theater
A MYSTERY PLAY: THE NATIVITY. NOCCA/Riverfront,
Nims Black Box Theatre, 2800 Chartres St., 940-2900. NOCCA/Riverfront's
drama division presents a collection of plays performed on touring pageant wagons
in 14th century England. Suggested donation $5. Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
2 p.m. Sunday.
AMAZING PLACE, THIS NEW ORLEANS. True
Brew Theatre, 200 Julia St., 945-6789. Roberts Batson's solo performance
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.
CLOCKWORK. Playmakers Theater, 19106
Playmakers Road, off Lee Road, Covington, (985) 893-1671. Playwright Pat
Cook's mystery comedy about the snobbish, dysfunctional Dunwoody family. Friday
is "Champagne Opening Night." Call for ticket info. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
2 p.m. Sunday, through Nov. 24.
DR. FAUSTUS LIGHTS THE LIGHTS. Tulane
University, Lupin Theatre, 865-5106. Gertrude Stein's take on the Faust
legend of a man selling his soul to the devil, with added twists and characters.
Bill Walters directs an all-female cast that includes Genevieve Hardison as
Faustus and Jean Ann Douglass as Mephistopheles. Tickets $10 general admission,
$8 Tulane faculty, $6 students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Wednesday through
Saturday; through Nov. 24.
FULLY COMMITTED. Le Chat Noir, 715
St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. All Kinds of Theatre's Carl Walker directs Sean
Patterson in the New Orleans premiere of the off-Broadway hit chronicling a
day in the life of an artist in New York City working in the basement of a chic
Manhattan restaurant. Preview shows 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, restricted
to students, actors and service-industry workers with ID. Tickets for Wed. and
Thurs. $12. Tickets for regular shows $25. Performances 8 p.m. Friday, 6 p.m.
and 9 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 8.
GOD'S FAVORITE. St. Claude Heights
School Auditorium, 7200 Alexander St., 276-1885. The Community Actors of
St. Bernard Theatre (C.A.S.T.) present Neil Simon's play that updates the Book
of Job. Kathy Maher directs Jason Meyers, Tim Callais and others. Tickets $6
adults, $4 students and seniors in advance; $7 adults, $4.50 students and seniors
in advance. Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Nov.
17.
GOING UNDER. University of New Orleans,
Performing Arts Center, Thrust Theatre, 280-SHOW (7469). Comedy following
the journey of a young wife taking comfort in the New York City subway rather
than facing her own life. Written by UNO graduate student Susan Chenet. Tickets
$8 general admission, $5 students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
IF LIFE IS A BANQUET, WHY SHOULD I STARVE
TO DEATH. West Bank Regional Library, 2751 Manhattan Blvd., Harvey, 838-1100.
Drama students at Higgins High School give dramatic readings of monologues
prepared for class. Free admission. 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM. Le Petit Theatre
du Vieux Carré, Directors Studio, 616 St. Peter St., 522-2081. The
"Sister" teaches an adult catechism class and alternately rewards and chastises
her students. Amanda Hebert stars. Tickets $26. Call box office for show times.
Open run.
MAHALIA. Anthony Bean Community
Theater, 1333 S. Carrollton Ave., 862-PLAY (7529). Musical documenting the
life and art of Mahalia Jackson, who rose from an impoverished New Orleans childhood
to become a world-renowned gospel singer. Anthony Bean directs New Orleans gospel
singer Paulette Wright-Davis. Tickets $18 general admission, $16 students and
seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, through Dec. 8.
MONOLOGUES AND MUSIC FOR THE MONEY, HONEY.
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. Five monologues of
characters ranging from a grasshopper recounting Aesop's fables to the mother
of a daughter who has Americanized her Italian name to marry into high society.
Written by and starring Nell Nolan. Carl Walker directs; musical interludes
by Michael Harold and Dr. Quinn Peeper. Tickets $19. Performances Sunday 3 p.m.
and Monday 8 p.m.
