Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Birthday Party for B.B. Wolf
I forgot to tell ya, there will be many Princesses on hand for B.B. Wolf's Birthday Party as well as some cool characters for the guys. The cost will be $20 for each participant and plenty of Birthday Cake (one for each table) and gifts for the attendees. I will let you know if there is more information... I'm the only one in the office right now and the other members of the staff tend to hide things from me!
New Year's Day Paper (The Times)
Look for The Shreveport Times paper on New Years Day for a write-up on The Peter Pan Players' "Happy Birthday Mr. B.B. Wolf". ALSO, There will be a BIRTHDAY PARTY for Mr. B.B. Wolf on January 5th and 12th at 12:00 noon @ Bynum Commons on the campus of Centenary College
Tickets Are Now On Sale
Hello everyone!
Tickets for The Peter Pan Players' Production of Drew Hunter's "Happy Birthday Mr. B.B. Wolf" are now on sale. Call 869-5242 for ticket reservations. The performance dates are as follows. January 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th @ 7:30, January 5th & 12th @ 2:00 and 4:30 and January 6th & 13th @ 2:00. All shows will be @ the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse on the Centenary Campus.
Tickets for The Peter Pan Players' Production of Drew Hunter's "Happy Birthday Mr. B.B. Wolf" are now on sale. Call 869-5242 for ticket reservations. The performance dates are as follows. January 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th @ 7:30, January 5th & 12th @ 2:00 and 4:30 and January 6th & 13th @ 2:00. All shows will be @ the Marjorie Lyons Playhouse on the Centenary Campus.
Friday, December 7, 2007
The Peter Pan Parodies: The Princess Chronicles Fundraiser
Teenagers are calling the shots for the Peter Pan Players' newest fundraiser, "The Peter Pan Parodies: The Princess Chronicles."The production features six Disney princess fairy tales written, cast, directed, costumed and performed by the Peter Pan Players' high school class, with the aid of the troupe's elementary students.
The production includes the work of 15 high school students and around 20 elementary students."I was originally going to do a show in concert where the actors would perform and sing from scripted work, but I said 'Let's keep it focused on the kids and do something this area hasn't done before: Let the kids write it,'" said Peter Pan Players director Trey Jackson.The event marks the first fundraiser of the season for the children's theater troupe. Jackson said he hopes to make it a staple, like their annual fundraiser "I Am an Actor." Money raised will go toward trips, operational costs and building maintenance.Jackson describes the parodies as 20-minute versions of all the popular Disney fairy tales, but with a twist. He said the students had no problem stepping up to the plate."At first, they had a lot of questions, but I said 'These are your characters. Take what Disney's given you and take it where you want it to go and include what you think about it. Make fun of these characters in your own mind and put it on paper. Just make sure it's OK for all ages,'" Jackson said with a laugh.The students' work has been pretty impressive so far, Jackson said. One student even includes some political references in the "Pocahontas" fairy tale.He said he hopes the experience will give students a stronger sense of what it takes to develop a character and how much thought actually goes into it. "Just because you're being handed a character developed by an author doesn't mean you don't still have to research it, figure out where they're coming from, where they're going and the life behind what the audience sees on stage. With actually having to write a script, they have to think about all that," he said.Lauren Rogers, 17, of Shreveport, said the experience for her has been an exciting one."It was definitely challenging at first because it was the first time any of us were expected to do something like this," Rogers said. "But it's also exciting that Trey put his faith in us to do it. We've been working really hard."Rogers co-wrote, staged and directed "The Little Mermaid" fairy tale. She's also performing in five of the six parodies."We're making fun of the characters a little bit, but we still want children who come to see the performance to fall in love with the characters," she explained. "We're just kind of taking out little pieces here and there. Some make fun of politics and some make fun of theater. So it's fun."Lauren Gieseke, 14, of Shreveport, agreed the experience was fun."I really found that I like performing, but now I know that's not the only way I can do theater. There's more to it than that," said Gieseke, who wrote a parody on "Beauty and the Beast," in which she performs as narrator.Gieseke also performs in four other parodies. "It's opened up a whole new realm of theater because the behind-the-scenes stuff is important. It builds the foundation for what we want to do and learning about it helps on stage," she said.Jackson said the audience will be in for a treat."They'll enjoy seeing how talented our younger generation really is and it will give them a greater respect for the younger generation and the talent that's coming up," he said. "And, hopefully, it will give them just a brighter outlook on the leaders of our future. ... And see that these are people who have developed brains and can think and create on their own."Miss a day. Miss a lot. Get all the who, what, when and where delivered to your home.Sign up today for 7-day delivery of The Times and get a FREE gift. Click here to start your subscription.
