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theater
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True Brew
Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6798. Roberts Batson's solo performance that
brings to life the history and characters that helped shape the story of New
Orleans based on his Scandal Tours. Tickets $20. Performances 5 p.m. Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. Open run.
COLD READ. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles
Ave., 581-5812. Theater for Writers series continues with The Career
Planner, a one-act play by Dan Godoy about a Marine leaving the service
with an honorable discharge. Free admission, one-drink minimum. Wednesday at
6 p.m.
COME BACK TO THE FIVE & DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN.
Loyola University, Lower Depths Theatre, 865-3840. Group
of childhood friends known as the "Disciples of James Dean" reunites on the
20th anniversary of his death in a small Texas town, revealing much about themselves
while recounting the past. Janet Shea directs. Tickets $10 general, $7 students,
children and seniors citizens. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday,
through Oct. 12.
CRAZY FOR YOU. Rivertown Repertory Theatre,
325 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Classic musical with score composed by
George Gershwin is held over. Alton Geno directs Gary Rucker, Kelly Hirling
Fouchi and others. Tickets $22 adults, $20 seniors and students, $12 children
ages 6-12. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
DO WHAT I GOTTA DO. Saenger Theatre, 143
N. Rampart St., 524-2490. The Urban Theatre Series continues with Garrett
Davis' look at a family struggling to overcome the death of its patriarch. Stars
Gerald Alston and Blue Lovett. Tickets $18.75. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday,
3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS. University of New
Orleans, Thurst Theatre, 280-SHOW (7469). David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize-winning
drama about human nature displayed in a cutthroat sales competition. Phil Karnell
directs James Winter, Scott Theriot, Ryan Reineke, Shane Stewart, C. Caine Lee,
Michael Santos and Leonard Zanders. Tickets $8 general, $3 seniors and students.
Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
IGNATIUS ON PAGE. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux
Carré, Directors Studio, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. Selected scenes
from John Kennedy Toole's classic novel A Confederacy of Dunces, starring
John McConnell in a familiar role as Ignatius Reilly. Edited by W. Kenneth Holditch
and directed by Perry Martin, also stars Becky Allen, Mikko, Martin Covert,
Beth Utterback and Ronnie Virgets. Narrated by Nell Nolan (Thursday) and Chris
Rose (Saturday). Tickets $35, available through www.ticketweb.com
or (866) 468-7630. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
MONDAY NIGHT SALON #7. Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary
Arts Center, 1724 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767. Artists' Company
Theatre's readings of original monologues by local writers. Tickets $15 general,
$10 students and seniors. Mondays at 8 p.m. through October.
NO NIGGERS, NO JEWS, NO DOGS. Anthony Bean
Community Theatre, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-PLAY (7529). Southern premiere
of John Henry Redwood's drama of an African-American family living in North
Carolina in 1949. Anthony Bean directs Oliver Thomas, Gwendolyne Foxworth and
others. Tickets $15 general, $13 seniors and students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
3 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 13. (Reviewed in this issue.)
POLITICS WITH A PUNCH. Le Chat Noir, 715
St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Round-table discussion of local politics, led
by host Jeff Crouere and this month's guests Ronnie Kole, Mikko, Charmaine Neville,
Stephanie Riegal and Eddie Sapir. Tickets $21. 8 p.m. Monday.
SHAKESPEARE ON TRIAL. Le Chat Noir, 715
St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The series continues, this time weighing crimes
committed in The Merchant of Venice. Featuring actors, Loyola
law school students and district court judges. Produced by Kara Hadigan, Dane
Rhodes and Michael Sullivan. Tickets $11, law students with ID $8. Performance
8 p.m. Tuesday, through Oct. 15.
SHIM SHAM REVUE. Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse
St., 739-4037. Special guest performer Dita Von Tease joins the burlesque
show featuring the Southern Jeze-Belles, Ronnie Magri's Shim Sham Revue Band,
MC Joe E. Merlot and guest performers Debbie Davis and Becky Allen. Theme: "America:
A Broad History," honoring America's female heroes. Tickets $17 advance, $20
at door. Sundays at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
THE SINGER. The Core Theater, second floor
State Palace Theatre, 1108 Canal St., 482-7112. Jeri Cain Rossi's story
of rock star whose disappearance makes him a legend. Rossi directs Erik Corveaux,
Christian Middleton, Raphaelle and John Hammons. Tickets $13 general admission,
$10 for students, artists and musicians. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Sunday,
through Oct. 12.