NOT WITHOUT GRANDMA. Carlone's Dinner
Theatre, 100 N. Labarre Road, Metairie, 838-9906. Dramatic comedy about
three generations of women all living in the same house. Written and directed
by Susan Monnot. Stars Lisette Bayle, Joy Chun and others. Tickets $40, includes
show and meal. Dinner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Friday; lunch 12:30 p.m., show
2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Jesuit
High School, 4133 Banks St., 483-3877. Student production of Ken Kesey's
classic work of the grim realities and human spirit found at a men's mental
institution. Tickets $12 reserved, $10 general admission, $5 Jesuit students.
Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; through Nov. 23.
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE. Rivertown
Repertory Theatre, 401 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Neil Simon's story of
Mel Edison, a New York City CEO suddenly fired and subsequently fighting a number
of life's battles. Stocker Fontelieu directs Peter Gabb, Helen Blanke and others.
Tickets $20 adults, $18 seniors (over 55) and students, $10 children ages 6-12.
Optional pre-performance buffet catered by Messina's $16. Performances 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through Nov. 24.THE
QUEEN OF BINGO. True Brew Theater, 200 Julia St., 362-4451. Comedy
about two sisters who play bingo to make up for what is missing from their lives.
Dane Rhodes directs Becky Allen, Sandy Bravender and others. Tickets $24. Performances
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, through November.
THE RITZ. Le Petit Theatre du Vieux
Carre, 616 St. Peter St., 522-9958. Broadway musical farce created out of
forced cohabitation of a men's bathhouse by a wide range of characters. Ricky
Graham directs Rene Piazza, Dane Rhodes and others. Tickets $21 adults, $16
students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, through Nov.
24.
SHAKESPEARE ON TRIAL. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The series continues, this time weighing
the case against Hamlet for murder, as he pleads innocent due to temporary insanity.
Stars Tony Molina, mikko, Andrea Molina, various practicing judges on the bench,
and the audience acting as jury. Produced by Hadigan, Dane Rhodes and Michael
Sullivan. Tickets $11 general, $8 students. Performance 8 p.m. Tuesday, through
Nov. 19.
SHIM SHAM REVUE. Shim Sham Club,
615 Toulouse St., 739-4037. Burlesque performance features 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.
TRUST FUND BABIES. The Pickery,
333 Orange St., 263-5542. Comedy centered on the musings and strange hobbies
of a well-to-do circle of friends. Written and directed by R.J. Tsarov, and
starring Gary Rucker, Veronica Russell, Diana Shortes and others. Tickets $12.
Performances 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, through Nov. 17. (Reviewed in this
issue.)
WOMEN AND WATER. Loyola University,
Marquette Theater, 6363 St. Charles Ave., 865-3824. John Guare's historically
based story of three young idealists in the Civil War and the nurse who treats
them, with individual stories to explain the war's root causes. Lane Savadove
directs. Tickets $10 general admission, $7 students and seniors. Performances
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
art
Venues preceded by an asterisk are celebrating
opening receptions this week. Call each space for information.
A GALLERY FOR FINE PHOTOGRAPHY 322
Royal St., 568-1313 -- Photographs by Josephine Sacabo, through November.
ABITA ART GALLERY 72078 Maple St.,
Abita Springs, (985) 867-3323 -- Paintings by R.C. Davis, through November.
ACADEMY GALLERY New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts,
5256 Magazine St., 899-8111 -- Annual Miniature Exhibition, group
show featuring more than 50 artists, through Dec. 7.
ANTHONY KELLEY GALLERY 1933 Sophie Wright Place, 529-4443 --
Landscape paintings by Henry Mitchell, through November.
ANTON HAARDT FOLK GALLERY 2858 Magazine
St., 891-9080 -- Faces of a Different South, folk art portraits,
through November.
ARIODANTE 535 Julia St., 524-3233 -- A Woman's
Place, works by Ann Roddy, Laurie Bourgeois and Nancy Moynan, through November.
