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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ARTS ADVENTURE SERIES
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Discounted Morning Shows for Schools, Homeschools, and Summer Camp groups.
ALL PERFORMANCES
@ 9:45AM
March 19-20
EJ Auditorium
Metairie, LA
June 18
Metairie
July 30
Metairie
July 23
Covington
To make reservations for your student group, please contact
Donna Barber,
504.885.2000 ext. 206,
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RENTAL INFORMATION
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RENT WITH JPAS!
From costumes, facilities, sets, and props, JPAS may have just what you need for your next production, event, or business success.
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MAESTRO'S CIRCLE
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PRESIDENT JOHN F. YOUNG
MR. & MRS. HENRY SHANE
SEN. JOHN ALARIO, JR.
MR. JEFF YOUNG
MRS. HANNAH CUNNINGHAM
SEN. CONRAD APPEL
MRS. JERI L. NIMS
MR. BILL GOLDRING
MRS. SIBYL WHITE
SEN. DANNY MARTINY
MR. MANNY SILVER
MR. KEN HOLLIS*
MR. ASHTON RYAN
MS. CAROL SOLOMON
MR. JOHN MORGAN
MRS. LYNN MARY
MS. DONNA ROEBKE
DR. R. DAN JACOB
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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MR. & MRS. HENRY SHANE
The Robert & Myrtis Nims Foundation
The James R. Moffett Family Foundation
The J. Edgar Monroe Foundation
The Goldring Family 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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Thirty-seven years ago, a wonderful lady, the Postmaster of Metairie, listened to the dreams of an ambitious young conductor who wanted to see that Jefferson Parish would join the list of enlightened communities and BUILD A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER!!! Hannah Cunningham turned 100 years young on Monday, February 9th and is still passionate about JPAS to which she has been so instrumental in leading. Happy Birthday Hannah, and I know a grateful Jefferson Parish joins me in thanking you for your devotion to the arts and that new theatre we devoted so much to. I can't wait for you to witness our first production. I am praying it's finished soon. God Bless you my dearest of friends.
We are still buzzing from an amazing 12 performance run of Ain't Got No Home which enjoyed 98% capacity with 11 performances SOLD OUT! What a testament to Dr. Butch Caire's clever writing, stage direction and music arranging of the coolest music ever to bubble up from an American City! No city in America can boast the likes of Ernie K-Doe, Irma Thomas, Frogman Henry, Fats Domino and scores more. And so many of these artists are showcased in this production and the first installment - Blueberry Hill. This overwhelming audience response has prompted us to offer a third installment this summer to the Blueberry Hill saga, and Dr. Caire is already creating it. Watch for the entire Blueberry Hill Trilogy to happen this summer. So if you missed Blueberry Hill and Ain't Got No Home, you can catch up and be ready for #3. Watch for details.
I want to recognize Maestra Diane Carney and congratulate her for winning two Big Easy Classical Awards recently. We are proud and honored to work alongside this most gifted and gracious artist. See more below. Congratulations Diane! Well deserved and overdue.
In England they have a show called No Sex Please, We're British. Now doesn't that paint a picture in your mind? So you won't want to miss the American version, the outrageous comedy Sex Please, We're Sixty. See below. And with "Uncle" Wayne Daigrepont putting his own hilarious twist on comedy, you'll want to get your tickets early.
Still no final word on move in date for the new JPAC, but I can taste it. Keep praying, and when you see, me don't ask me. I don't know the answer, but it's coming. I promise.
I saw the movie American Sniper and read the book. Seems so trivial to discuss the arts and entertainment when heroes like Chris Kyle are out there pulling multiple tours in hell to protect America's interest and our way of life. What a great life we enjoy here thanks to our brave men and women in uniform! Please don't forget them nor forget to thank and honor them. God Bless America and our heroes in uniform.
Sincerely,
Dennis G. Assaf
Co-founder, Executive - Artistic Director
O: 504.885.2000 ext: 201
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Attention!
Our offices will be closed for Mardi Gras from Monday, February 16 through Wednesday, February 18.
If you need to purchase tickets, you may do so at www.jpas.org.
We hope you have a safe and festive Carnival!
The offices will re-open on Thursday, February 19
at 9:00 AM.
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JPAS Co-Founders Hannah Cunningham and
Dennis Assaf, with members of the JPAS Board of Directors visit the new
Jefferson Performing Arts Center!
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Happy Birthday Hannah Cunningham!
100 years old, February 9!
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Sex Please, We're Sixty
Mrs. Stancliffe's Rose Cottage Bed & Breakfast has been successful for many years. Guests (nearly all women) return year after year. Her next-door neighbor, the silver-tongued Bud Davis believes that they return to spend time with "Bud the Stud" in romantic liaisons. The prim and proper Mrs. Stancliffe, of course, steadfastly denies this. Her other neighbor, Henry Mitchell, a retired chemist, has developed a little blue pill patented under the name "Venusia" after Venus, the goddess of love, to increase the libido in menopausal women, specifically Mrs. Stancliffe. The only problem is he doesn't know if it works or not. Bud inadvertently gets his hands on some of the "Venusia" pills and the fun begins as the guests arrive.
