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Here's some information on IPAL's 2012-2013 Season!
First up on the stage (July 12-22) will be the IPAL’s Summer Youth Theater Production of “Disney’s Mulan” with a great cast aged 10-21 Director is Vincent P. Barras. Note this Summer Youth Theater Production is not part of the “regular season” but is always a great show!
Opening the 2012-2013 Season will be "Remember When Again." A sequel to 2010’s wildly successful “Remember When” ! The original script, by Jim Wyche, involves plans to tear down a "1950's style" soda shop to put up a parking lot and features 23 sixties era songs! The show will run August 16-26, 2012, and is directed by Donald “Doc” Voorhies.
"Lilies of the Field" (Oct. 18-28) is an adaptation by Andrew Leslie of the 1963 Academy Award winning movie for which Sidney Poitier received the Academy Award. Directed by Howard “Mac” Stears, the play is based on a semi-biographical novel by William Edmund Barrett.
"A Christmas Story" (Dec. 6-16) ,another stage adaptation, is based on the ever popular movie of the same name. By Philip Grecian this show will bring an adult and youth cast together in what will sure be wonderful holiday experience. Director is Ellen Rogers.
IPAL’s Spring Musical will be "Man of La Mancha." with script by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh, and lyrics by Joe Darion, this Tony Award winning musical, a dramatic and uplifting production, is based on the Spanish novel "Don Quixote" by Cervantes and is sure to be another IPAL sellout. It urges us, even now, to "Dream the Impossible Dream." The show will run March 7-24, 2013, and will be directed by Donald “Doc” Voorhies
Closing out the season, May 30-June 9, will be "See How they Run" by Philip King. A classic British farce set during World War II with multiple cases of mistaken identities and raucous chases through an English Vicar's house, it is sure to provide lots of laughs. Director is Vincent P. Barras.
IPAL is supported in part by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Funding has also been provided by the National Endowment of the Arts, a Federal Agency.
IPAL is happy to announce that it has been awarded an Organizational Stabilization Grant from the Louisiana State Arts Council. THe Council seeks to promote Arts activities of all kinds within the State of Louisiana, and IPAL's grant is designed to help with operational expenses as it is faced with rising cost and increased theater usage as IPAL puts on 6 plays per year, plus occasional outside performances. The actual funding is through a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. Founding has also been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, a Federal agency. We are proud to be able to display their emblem!
IPAL's 2011-2012 SeasonBilled as the "Mystical, Musical, Magical" season, IPAL's schedule of plays for the 2011-2012 season is as follows:
Arsenic and Old Lace -August 18-28, 2011
Fire Eye - October 13-23, 2011
A Carol for Tiny Tim - December 1-11, 2011
Chicago- The Musical - March 9-25, 2012
Blithe Spirit - May 31-June 10, 2012
We are pleased to let you know IPAL has a great season in store for you in 2011-2012! There is still time to join us as a member! Check out the membership form. You will get our Monthly Newsletter, mention in our program, and listing in the large lobby posters. Why be a member? With the increased costs of insurance and utilities, we face the costs of about $7,500 per month to keep the doors open at the ESSANEE and shows on stage. It is obvious that we cannot keep the price of admission reasonable and exist on ticket sales alone. Your membership is crucial. If you have not yet joined. Please take a few minutes to print out and complete our membership form and attach your check and mail it to us.
We are also please to let you know the 2011-2012 Season is finalized. We will present 5 great shows, beginning with Arsenic and Old Lace, and going on to Fire Eye (an original drama), A Carol for Tiny Tim, Chicago-the Musical, and Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit. You can go to our season ticket form , attach your check and mail it to us.
Incidentally, Please be sure to add your e-mail address. We send out periodic reminders of auditions, plays, and other events and do not share or sell the list!
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We got so many comments on Remember When! Here is just one. Why DON"T you all join us in being IN a show ... onstage or off. You'll love it as all of us at IPAL do!!
Was delightful!! I couldn't help singing and loved that I could dance at the end in the aisle! Plus, I laughed my you-know- what off!! The only thing that would make it better for me is being in the show itself. Maybe I'll join as a cast member in the future?Thanks for a wonderful evening.
Here's another":I had the opportunity to attend the play Sunday afternoon with my mother and enjoyed every minute of it! The cast and music was outstanding! I have recommended to friends in New Iberia and Lafayette to purchase tickets and enjoy a "blast from the past"! I attended school with Jim and was so impressed that he wrote this wonderful play! The talented cast was so incredible! Thanks for bringing this play to our area..
And Finally: The only thing that would make it better for me is being in the show itself. Maybe I'll join as a cast member in the future?