A.R.K. 511 Marigny St., 566-7989 --
Outside, new works by Revo artist/painter Andrew Mad, through December.
*ART@1029 1029 Barracks St., 588-9354
-- Works by Tucker Fitz Hugh, through November.
ARTHUR ROGER GALLERY 432 Julia St., 522-1999
-- Lake Neshonoc, glass works by Gene Koss, through November.
BARRISTER'S GALLERY 1724 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 525-2767 -- New Orleans Community Bike Project show
(Nov. 10); works by Michael Murrell and Pam Longobardi, through Dec. 23.
BRUNNER GALLERY 215 N. Columbia
St., Covington, (985) 893-0444 -- The Alligator Exhibit, wildlife
photographs by C.C. Lockwood; paintings and clay work by Dennis Siporski, through
Dec. 7.
CALLAN FINE ART 240 Chartres St.,
524-0025 -- Late 19th and early 20th century paintings of Paris,
through November.
CAMERON JONES 2127 Magazine St.,
524-3119 -- Group show by 12 local artists including George Ufford, Marcel
Flisiuk, Ruth Marie Wright and Chris Clark, through November.
CARABAUX GALLERIES 3646 Magazine St., 894-1588
-- New pieces by Wren Panzella and others, through November.
COLE PRATT GALLERY 3800 Magazine St., 891-6789 -- Landscapes
by Jerald Deloach; Hot Sauces, paintings by Glennray Tutor, through November.
CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER 900 Camp
St., 523-1216 -- Works by Christian Marclay, Stephen Paul Day and Sibylle
Peretti, through Dec. 5.
DELGADO FINE ARTS GALLERY 615 City Park Ave., 483-4048
-- Intimates, exhibition of mixed-media sculpture by Rachel Wright, through
November.
DILLARD UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Cook
Fine Arts and Communication Center, Collier Conference Center, 816-4711
-- Painted Voices, paintings by Gilbert Fletcher, through November.
ENOCH'S FRAMING AND GALLERY 4001
Baronne St., 897-2603 -- Paintings by Gustavo Trujillo, through November.
EVANS GALLERY 3815 Magazine St., 897-2688 -- Palais
de Couleur, paintings by Adele Sypesteyn, through Nov. 25.
FRENCHY GALLERY 319 Royal St., 561-5885 -- Photos
by Michael Sheehan, through November.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St., 2nd floor, 529-5350 -- Recent
paintings by Maggie McEleney, through November.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Jazz Art,
paintings by Ann deLorge, through November.
GALERIE SIMONNE STERN 518 Julia
St., 529-1118 -- New paintings by Richard Johnson, through December.
GALLERIES AT THE SAULET 1420 Annunciation
St., 586-9800 -- Works by John Zeringue, GEYO, Christina Juran, Gustavo
Duque, through November.
GEORGE SCHMIDT GALLERY 626 Julia
St., 592-0206 -- New drawings by George Schmidt, through November.
HANSON GALLERY 229 Royal St., 524-8211
-- Daydreamers, new works by Adrian Deckbar, through November.
HERIARD-CIMINO GALLERY 440 Julia
St., 525-7300 -- Paintings by Michael Northuis, through November.
JEAN BRAGG GALLERY 3901 Magazine
St., 895-7375 -- Paintings of the French Quarter, through December.
JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY 841 Carondelet
St., 522-5471 -- The Sentence, mixed-media works by Mary Jane Potts, through
November.
KOLEKTIV GALLERY 2112 Magazine St.,
566-9933 -- Recent paintings by Iva Gueorguieva, through Nov. 17.
KURT E. SCHON 510 St. Louis St.,
524-5462; 523 Royal St., 523-5902 -- Victorian paintings from 1815 to 1905,
through November.
LALLYBROCH GALLERY 3648 Magazine
St., 899-1011 -- Paintings by Neil Allen and Paul Lewis, through
November.