By Michael & Susan Parker
Directed by "Uncle" Wayne Daigrepont
Starring:
Claire Conti, Margeaux Fanning, Peter Gabb, Jeffory Martorell, Mary Pauley, Kathryn Talbot
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 3:00 PM
February 27 - March 15
Teatro Wego!
177 Sala Ave.
Westwego, LA
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12th Annual
Tuesday March 24, 2015
Held at Elmwood Self Storage
1004 S. Clearview Parkway
Elmwood, lA 70123 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM $15 Admission
Benefitting Jefferson Performing Arts Society
Sponsorship Packages are Available: Please Contact Valerie Hart for more information about sponsorship. 504.885.2000 ext. 212
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2015 Theatre Kids Competition Team Fundraiser Benefits Team Gleason
The members of the 2014-2015 JPAS Theatre Kids Competition Team elected to raise money for Team Gleason this year. Team Gleason is a Foundation that raises money for ALS research. They raised $255.11 in a "Penny War", collecting loose change for the cause. They proved that a little spare change can go a long way!
Thank you to Gerald Duhon, a representative from Team Gleason, for attending rehearsal.
The Competition Team will travel to Orlando, FL in February to compete in the National Performing Arts Festival. The team also performs at various functions for JPAS and in the community throughout the season.
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Captain Louie Jr.
CAPTAIN LOUIE JR, spins a tale of young Louie, the new kid in town who feels lonely and friendless after his family moves to a new neighborhood. Looking for something to cheer himself up on Halloween, Louie takes an imaginary journey to visit his old neighborhood friends on the wings of his favorite toy, his little red plane. The story of little Captain Louie is full of tricks and treats, as well as the incomparable music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz. Most of all, CAPTAIN LOUIE JR is about friendship, the ability to make new friends as well as the importance of old ones.
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.
Book by Anthony Stein.
Based on the book "The Trip" by Ezra Jack Keats.
Directed by Ryan Nocito.
Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM
Sunday at 3:00 PM
March 20 - 22
East Jefferson Auditorium
400 Phlox Avenue
Metairie, LA
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The Big Easy Classical Arts Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Diane Carney
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Eleanor & Ian Carney, Diane Carney, Dennis Assaf
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A Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Diane Laizer Carney, a lifelong dancer, choreographer and teacher. She is currently the Artistic Director of Ballet Hysell. She taught theater classes at Tulane and Loyola universities and Delgado Community College and choreographed and designed productions for the Tulane Opera Theatre and Summer Lyric Theatre, UNO Theater, Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre, Dashiki Theater and the Jefferson Performing Arts Society.
Ballet Hysell was also awarded: Outstanding Ballet Presentation Bandoneon Pas de Deux Ballet Hysell Loyola University, Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall |
The Lady With
All The Answers
"Dear Ann Landers" . . . For decades, renowned advice columnist Ann Landers answered countless letters from lovelorn teens, confused couples, and a multitude of others in need of advice. No topic was off-limits, including nude housekeeping, sex in a motorcycle helmet, the proper was to hang toilet paper, sibling rivalries, addiction, religion, and wandering spouses. Landers regaled her readers with direct, insightful, and often humorously honest responses. Late on a 1975 night in Landers' Chicago apartment, an ironic twist of events confronts her with a looming deadline for a column dealing with a new kind of heartbreak: her own. As she shares her struggles to complete the column with us, we learn as much about ourselves as we do about the wise, funny, no-nonsense woman whose daily dialogue with America helped shape the social and sexual landscapes of the last half century.
Written by David Rambo.
Directed by "Uncle" Wayne Daigrepont.
Starring Janet Shea.
Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Sundays at 3:00 PM
April 3 - 19
NO SHOW APRIL 5 (Easter Sunday)
Teatro Wego!
177 Sala Ave.
Westwego, LA
April 24 - 26
Christ Episcopal School Theatre
80 Christwood Boulevard
Covington, LA
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FREE Acting Seminar
Monday, February 23, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Venue: TBA
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Amazon Smile
Find yourself perusing the shelves of the largest online retailer? Well now your everyday purchases can help support local arts as well.
Click the image above, log-in to Amazon as usual, and you will be set up to have Amazon Smile donate a percentage of your purchases directly to JPAS. All at no cost to you.
FundTag
is the new way to support JPAS by using your iPhone or Android. Help JPAS do what we do in the community - Just by shopping and eating. Snap a picture of your receipt, send it in, and Fund Tag does the rest. NO EXTRA COST TO YOU!.
You can support us on-line when you shop with the following merchants:
Participating Stores in Jefferson Parish:
Frost Top,810 Clearview Pkwy
Nacho Mamas, 1000 S Clearview Pkwy
Baskin-Robbins,4015 Veterans Memorial Blvd.
Quiznos Restaurants, Westgate Shopping Center, 2315 Veterans Memorial Blvd
ZoZo Caf�, 3620 N Causeway Blvd
Helm Paint,6820 Veterans Memorial Blvd
True Value Hardware, 1316 N Causeway Blvd
Carpet and Flooring Connection, 5101 W Esplanade Avenue
Hertz Rent-a-Car, 4531 Veterans Memorial Blvd
Locate even more stores with your "FundTag" app
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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
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