theater
ALEXANDRA SCOTT. Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Ave.,
581-5812. Singer performs cabaret favorites from early 20th century France
and others, plus original material. Tickets $16, with one-drink minimum. 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
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.
AMEN CORNER. Ethiopian Theatre,
3911 Gen. Pershing St., 891-6191. A domineering female church minister confronts
her congregation, which is plotting to have her removed. Jomo Kenyatta-Bean
directs Dorshena Pittman and Shavelle Williams. Tickets $10 general, $6 students
and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday, through Dec.
1.
ARIA DA CAPO. Neutral Ground Coffee
House, 5110 Danneel St., 891-3381. Edna St. Vincent Millay's one-act play
of war protest conveyed through two poems. Lisa Samoy directs Brooke Pillifant,
Jim Crews, Kerry Cox, Marc Irwin, Joe Webster, Phantasma Sadtree and lisadeva.
Free admission. Performance 7 p.m. Sunday.
AURORA BOREALIS. Cowpokes Theatre
Space, 1030 Marigny St., 948-9924. DRAMA! production addressing the issues
of aging in the gay community in New Orleans. Written and directed by Timm Holt.
Tickets $8 advance, $10 at the door, $7 students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
3 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 7.
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. Call
for ticket info. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday.
COLD READ. Le Chat Noir, 715 St.
Charles Ave., 581-5812. "Theater for Writers" series continues with Dana
Harrison Tidwell presenting an evening of poetry as part of the New Orleans
Women's Poetry Conspiracy. Free admission, one drink minimum. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
DR. FAUSTUS LIGHTS THE LIGHTS. Tulane
University, Lupin Theatre, 865-5106. Gertrude Stein's take on the Faust
legend. Bill Walters directs an all-female cast that includes Genevieve Hardison
and Jean Ann Douglass. Tickets $10 general admission, $8 Tulane faculty, $6
students and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, 2 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday.
FULLY COMMITTED. Le Chat Noir, 715
St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. New Orleans premiere of off-Broadway hit chronicling
a day in the life of a New York City artist who works in the basement of a chic
Manhattan restaurant. Sean Patterson stars in a one-man show featuring more
than 40 characters. Carl Walker directs. Tickets $25. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Friday,
6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 8.
GOOD COUNTRY PEOPLE. UNO Downtown
Theater, 619 Carondelet St., 539-9500. Flannery O'Connor's tale of a young,
disabled woman confronting the deceptive people surrounding her. Kim Martin
and Tony Whitt direct Joan Blum, Sandra Johnson, Arthur Fischer and Sharon Clement.
Tickets $8 adults, $4 students. Performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 5 p.m.
Sunday; through Dec. 1.
IN THE BLOOD. Dillard University,
Samuel DuBois Cook Fine Arts Center, 2610 Gentilly Blvd., 816-4762. Inspired
by The Scarlet Letter, Suzan-Lori Parks' story of Hester La Negrita,
an African-American homeless mother raising five children. Tickets $10 general,
$8 seniors and non-Dillard students, Dillard students free. Performances 8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday and Monday, 3 p.m. Sunday.
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 Paulette Wright-Davis,
Sam Henry and Warren McKenna III. Tickets $18 general admission, $16 students
and seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Friday through Sunday, through Dec. 8.
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 undergoing life-changing
events. Written and directed by Susan Monnot. Tickets $40, includes show and
meal. Dinner 6:30 p.m., show 8 p.m. Friday; lunch 11:30 a.m., show 1 p.m. Saturday;
lunch 12:30 p.m., show 2 p.m.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Jesuit
High School, 4133 Banks St., 483-3877. Student production of Ken Kesey's
classic work. Tickets $12 reserved, $10 general admission, $5 Jesuit students.
Performances 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday.
PARK BENCH. Le Chat Noir, 715 St.
Charles Ave., 581-5812. Cabaret performance set on a New Orleans park bench
with plot detailing the life of a woman through memories and songs, including
Broadway hits. Written by and starring Vali Talbot. Tanya Simpson directs. Tickets
$16 with one drink minimum. 8 p.m. Sunday.
THE PRISONER OF SECOND AVENUE. Rivertown
Repertory Theatre, 401 Minor St., Kenner, 468-7221. Neil Simon's comedy.
Stocker Fontelieu directs Peter Gabb, Helen Blanke and others. Tickets $20 adults,
$18 seniors and students, $10 children ages six-12. Optional pre-performance
buffet catered by Messina's $16. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30
p.m. Sunday.
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 about the cast
of characters in a men's bathhouse. 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. (Reviewed in this issue.)
THE SANTALAND DIARIES. Southern
Rep Theatre, Shops at Canal Place, third floor, 522-6545. Humorist David
Sedaris' parody of the holiday season based on his experience working as a elf
at Macy's in New York City. John Grimsley directs Gary Rucker. Tickets $20,
with discounts for students, seniors and theater professionals. Preview Thursday
8 p.m.; performances 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday; through Dec. 22.
SHAKESPEARE ON TRIAL. Le Chat Noir,
715 St. Charles Ave., 581-5812. The series focuses on the case against Hamlet
for murder, as he pleads temporary insanity. Stars Tony Molina, mikko, Andrea
Molina and others. 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.
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. Lane Savadove directs. Tickets $10 general admission, $7 students and
seniors. Performances 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.
art
Asterisk denotes opening reception 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 Sybille
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.
SHANNON C. FOLEY FINE ART 3935 Magazine St.,
891-3235 -- The Birds of Walter Anderson, through November.
FRENCHY GALLERY 319 Royal St., 561-5885 -- Photos by Michael
Sheehan, through November.
GALERIE D'ART FRANCAIS 526 Royal St., 581-6925 -- Paintings
by Nicole Sebille and Marc Clauzade, through November.
GALERIE ECLAT 3116 Magazine St., 896-2307 -- Jazz Art,
paintings by Ann deLorge, through November.
*GALERIE LAFITTE 533 St. Louis St.,
524-0105 -- Follow the Fish, new paintings by Jordan Ivanov, 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.
GALLERY GORGON 2042 Magazine St.,
2nd floor, 529-5350 -- Recent paintings by Maggie McEleney, 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.
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.
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 -- Works by Syd Carpenter and Sonya
Clark, through December.
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.
*XAVIER UNIVERSITY 1 Drexel Drive,
Library Art Gallery 483-7568 -- Works by Jeffery Cook, through November.
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.
LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
1210 Gov. Nicholls St., 243-6423 -- The Historic 1811 LA Slave Revolt;
the Slave Castles of West Africa; the African Roots of the Underground Railroad,
through December.
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.
THE PRESBYTERE 751 Chartres St.,
568-6968 -- The Golden Age of Carnival Design, through August 2003.
books
Thursday 21
DANIEL QUINN. Beaucoup Books, 5414 Magazine St.,
895-2663. Ishmael author reads from and signs his latest novel, The Holy.
Free admission. 6:30 p.m. (See A&E Feature in this issue.)
GESHE KELSANG GYATSO. Borders Books,
Music & Cafe, 3131 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, 835-1363. Author discusses
Transform Your Life, a guide to Tibetan Buddhism. Free admission. 7 p.m.
Saturday 23
TARNUE SMALLS. Community Book Center, 217 N. Broad
St., 822-2665. New Orleans native Smalls discusses and signs his latest
adventure novel, In the Crosshairs, about a CIA-induced regime change
overseas. Free admission. Noon to 2 p.m.
