux, Madison Sedlock, Benjamin Simmons, Michael Smith, Paul Sullivan, Mitchell Tarashvili, Jenna Thomassie and Dena Vial. This workshop was designed for beginners as well as experienced participants. We focused on teaching stage movement skills, as well as ensemble building, trust, observations, self-confidence, concentration, imagination and creativity. Participants were introduced to the fundamentals of theater. Everyone, regardless of ability and experience, was given the opportunity to be involved. Participants experienced theater as a creative and critical thinking process that hopefully will help foster a healthy selfconcept, develop intra-personal skills, clarify perceptions and awareness of themselves as physical, social and creative individuals. A final performance was performed that the River Region Performing Arts and Cultural Center on January 30 th at 2:00. The Monkey King as retold by Karen Elliott was performed. All participants were treated to a pizza party prior to the play. We would like to thank all the parents who helped with the costumes and the party. Special thanks goes to Cheryl Albert for being costume mistress and for Stacey Lockwood for heading the pizza party. This workshop was sponsored by the United Way of St. Charles and was free to participants. RIVER REGION DRAMA GUILD
A Member of American Association of Community Theatre

RIVER REGION DRAMA GUILD Post Office Box 845 Destrehan, LA 70047-0845

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