SPINNING INTO BUTTER. Southern Rep Theatre,
Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 522-6545. Louisiana premiere of Rebecca
Gilman's critique of race relations and political correctness at a liberal arts
college. Lisa Jo Epstein directs Lara Grice, Gavin Mahlie and others. Tickets
$20, with discounts for students, seniors and theater professionals. Performances
8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Oct. 13. (Reviewed in this
issue.)
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating
opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078
Maple St., Abita Springs, (985) 867-3323 -- Paintings by John Akers, through
October.
ANTHONY KELLEY GALLERY 1933 Sophie Wright Place, 529-4443
-- Inaugural exhibit of gallery artists.
AXELLE FINE ARTS GALERIE ROYALE 709
Royal St., 299-1666 -- New paintings by Jacques Godin, through Oct. 20.
BASSETTI FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS 233
Chartres St., 529-9811 -- Photos by David Halliday and Shelby Lee Adams.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N.
Columbia St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- Figures, work by Aubry
Frederick and Babette Wattigny, through Saturday.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646
Magazine St., 894-1588 -- Paintings by William Tolliver and
Belinda Flores-Shinshillas.
*SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935
Magazine St., 891-3235 -- The Birds of Walter Anderson, through October.
*FRENCHY GALLERY 319 Royal St., 561-5885 -- Eight Feet Under,
Photographs from Life in New Orleans, photos by Jenny Bagert, through October.
GALLERY CARROLL 4817 Prytania
St., 861-8838 -- New work by August Martens, George and JoAnn Saucier, Carroll
Becker, MacDonald Eaton and Eva McDaniel, through.
*GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY 626
Julia St., 592-0206 -- A Day at the Races, horse paintings by George
Schmidt, through October.
KURT E. SCHON 510
St. Louis St., 524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Landscape paintings
by French, English and German artists, through October.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908
Magazine St., 895-8731 -- Group show of gallery artists.
MARTIN LAWRENCE GALLERY 709
Royal St., 588-9020; 433 Royal St., 299-9055 -- Featuring rare and unique
works by Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Renoir.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410
Oretha Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- Festival of Color, works by
Thomas Edward Gallagher.
*N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING
STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- New Orleans Artworks
Cornucopia Exhibit, featuring work by Teri Walker, Andrew Pollack, Greg
Geniusz, Miriam Martin and Gerald Haessig, through October.
*OBJETS TROUVE 3713 Magazine
St., 897-5066 -- Paintings by Isabelle Jacopin, through October.
POET'S GALLERY 3113 Magazine
St., 899-4100 -- Interiors, paintings by Rob Goldsmith, through Oct.
19.
RIVERBEND GALLERY 1000
S. Carrollton, 862-0111 -- Work by Jeremy Hughes, Jim Leasure and Linda
Berman, through October.
*SABLE V GLASS ART AND CONTEMPORARY
CRAFT GALLERY 3420 Magazine St., 894-4444 -- Straight From
Texas, group show of Texas artists, through October.
*UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS FINE ART
GALLERY 2000 Lakeshore Drive, 280-6493 -- Masters
of Fine Arts Group Exhibition, group show of painting, photography, printmaking
and sculpture by UNO graduate students, through October.
*VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713
Bienville St., 523-2342 -- Grand Cathedrals of France, paintings
by Pierre Rigaud, through October.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904
Pauline St., 949-1805 -- Paintings and shadowboxes by Columbian artist Soco
Ocampo, through Oct. 26.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713
Royal St., 566-7009 -- Recent work by Barrett Debusk, through October.
museums
HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION
533 Royal St., 523-4662; Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St., 598-7171
-- A Visible Presence, a Legacy of Service: 275 Years of the Ursulines in New
Orleans, through Dec. 14.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1
Collins Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Enduring Vision: 17th to
20th Century Japanese Painting from the Gitter-Yelen Collection, through
Oct. 26.
*OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 603
Julia St., 539-9600 -- Enrique Alferez -- Art and Life, through October.
spare spaces
MIGNON FAGET 3801 Magazine
St., 891-2005 -- Unveiling of the new fall season designs by Mignon Faget.
Gallery will remain open during Art for Art's Sake.
books
MFA STUDENT READING SERIES.
UNO Downtown Theatre, 619 Carondelet St., 539-5900. Reading and discussions
with nonfiction writer R.S. Ross, fiction writer Michael Kabel and poet Jackson
Moss. Followed by open mic. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Other Stories This Week in Arts & Entertainment:
A&E Feature
Pitch Perfect
Art Review
Hewing the Straight and Narrow
Theater Review
Along Racial Lines
Special Events Listings
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