LEMIEUX GALLERIES 332 Julia St.,
522-5988 -- Along the Way, paintings by Kate Trepagnier, through November.
THOMAS MANN GALLERY/GALLERY I/O 1812
Magazine St., 581-2113 -- The Chair Show, through November 15.
MARGUERITE OESTREICHER FINE ARTS
720 Julia St., 581-9253 -- Nocturnal Missions, new works by Thomas
Woodruff, through November.
MARIO VILLA GALLERY 3908 Magazine
St., 895-8731 -- The Gods Must Be Crazy, paintings and installations by
Matteo Neivert, through November.
MARTIN LABORDE GALLERY 509 Royal
St., 587-7111 -- Fine contemporary paintings, graphics, sculpture and glass
by more than 25 local and national artists including LaBorde, Evelyn Jordan,
Steve Martin and Ray Cole.
NEIGHBORHOOD GALLERY 1410 Oretha
Castle Haley Blvd., 524-8800 -- She and Her Seed, pillows and quilts
by Brenda McClure, paintings by Derick Truitt, through November.
N.O. SCHOOL OF GLASSWORKS & PRINTMAKING
STUDIO 727 Magazine St., 529-7277 -- Glass & Metal Harvest
Cornucopia Exhibit, group show, through Nov. 30.
OBJETS TROUVE 3713 Magazine St.,
897-5066 -- Glass works by John Barber, through November.
SABLE V GLASS ART AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
GALLERY 3420 Magazine St., 894-4444 -- Contours, works by
Susan Gott, Gary Weeks, Randy Rudman and Jim LaPaso, through November.
SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935 Magazine
St., 891-3235 -- The Birds of Walter Anderson, through November.
SOREN CHRISTENSEN 400 Julia St.,
569-9501 -- Paintings by Paula Landrum, through November.
SPACE GALLERY 4528 Magazine St.,
897-9119 -- Third Person, group show featuring New Orleans and Southern
artists, through November.
STELLA JONES GALLERY Bank One Center,
201 St. Charles Ave., 568-9050 -- Windows of the Soul, Series
VII, new work by Sarah Albritton, through Nov. 18.
STEVE MARTIN STUDIO/GALLERY 624
Julia St., 566-1390 -- Abuelita, sculpture by Evelyn Jordan, through
November.
SYLVIA SCHMIDT GALLERY 400A Julia
St., 522-2000 -- A Change of Scene, Landscapes: Maine & Louisiana, paintings
by Marguerite Robichaux, through November.
VINCENT MANN GALLERY 713
Bienville St., 523-2342 -- The French Countryside, paintings by Luc
Didier, through November.
WAITING ROOM GALLERY 904 Pauline
St., 949-1805 -- Latinas Americanas, multi-media works by Theresa
Herrera, Cynthia Ramirez, Soco Ocampo and Patsy Rico, through Dec. 14.
WILLIAMS & JOSEPH GALLERY 713 Royal
St., 566-7009 -- Glass work by Barry Entner, recent work by Barrett
Debusk, through December.
WYNDY MOREHEAD FINE ARTS 3926
Magazine St., 269-8333 -- Paintings by Gayle Stott Lowry, through November.
spare spaces
ENTERGY 639 Loyola Ave., 576-4000
-- Degas Pastel Society 9th Biennial National Juried Exhibition, through
Nov. 22.
HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL 444 St. Charles
Ave., 469-3581 -- The Photography of Jean Manale, through Nov. 13.
LIVE ART STUDIO 4207 Dumaine St.,
484-7245 -- Paintings by Eric Hartman ceramics by Craig Henry, paintings
by Josanne Sjostrand, wall hangings and ceramics by Annie Zipkin, through December.
NEW ORLEANS CENTER FOR CREATIVE ARTS/RIVERFRONT 2800
Chartres St., 940-2787 -- Annual Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, through
Nov. 15.
