"Loren Demerath can dance, sing, act; he can do it all," said local theater enthusiast Talbot Hopkins Trudeau after watching the dress rehearsal of Singin in the Rain at Performing Arts Center. "And Anna Maria Sparke Keel is really, really good at musicals," she observed. "So is Trey Jackson!"
The PAC production of Singin in the Rain is based on the MGM film. This version, with a cast of over 30 players, is directed by Ryan Williams. Choreography is by Ginger Folmer. The musical conductor is Will Andress. There's a 16-piece orchestra in the pit and many of the players are members of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra.
The Singin producer is Will Andress. Technical design - it's Hollywood, 1927 - is by Josh Porter. Stage managers are Leia Robichaux and Laura Beeman.
Box office is open Noon to 4:00 pm Monday-Friday (429-6885). Show dates are July 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 @ 7:30 pm and July 17 & 24 @ 2:30 pm, says Kass Gray.
At this point in the summer, local theater is popping. The PAC program was generous in printing the box office numbers of what you might call their competition, MLP and SLT. Yet it's apparent that each production has its own niche.
Comedy of Errors and Macbeth are unfolding at Marjorie Lyons Playhouse: 869-5242. And Honky Tonk Angels is rocking at Shreveport Little Theater:
424-4439.
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