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Quick Calendar
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Jefferson Performing
Arts Center
Tarzan
(Mar. 17 - 26)
Theatre Kids! (JPAC)
Guys and Dolls JR
(Apr. 21 - 23)
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BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
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JPAS Box Office
1118 Clearview Parkway
Metaire, Louisiana 7001
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 5:00pm
CLOSED WEEKENDS
Tickets are available for purchase at the theatre one hour prior to performances!
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RENTAL INFORMATION
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RENT WITH JPAS!
F
rom costumes, facilities, sets, and props, JPAS may have just what you need for your next production, event, or business success.
For
rentals, please contact
Nicholas Frederick
504.885.2000 ext: 204 nick@jpas.org
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MAESTRO'S CIRCLE
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MR. & MRS. HENRY SHANE
SEN. JOHN ALARIO, JR.
MR. JEFF YOUNG
MRS. HANNAH CUNNINGHAM
SEN. CONRAD APPEL
MR. & MRS. RUSS HERMAN
MR. AND MRS MURRAY VALENE
MRS. JERI L. NIMS
MR. BILL GOLDRING
MRS. SIBYL WHITE
SEN. DANNY MARTINY
ENTERGY
SEN. KEN HOLLIS*
MR. ASHTON RYAN
MS. CAROL SOLOMON
MR. JOHN MORGAN
MRS. LYNN MARY
J EDGAR MONROE FOUNDATION
Since 2009,
recognizes the community leaders who are extraordinary advocates for JPAS and the performing arts both financially and socially.
*awarded posthumously
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SPONSORS
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The Robert & Myrtis Nims Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Russ Herman
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Valene
The J. Edgar Monroe Foundation
The Goldring Family Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stewart
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shane
Magnolia Physical Therapy
Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home
Royal Honda
Quarter Smith Jewelry
Angels' Wings Foundation
JPAS Programs are supported by grants from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. The grant is administered through the Arts Council of New Orleans.
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Dear Patrons,
Happy New Year! I trust your Holidays were joyful and safe. Our hard working staff had a good reprieve as well and are ready to get back to the art of producing wonderful entertainment for our community!
This spring will be so special and very soon our magnificent little gem of a theatre in Westwego returns to action. Our first production there will likely focus on our youth - an area of great emphasis in JPAS' cultural portfolio. Watch out for this upcoming news! In the meantime, please see all the amazing activities focusing on our Youth Outreach Program. Don't miss auditions for
Guys and Dolls, Jr and
registration for the three Summer Musical Intensives, including the return of the intensives in the Westwego Performing Arts Theatre. Please notice registration is earlier this year by one month!
Our next and final Main Stage show in JPAC is
Disney's Tarzan the Musical. Check out who's coming to star in this production. More on Tarzan as we approach but I urge you to get your tickets now!
As we begin this New Year, with a new President and Cabinet let us pray for peace in this world and let us remember who keeps us safe - the American Men and Women in Uniform.
God Bless America and as always...
I'll See You at The Theatre!
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Assaf
Co-founder, Executive - Artistic Director
O: 504.885.2000 ext: 201
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Upcoming Events:
Guys & Dolls, Jr Audition Registration and Theatre Kids! Summer 2017 Registration
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Auditions will be held February 4, 2017 from 10 am-2 pm at JPAS Studio which is located at 5005 Bloomfield.
Registration for the auditions will be available Friday, January 20th.
Book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
Music and Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Based on "The Idyll of Sarah Brown" and characters
by Damon Runyon
Set in Damon Runyon's New York City, Guys and Dolls JR. follows gambler, Nathan Detroit, as he tries to find the cash to set up the biggest crap game in town while the authorities breathe down his neck; meanwhile, his girlfriend and nightclub performer, Adelaide, laments that they've been engaged for fourteen years without ever getting married. Nathan turns to fellow gambler, Sky Masterson, for the dough, but Sky ends up chasing the straight-laced missionary, Sarah Brown. Guys and Dolls JR. takes us from the heart of Times Square to the cafes o...f Havana, but everyone eventually ends up right where they belong.
April 21-23, 2017
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM
Sunday at 2:00 PM
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Introducing the Theatre Kids! 2017 Summer Season!
Registration for the Summer will begin on
FEBURARY 1, 2017!
*Note this is one month earlier than previous years*
Registration will be online this year! More details to come soon!
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June 2017, Metairie- open to rising 3rd graders-rising 8th graders
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June 2017, Westwego- open to rising 3rd graders-rising 8th graders
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July 2017, Metairie- open to rising 3rd graders-rising 8th graders
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Playing Soon:
Tarzan, The Musical
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Book by David Henry Hwang
Music and Lyrics by Phil Collins
Adapted from the story Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Based on the Disney Film Tarzan
Directed by Nancy Gregory
JPAS Broadway Pit Orchestra conducted by
Maestro Dennis G. Assaf
Washed up on the shores of West Africa, an infant boy is taken in and raised by gorillas who name him Tarzan. Apart from striving for acceptance from his ape father, Tarzan's life is mostly monkey business until a human expedition treks into his tribe's territory and he encounters creatures like himself for the first time. Tarzan struggles to navigate a jungle, thick with emotion as he discovers his animal upbringing clashing with his human instincts.
Featuring FLYI
NG EFFECTS by ZFX, Inc.
March 17 - 26, 2017
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 2:00 PM
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
6400 Airline Drive * Metairie, LA
Meet our Tarzan!
James Royce Edwards, AEA*
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Extra! Extra! Read All About It!
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| Click above link to read The Gambit's review of the show! |
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Click the above flyer for registration information!
Give your family a gift of a true New Orleans experience by participating in the most fun Mardi Gras Parade in town!!
You can join the JPAS Theatre Kids! Competition Team on Mardi Gras day by joining the Krewe of Argus! You can ride with the Krewe of Argus for $400 a person or $850 which includes throws!
You can register now through February 14, 2017!
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Looking for a great and brand new way to find out about NOLA theatre events, job postings, and auditions? Look no further!
The newly organized New Orleans Theater Network announces their first endeavor: a comprehensive website that boasts all theater listings and audition notices from across the city. At Nola-Theater.com theater patrons can one-stop shop for shows to attend, find out details on their favorite theater organizations, and get linked to tickets.
Please, share this information with your friends, families, and NOLA theatre supporters!
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JPAS Newsletter, Arts Adventure Study Companions
Looking for ways to bring the arts into your classroom? For over 20 years, JPAS has been providing Study Companions free of charge for all our Arts Adventure Series offerings. JPAS Study Companions have always directly aligned study materials, classroom activities and instructional resources with each Arts Adventure Series production. JPAS Study Companions now include original lessons developed to both integrate core subjects such as mathematics with the arts AND provide direct connections to aspects of Louisiana's unique culture and heritage. As always, our companions are available gratis. Visit our website to discover how you can connect your students to engaging and fun math, science and English lessons, all through the exciting and inventive dynamics of the arts:
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Westwego Performing Arts Theatre is almost done with its renovation and will be part of the 2017-2018 season of shows!
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Contact Us
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Jefferson Performing Arts Society
1118 Clearview Parkway
Metairie, Louisiana 70001
Mon. - Fri. 9 AM - 5 PM
(504) 885-2000 phone
(504) 885-3437 fax
www.jpas.org
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