©The Times
November 20, 2007
The production includes the work of 15 high school students and around 20 elementary students."I was originally going to do a show in concert where the actors would perform and sing from scripted work, but I said 'Let's keep it focused on the kids and do something this area hasn't done before: Let the kids write it,'" said Peter Pan Players director Trey Jackson.The event marks the first fundraiser of the season for the children's theater troupe. Jackson said he hopes to make it a staple, like their annual fundraiser "I Am an Actor." Money raised will go toward trips, operational costs and building maintenance.Jackson describes the parodies as 20-minute versions of all the popular Disney fairy tales, but with a twist. He said the students had no problem stepping up to the plate."At first, they had a lot of questions, but I said 'These are your characters. Take what Disney's given you and take it where you want it to go and include what you think about it. Make fun of these characters in your own mind and put it on paper. Just make sure it's OK for all ages,'" Jackson said with a laugh.The students' work has been pretty impressive so far, Jackson said. One student even includes some political references in the "Pocahontas" fairy tale.He said he hopes the experience will give students a stronger sense of what it takes to develop a character and how much thought actually goes into it. "Just because you're being handed a character developed by an author doesn't mean you don't still have to research it, figure out where they're coming from, where they're going and the life behind what the audience sees on stage. With actually having to write a script, they have to think about all that," he said.Lauren Rogers, 17, of Shreveport, said the experience for her has been an exciting one."It was definitely challenging at first because it was the first time any of us were expected to do something like this," Rogers said. "But it's also exciting that Trey put his faith in us to do it. We've been working really hard."Rogers co-wrote, staged and directed "The Little Mermaid" fairy tale. She's also performing in five of the six parodies."We're making fun of the characters a little bit, but we still want children who come to see the performance to fall in love with the characters," she explained. "We're just kind of taking out little pieces here and there. Some make fun of politics and some make fun of theater. So it's fun."Lauren Gieseke, 14, of Shreveport, agreed the experience was fun."I really found that I like performing, but now I know that's not the only way I can do theater. There's more to it than that," said Gieseke, who wrote a parody on "Beauty and the Beast," in which she performs as narrator.Gieseke also performs in four other parodies. "It's opened up a whole new realm of theater because the behind-the-scenes stuff is important. It builds the foundation for what we want to do and learning about it helps on stage," she said.Jackson said the audience will be in for a treat."They'll enjoy seeing how talented our younger generation really is and it will give them a greater respect for the younger generation and the talent that's coming up," he said. "And, hopefully, it will give them just a brighter outlook on the leaders of our future. ... And see that these are people who have developed brains and can think and create on their own."Miss a day. Miss a lot. Get all the who, what, when and where delivered to your home.Sign up today for 7-day delivery of The Times and get a FREE gift. Click here to start your subscription.
©The Times
November 20, 2007
Acting Classes at Peter Pan Players
We are always excepting new students, all year long, at Peter Pan Players and we are always igniting the passion of the Theatre in children ages 4 through seniors in high school. Call 868-9619 or 422-7405 (personal cell phone) or come by "The Blue House" at 451 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA. 71104, between the hours of 12 noon and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Our classes ignite the imagination and artistic passion. At Peter Pan Players we encourage students to investigate the world through the creative process. In class, we engage students and enable them to grow artistically and personally, and empower young people to reach their creative potential. Your child will also have a lot of fun. We are a family at Peter Pan Players and we invite your child, and the whole family, to join OUR FAMILY.
The Artistic Director and Instructor, Trey Jackson, has just taken the healm of Peter Pan Players and is excited to be leading the kids to their artistic futures. He teaches every aspect of the theatrical experience, from etiquette to stage presence and from the historical aspects to the technical sides of things. He is excited to be with the Historical Peter Pan Players and hopes to see all of you at the theatre.
"Happy Birthday Mr. B.B. Wolf"
This is our first blog to this website and I can't wait to have some feedback. I am excited about the possibilities that The Peter Pan Players is facing in the coming years.
Our first big production for this, our 34th, season is "Happy Birthday Mr. B.B. Wolf" which was written by Mr. Drew Hunter (the one and only Dr. Blood). The communication between he and I, concerning the revised edition, has been exciting. He plans to be in town for the opening and hopefully will say a few words before the show.
The cast for this production of "B.B. Wolf" is an exceptional one. Just to drop a few names, the stars of "The Tuna" series from Shreveport Little Theatre, John-Michael Strange and Jamie Sanders, are two of the leads along with the beautiful and talented Seva May.
The story is one of miscommunication and hearing both sides of the story. Mr. B.B. (big, bad) Wolf is having his 80th birthday at The Golden Years Loving Care Home For The Elderly and is expecting a new roommate. It turns out that the new roommate is someone who has been chasing him for most of his life...The Hunter!
Our first big production for this, our 34th, season is "Happy Birthday Mr. B.B. Wolf" which was written by Mr. Drew Hunter (the one and only Dr. Blood). The communication between he and I, concerning the revised edition, has been exciting. He plans to be in town for the opening and hopefully will say a few words before the show.
The cast for this production of "B.B. Wolf" is an exceptional one. Just to drop a few names, the stars of "The Tuna" series from Shreveport Little Theatre, John-Michael Strange and Jamie Sanders, are two of the leads along with the beautiful and talented Seva May.
The story is one of miscommunication and hearing both sides of the story. Mr. B.B. (big, bad) Wolf is having his 80th birthday at The Golden Years Loving Care Home For The Elderly and is expecting a new roommate. It turns out that the new roommate is someone who has been chasing him for most of his life...The Hunter!
Please join us in celebrating Mr. B.B. Wolf's birthday. The dates are as follows:
January 3rd, 4th, 10th & 11th @ 7:30 p.m.
January 5th & 12th @ 2:00 and 4:30 p.m. & all @ Marjorie Lyons Playhouse on the Centenary Campus.
January 6th and 13th @ 2:00 p.m. The cost is $15 for Adults and $10 for children. Box Office, 869-5242, opens December 17th @ 12:00 noon and closes @ 4:00 p.m.
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