 |
|
|
Dear Patrons,
It's here! The 40th Anniversary Season Announcement is here! As you can imagine, coordinating cultural offerings in three theatre spaces can be quite challenging. I pray that the results you see below will bring you as much excitement as we have in bringing these shows to you. I suppose one measure of the anticipation is that we have almost 200 singers/actors/dancers coming to audition next week in the hopes of finding a place on the season. And why not? Not only are the programs we are offering exciting and unique (there are four Louisiana Premiers), but these performers get to ply their trade in "the finest Opera house in Louisiana" (the Jefferson Performing Arts Center) and the beautifully restored Westwego Performing Arts Theatre. And they get paid to do so!
Tickets will go on sale
June 1. Previous subscribers and "seat adopters" will get first choice, followed by the general public. Full subscriptions afford you the best price and seat selection. Please click on the
link below for more information.
Auditions will be held next week
,
May 15-18, in our Conservatory Space. Please
click here to sign up, and if all of the slots are filled, you can send a video submission to
audition@jpas.org.
I cannot express more confidently that you will find these season offerings exhilarating, and they will be ones that you will want to share and enjoy with family and friends.
Please take a moment to peruse what else is happening in JPAS land, and partake of these exciting events and activities.
As usual, please take a moment to thank those in uniform who daily defend the lives and freedoms of all Americans. And as always, I'll...
See You at The Theatre!
Sincerely,
Co-founder, Executive - Artistic Director
O: 504.885.2000 ext: 201
E: Maestrodga@gmail.com
|
| |
JPAS 40th Season
Season Flex Pass renewals ONLY will go on sale beginning
Thursday, June 1st.
NEW Season Flex Passes will go on sale beginning
Thursday, June 15th.
Individual performance tickets will go on sale beginning
Thursday, June 29th.
Tickets may be purchased online at jpas.org, or by calling the box office at 504-885-2000.
|
|
|
|
Alice in Wonderland, Jr.
June 19 - July 16, 2017 in Westwego, LA
Open to rising 3rd - rising 8th graders.
. |
2017 Westbank Theatre Kids Summer News!
We are
THRILLED that our Westwego Performing Arts Theatre is reopening soon!
We need FIVE more slots to make this fantastic camp a reality!
We need your help spreading the news about JPAS' presence on the Westbank this summer!
|
|
|
|
. |
2017 Westbank Theatre Kids Summer News!
Young Performers of America is hosting a FANTASTIC Summer Intensive right here in New Orleans!
SUMMER INTENSIVE...
June 12-15, 2017
Monday-Wednesday 5:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday 4:30pm - 9:00pm
Deadline to register and to pay in full is
May 15, 2017.
*We must have 15 participants for this session by May 15, 2017 to continue as currently scheduled.*
This YPA Summer Intensive is open to rising 6th graders through graduating high school seniors. (Students will be separated by age groups.)
Students will train, develop, and perform with Broadway's Best of the Best during four days of intensive acting, vocal performance, and dance workshops. The Summer Intensive will culminate with a full performance with YPA's Broadway stars.
$700.00 per student
(includes all workshop and performance materials and dinner daily)
|
|
|
|
. |
Sponsor Profile:
John Morgan
You can often see John Morgan's smile and hear his jubilant laughter at plays. Behind the laughter is a keen and intelligent man. He is the Owner and Branch Manager of Raymond James at the Galleria, Member FINRA/SIPC, an independent Financial Advisor.
John grew up in a small close-knit community with parents who instilled in him a strong work ethic. His mother taught him the value of being compassionate and sincere, while his father taught him the value of a dollar.
John has always been fascinated by money and how people earned it. He would watch and listen to his dad, an entrepreneur, buy and sell stocks and commodities in the 1970's. He learned at an early age that there was more to making money than collecting interest in a savings account. He set out to discover everything he could about making money and the markets.
Early in his career as a financial advisor, John decided he was not a risk taker; instead, he was a risk manager. For John, being a financial advisor and planner isn't just about investing money for his clients; it is about
investing a client's wealth and assets.
Sometimes we are our own biggest enemy when it comes to preserving money and investing our wealth over time. In seeking to beat virtually overwhelming odds, many individuals make inappropriate decisions based on emotion, and they have only themselves to blame for disappointing results.
After 30 years as a financial advisor, John's compassion, his appreciation for the value of a dollar, and his aversion to losing money have shaped him into the experienced financial planner that he is today.