PAMPERED SOUL & BODY DAY SPA 4826
Magazine St., 895-5333 -- Hidden Imagery, recent paintings by Tama Distler,
through March.
POYDRAS CENTER 650 Poydras St.,
539-9600 -- Sculpture by Arthur Silverman, presented by the Ogden Museum
of Southern Art.
STEAK KNIFE 888 Harrison Ave., 485-0306 -- New
paintings by Amy Palmer, through November.
WORLD TRADE CENTER 2 Canal St., 581-4888 -- Works from
the Metairie Art Guild, through Nov. 23.
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 AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM OF
ART, CULTURE AND HISTORY 1418 Gov. Nicholls St., 527-0989 -- Louisiana-Congo:
the Bertrand Donation, featuring more than 70 pieces of African artwork,
through November.
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART 1 Collins
Diboll Circle, City Park, 488-2631 -- Raised to the Trade: Creole Building
Arts of New Orleans, through Jan. 12; Noah's Art: Animals in Prints and
Drawings, through Dec. 29; A Decorative Arts Bestiary, through Feb.
16.
OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART 603
Julia St., 539-9600 -- Enrique Alferez -- Art and Life, through Dec. 6.
OLD U.S. MINT 400 Esplanade Ave.,
568-6990 -- Jazz, original plates and works by Henri Matisse, through Jan.
12.
books
PEOPLE OF THE BOOK. Jewish Community Center, 5342
St. Charles Ave., 897-0143. Annual weeklong "celebration of Jewish books
and authors" with multiple events. Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. "Books and
Biscotti," with parents of preschoolers discussing kids books. Wednesday 7 p.m.
Bill Aron's Shalom Y'all: Images of Jewish Life in the American South,
admission $7 adults, $5 students. Thursday 12:15 p.m. panel discussion featuring
authors Tamara Kreinin and Nicole Kruass, admission $10. Saturday 7:30 p.m.
at the D-Day Museum (945 Magazine St..) discussion and reception with The
Brigade author Howard Blum. Sunday "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" with appearances
by Zephyrs mascot Boudreaux, food and sports and author Jane Leavy discussing
her new biography Sandy Koufax: A Lefty's Legacy, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday 12
ANTHONY BOURDAIN. Garden District Books, 2727 Prytania
St., 895-2266. Chef and author signs A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures
in Extreme Cuisines. Free admission. 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Wednesday 13
MARY ROBISON. Beaucoup Books,
5414 Magazine St., 895-2663. Author reads and signs her latest work, Tell
Me. Free admission. 6:30 p.m.
DAVID REES. The A.R.K., 511 Marigny
St. Author of comic-strip collection Get Your War On appears. Free
admission. 7 p.m.
Friday 15
KEN FOSTER. Bookstar, 414 N. Peters St., 523-6411.
Author signs Dog Culture. Free admission. 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 16
KEN FOSTER. Barnes & Noble, 3721 Veterans Memorial
Blvd., 455-4929. Author reads and signs Dog Culture, along with a
LA-SPCA adoption fair. Free admission. Noon to 4 p.m.
PATRICK DUNNE. Martin Wine Cellar,
3827 Baronne St., 899-7411. Lucullus Antiques owner and author signs The
Epicurean Collector. Free admission. Noon to 2 p.m.
BARBARA SILLERY, RICHARD CAMPANELLA, A.V.
MARGAVIO AND JEROME SALOMONE. B. Dalton Booksellers, Lakeside Mall, 3301
Veterans Memorial Blvd., 837-2868. Four local authors sign their books.
Free admission. 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
KERR CUHULAIN. Esoterica, 541 Dumaine
St., 581-7711. Author will discuss and sign Full Contact Magick,
about dispelling myths about Wicca. Free admission. 6 p.m.
PATTY FRIEDMAN. Octavia Books, 513
Octavia St., 899-READ (7323). New Orleans author reads and signs Secondhand
Smoke. Free admission. 7 p.m.
