RIVER REGION DRAMA GUILD Post Office Box 845 Destrehan, LA 70047-0845

Children’s Matinee Saturday

March 23 at 3:00 Includes Thumbelina’s Party

Saturday March 23 at 7:30 “Ballet in Black & White”

Featuring Giselle Act II

Sunday March 24 at 2:00 “Ballet in Black & White”

Featuring Giselle Act II

plus THUMBELINA

Destrehan High School Auditorium #1 Wildcat Lane

Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com

For Information: riverregionballet@cox.net or

www.rrpa.org Thumbelina

Volume 20 Issue 1 March 2013

o nce again the River Region

Ballet will display in their

spring concert the diversity

of ballet and its relevance

in today’s society. Offerings include

“Ballet in Black and White”, a mixed

bill, depicting the evolution of ballet

from the romantic to the 21st century

and a children’s classic fairy tale,

Thumbelina. Performances are

Saturday March 23 at 7:30 pm and

Sunday March 24 at 2:00 pm. A

special matinee performance of the

Thumbelina followed by a meet and

greet is Saturday March 23 at 3:00 pm.

All performances will be held at

Destrehan High School Auditorium #1

Wildcat Lane in Destrehan.

“Ballet in Black and White” concert

will present various dance works

giving the audience a feel for the

many faces and evolution of ballet.

Featured is Giselle Act II, a white act

from the romantic period. Giselle has

been dubbed the Hamlet of ballets and

is the most important ballet of the

romantic era. Flowing white tutus

moving to Adam’s melodious music is

truly awe inspiring. Guest artists

Jessica Fry McAlister and Ramon

Gaitan will dance the lead roles of

Giselle and Albrecht. Continuing the

journey through dance will be Secrets

choreographed in the classical style, a

contemporary pas de deux and

culminating in the haunting Matrix a

fusion of ballet and jazz.

Thumbelina is the featured ballet for

RRB’s Children’s Matinee. It is an

original ballet by artistic director

Susan Ferrara based on the colorful

fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson.

RRB’s Jr. Company members are

featured in this ballet led by Jr.

Company dancer Kate Lougon in the

title role of Thumbelina. Our youngest

audience members are encouraged to

come dressed as their favorite fairy,

flower or garden bug. After the

Children’s Matinee (Saturday March

23 3:00pm) guests will be invited on

stage to meet RRB’s cast, get

autographs and save the memory with

a photograph! Of course Thumbelina

will have a special treat for all their

new friends. Thumbelina will also be

performed Sunday March 24 at 2:00

pm in conjunction with “Ballet in

Black and White

River Region Ballet has assembled a

wonderful group of dancers able to

portray these many faces of ballet.

Guest dancers are Christian Delery,

Juanita Marino, Noelle Raymond,

Katelyn Rodrigue and Jessica

Touchet. Company dancers

performing are Kiersten Baker,

Madison Cancienne, Emily

Champagne, Sarah DiLeo, Elizabeth

Gilmore, Kaela Hymel, Molly Nagele,

Madeleine Raymond, Heather Rayneri,

Laura Sullivan and Allie Wursteisen.

Junior Company members are Rose

Coats, Emma France, Natalie Gilmore,

Nicole Gilmore, Rebecca Helm,

Lianne Keller, Kate Lougon, Ashley

Payne, Caroline Payne, Grace

Raymond, Claire Seymour and Shelby

Walls. Additional performers are Lily

Coats, Rachael Durapau, Caroline

Green, Sarah Green, Addison Myers,

Taylor Pradat, Sophia Roark, Autumn

Sharon and Camryn Swint.

River Region Ballet’s Spring Concert

promises to have something for

everyone. For additional information

visit our website www.rrpa.org or

contact River Region Ballet at 504-322

-5363 or riverregionballet@cox.net

Tickets are available at

www.brownpapertickets.com

River Region

RIVER REGION BALLET Presents Spring Concert

River Region Ballet - Giselle Act II 2006

Sarah Comiskey as Myrtha

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Important Dates

Mar. 23-24 RRB Performance “Thumbelina” “Ballet in Black in White” featuring Giselle Act II Destrehan High School May 11 RRB Junior Company Auditions Images Dance Studio June 13-16 River Region Drama Guild Summer Musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Destrehan High School June 22 RRB Children’s Activity “Cinderella Ball”

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EDITORS: Susan Ferrara, Henry Sorbet

River Region Drama

Guild

P.O. Box 845

Destrehan, LA

70047-0845

River Region Ballet

105-A River Point Dr.

