Lives of the Saints opens in January!

AUI will kick off Theatre 810's 2012 performance calendar with LIVES OF THE SAINTS, an evening of riotously funny one-act comedies by one of the contemporary theatre’s brightest comic playwrights, David Ives. LIVES OF THE SAINTS is an evening of seven quirky, funny and wildly imaginative one-acts by Ives. In SAINTS, Ives’ comic imagination takes audiences to ancient Mesopotamia for the construction of the Tower of Babel, to a wee British vicarage fora twisted “Masterpiece Theatre” murder mystery, to a quirky souvenir shop where a wildly exotic love blooms, and into a TV set where a couple finds themselves lost in a blur of channels. And that’s just half the evening. Local audiences have experienced Ives’ work in his other one-act evening ALL IN THE TIMING and in his revisionist take on Don Juan, DON JUAN IN CHICAGO. In LIVES OF THE SAINTS, audiences can expect a playful evening of broad physical comedy, whip-smart jokes and ceaselessly imaginative riffs on contemporary culture. There’s something for everyone in LIVES OF THE SAINTS. LIVES OF THE SAINTS is directed by Cara Hayden, who co-directed AUI’s summer production of A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM. The production features performances by Erin Segura, Elaine Kibodeaux, Gerard Ducharme, John Snyder, Martha Diaz, Vincent P. Barras, Cindy Hebert, Phillip Spear, Joseph Diaz, Cody Dunstan, Kaan Dere, Nancy Dere, Anne Dronet and Kathy Arceneaux. The show will open on Thursday, January 12 at 7:30 and run the following days and times: Friday, January 13th (dinner theatre) at 7:30 Saturday, January 14th at 8:00 (after Artwalk) Sunday, January 15th at 3:00 Thursday, January 19th at 7:30 Friday, January 20th at 7:30 Saturday, January 21st at 7:30 Sunday, January 22nd at 3:00 All tickets are $10.00. Reservations can be made by telephone at (337) 873-1548 or by email at actingunlimitedinc@gmail.com. Online ticket are available here: http://lives-autohome.eventbrite.com/ Online reservations for the Dinner Theatre can be made here: http://livesdinnertheatre.eventbrite.com Tickets for the dinner theatre can also be purchased at Bonnie Bell's Bistro. NOTE: This show contains adult themes and language. Parental guidance is recommended.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!

Merry Christmas to all of our friends, old and new, from everyone at Theatre 810.

The Compound's "A Christmas Carol"

The Compound's "A Christmas Carol" enters its last week of performance on Wednesday, December 21st.  Tickets are still available!

2012!

2012 is looking like it will be a busy one at Theatre 810!

January will bring AUI's first show in the space with David Ives' "Lives of the Saints", directed by Cara Hayden.  The show will open on January 12th and run through the 22nd.

On January 26th, the Theatre will host its first ever comedy night--with Adam Touchet and "Almost Famous Comedy".

February will see the opening of Shamrockin' Productions "A Women's Journey", written and directed by Kim Nagle.  AUI will also present "PG-50", a compilation of original shows.

Time for "A Christmas Carol"!

The Compound is presenting an original adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol".  Tickets are available online here.

What's coming up?

The two resident companies are both prepping new shows--The Compound is rehearsing their original adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" and Acting Unlimited has just cast David Ives "Lives of the Saints".  "A Christmas Carol" will open on December 10th and run until the 23rd, and "Lives of the Saints" opens on the 12th of January and runs until the 22nd.

When February rolls around, Omni Artiste will be bringing in a show, and Acting Unlimited is planning a special weekend of shows to run right after Mardi Gras.

We're ending 2011 with a bang, and starting 2012 the same way!  Stay tuned for more details and pictures of the incoming shows!

New Auditions

AUI/AURA is holding open auditions for David Ives' The Lives of the Saints on Sunday, November 6th (3 to 5 pm) and Monday, November 7th (6 to 8 pm) at Theatre 810. The show will be directed by Cara Hayden. Auditioners will be provided with sides for cold readings at the auditions.