JPAS applauds John Morgan of Raymond James at the Galleria for his generous support!
|
|
|
|
. |
JPAS had 69 unique donors and a total of
$8,778 in gifts from GiveNola Day!
Thank you! Last year, JPAS received 49 gifts totaling $6,380 through the Greater New Orleans Foundation and an additional five gifts through the JPAS web-site totaling $625 for a grand total of $7,005. We surpassed the support that we received the previous year, and you helped to make that possible!
Lawrence P Beron, Valarie Hart, Jonathan Perry-Marx, Lucy Richard,
Lawrence Gettleman, Nina English, MaryEllis Hasseltine, Pamela Lormand-Bialous,
Merryl Bayer, Janice Flock, Craig Maumus, Kristi Kosloski, Ed LaBruyere Jr,
Carol Palmisano, Debbi Harris, Lawrence Acosta, Gerard Burg, Deborah Junot,
Tenaj Savoie, Kelly Richert, Becki Bradford, Arlene Tafaro, Darrel Beerbohm,
Shirley J Rappold, Judith Burgess, Debbie Hadjes, Barbara Lawler, Margaret Wagner, Jane Haas, Katie Lizana, Margaret Crain, Lynda Marshall, Cynthia Norman, Kyle Potts, Laurie Frederick, Heather Esposito, Stephen Dwyer, Thomas Westerfield, Donna Barber, Gail Mast, James Holmes, Joy Shane, Johnie Salvaggio, Marlene Rouen, Melvin Werner, Kristin Callahan, Dennis Assaf, Sharon Cassiere, Michelle Taylor, Debbie Rouen, Yvette Soniat, Freddie Landry, Erin OSullivan, Joshua Frederick, Karel Sloane-Boekbinder, Southern Landscapes of Louisiana , Kellie Barnes, Stephen Hanchey, Ryan Adams, Michelle Silva, Nicholas Frederick, Larry Berger, Kathleen Farrell, Pat Benitez, Katherine Vincent.
JPAS respects the wishes of several of our donors who gave gifts anonymously. We would however like to acknowledge these anonymous contributors because they played a significant role in our GiveNOLA Day success. All total, JPAS received $3,475 in anonymous contributions. Thank you for being JPAS Champions.
|
The Leading Ladies Guild of JPAS held a spring picnic at the Robert Deviney Foundation Center of Lafrienere Park, May 7, 2017 to elect its officers for the JPAS 2017-2018 Season. Ginger Crawford served as the event chair and served as chair of the Nominating Committee.
The nominations for new officers were presented and voted upon at that time. The new slate of officers is President, Valerie Hart; V.P. of Membership, Faith Pepperone; V. P. Fundraising, Delores Hall; Recording Secretary, Janet Schwary; Corresponding Secretary, Brenda Chetta; Treasurer, Jolene Ryan. Counselors are Barbara Alleman, Ginger Crawford, Lynne Duvernay, Carrel Epling, Ann Favret, Joyce Laporte, Barbara Lawler, Margaret Wagner, Pat Persaud, Jackie Hughes, Shirley Rappold, and Jackie Elliott.
Persons interested in joining the Leading Ladies Guild, whose aim is to support JPAS in its cultural endeavors, may call Membership Vice-President, Faith Peperone at (504) 874-5979.
The newly approved slate of officers attending the picnic are pictured with l/r Ginger Crawford, nominating chair; V. P. Fundraising, Faith Peperone; Incoming President, Valerie Hart; Outgoing President, Kim Hasney; Recording Secretary, Janet Schwary; and Treasurer, Jolene Ryan. Missing from photograph: Dolores Hall, Vice-President for Fundraising and Brenda Chetta, Corresponding Secretary
|
|
|
|
The 22nd Annual Pasta and Puccini Fundraising Gala Committee met April 21..
|
|
|
|
|
. |
JPAS Cultural Crossroads Update.
JPAS is excited to announce another exhibition of Cultural Crossroads student works. The work will be featured as part of the 4th Annual Wetlands Art Tour:
click for more!
The art opening is this Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 6PM to 9PM at the New Orleans Art Center, 3330 St Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117. Works are on view from May 9 - June 3. And all works are for sale. Proceeds will assist our students as they pursue artistic endeavors and fund future JPAS Cultural Crossroads exhibitions.
|
|
|
Jefferson Performing Arts Society | 504-885-2000 | jpas.org
|
|
|
|
|
|