Destrehan, LA

70047-0845

2013 Children’s Winter

Theatre Workshop

On January 26, 2013, River Region Dram Guild's Children's Winter Theatre

Workshop presented "FABULOUSLY FUNNY FRACTURED FAIRY

TALES". The play was performed at the River Region Performing Arts and

Cultural Center in Norco, LA with over 80 parents, family and friends in

attendance. The Workshop Director was Henry Sorbet and the Program

Director was Sara Tweedy. The performers were Emily Adcock, Beau

Bazile, Heaven Benedict, Jenevieve Bourgeois, Baily Boutrin, Kaitlyn

Caraway, Abigail Findley, Calie Frangella, Camryn Frangella, Jai Gaines,

Stella Guidry, Anahja Hickerson, Madeline Landry, Annie Lemmon, Aidan

Oddlokken, Caroline Schexnaydre, Elle Schuster, Ramaia Scott, and Maggie

Walker.

The River Region Drama Guild would like to thank the United Way of St.

Charles for making this program possible.

RRB Giving Back to the Community

The River Region Ballet continues its dedication to bring the arts to the

community through public performances and several outreach

programs. RRB company and Jr. company dancers performed a

Winter Show for the residents of Ormond Nursing and Care Center and

Luling Nursing Home. RRB also performed a school performance for

the St. Charles Parish Schools as well as a children’s Sugar Plum

Matinee. Members of the Jr. Company are instrumental in these

programs. Besides opportunities for public performances and

community outreach projects, Jr. company members participate in

several dance workshops designed especially for them. In November

Jessica Fry McAlister, RRB’s Sugar Plum Fairy, tutored them in ballet

in preparation for Nutcracker. After recuperating from Nutcracker

performances and the holidays, members attended a workshop given by

the McTeggart Irish Dancers. Excitement ruled the day as RRB’s

dancers absorbed every nugget of information and were privy to a

private performance.

Jr. Company in class with the McTeggart Irish Dancers

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RIVER REGION DRAMA GUILD A Member of American Association of Community Theatre

River Region Ballet Spring Concert Tickets

www.brownpapertickets.com All seats are reserved After March 21 tickets available at the door

Thumbelina / Ballet in Black and White Sunday March 24, 2013 - 2:00 PM

Tickets: $15.00 After March 21 Tickets $20.00 at the door

Destrehan High School Auditorium

#1 Wildcat Lane

Thumbelina Saturday March 23, 2013 - 3:00 PM

Children’s Matinee with Cast Meet & Greet Tickets: $10.00

Ballet in Black and White

Saturday March 23, 2013 - 7:30 PM Giselle Act II, Secrets, Matrix

Tickets: $15.00 After March 21 Tickets $20.00 at the door

RIVER REGION DRAMA GUILD’S SUMMER PRODUCTION

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT

The River Region Drama Guild’s summer production will be Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat; with lyrics by

Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. This Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in

a delightful musical parable. Set to engaging musical styles from country-western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n'

roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless. The play is based on

the "coat of many colors" story of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. Its fam-

ily-friendly storyline, universal themes and catchy music all contribute to the success

of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat over the years.

The play is set in a frame in which a narrator is telling a story, sometimes to chil-

dren, encouraging them to dream. The storyteller then tells the story of Joseph, an-

other dreamer. At the beginning of the story Jacob, Joseph’s father, and his 12 sons

are introduced. Joseph's brothers are jealous of him for his coat of many colors, a

symbol of their father's preference for him. It is clear from Joseph's dreams that he is

destined to rule over them. To get rid of him and prevent the dreams from coming

true, the brothers attempt to kill their brother, but then they sell Joseph as a slave to

some passing Ishmaelite, who takes Joseph to Egypt from there the story and drama

continues.

This production is directed by Lucas Harms; musical director is Brenda Castillo and

the chorographer is Kate Pendergast. Tickets will go on sale on May 1st for the June

13 – 16 performances at Destrehan Auditorium. Additional information when avail-

able will be on our website www.rrpa.org.