The shows will run for 2 weeks in January (January 12-22).


Lives of the Saints is a collection of short one act plays. Here are the summaries:
THE STORIES: ENIGMA VARIATIONS. Zany hijinks as a pair of lookalikes named Bebe W.W. Doppel-gängler solve an identity crisis with the help of Dr. William W. Williams and his nurse Fifi, who may or may not be Aphrodite the Goddess of Love. Or is she a male gym-teacher in a dress? (3 men, 2 women.) THE MYSTERY AT TWICKNAM VICARAGE. A body on the carpet, three ridiculous Masterpiece Theatre-style suspects and a bumbling Scotland Yard detective solve philosophical quandaries as they investigate: Who killed Jeremy Thumpington-Fffienes? (3 men, 2 women.) BABEL'S IN ARMS. Two blue-collar Mesopotamian construction workers are handed a provocative task: Build the Tower of Babel—or else. How many stones does it take to get to heaven, anyway? (3 men, 2 women.) SOAP OPERA. A washing-machine repairman falls in love with a picture-perfect washer. Should he tell his girlfriend Mabel? Is the washer two-timing him with a dryer? Stay tuned. (3 men, 2 women.) LIVES OF THE SAINTS. A tender and gently comic meditation. Two women preparing a funeral breakfast in a church basement muse on life, death, and the meaning of Polish jokes—and along the way achieve a kind of sanctity. (3 men, 2 women.) ARABIAN NIGHTS. Utterly normal Norman walks into utterly ordinary Flora's shop looking for a souvenir of his travels and together they find whirlwind romance, spurred on by a wacky translator. (1 man, 2 women or 2 men, 1 woman.) CAPTIVE AUDIENCE. A cautionary fable tells how Rob and Laura face a menace in their living room: a television that talks back to them and threatens to swallow them whole. (2 men, 2 women.)

For more information, call Acting unlimited at 873-1548 or contact
 them at actingunlimitedinc@gmail.com

Theatre--Performance

Coming Soon.....

They fell... they fell as pebbles fall down wells. And now instead of men, there were only voices. All kinds of voices, disembodied and impassioned in varying degrees of recognition... and terror.


Celebrated sci-fi author Ray Bradbury's Kaleidoscope is the story of astronauts who are thrown from their ship. As they fall through the vastness of space, they talk to one another through their headset radios. Each one deals with the certainty of death in his own unique way and learns what secrets lie in the hearts of those they thought they knew best. This production is a radio-theatre hybrid, adapted for the stage from an old-time radio script.

Upcoming Auditions!

Audition for a Festival International comedy event!

PAID GIG

One day of performing on January 26th. Small amount of rehearsal.

Audition at 2pm on Sunday October 16th at Theatre 810 (810 Jefferson Street). Be there at 2.

Director: Nathan Gabriel (www.nathangabrieltheatre.com)

Both men and women wanted! All ages. Be prepared to do a little improv.

Classes, classes, classes!

The run of WILLIAM AND JUDITH has ended very successfully.  We're waiting for our next production from AUI/AURA.

Until then, AURA is offering classes at Theatre 810.  Currently being offered are a children's acting class, a young adult class on Mondays from 4 to 5 pm and Improv class(es) which begin on Wednesday, October 12th at 5:30.  The Improv class is accepting students of all ages, but will be divided up by age.

For more information, call or text 337-873-1548 or email theatre810@gmail.com.

WILLIAM AND JUDITH

We've arrived!

Theatre 810 is proud to announce its first show:  The AUI/AURA presentation of The Compound's workshop production of Cody Daigle's WILLIAM AND JUDITH.

Our brand new space is home to a 40-50 seat performance venue/rehearsal space for AUI/AURA and The Compound, and available to other local theatre companies as well.