Acro-Cats interview video on NOLA.com
NOLA.com’s Chelsea Brasted has posted a wonderful interview with Samantha Martin of The Acro-Cats! Click here to see the full video and short article.
NOLA.COM: “Musical ‘Toxic Avenger’ brings catchy tunes, campy fun to Theatre on St. Claude”
In a NOLA.COM article, Theodore P. Mahne writes: “In this heated political season, had a third party really wanted to attract attention, it would have nominated Melvin Ferd III. While his name is hardly a household word, running under his pseudonym, he’d win the votes of environmentalists, comic book geeks, cult B-movie fans, and the
An October to Die For
The Theatre at St. Claude proudly announces a month of Halloween programming that offers fun for the whole family… if your family is The Addams’ Family. Turn on your nightlight, because laughter and chills are on the bill. A comedy fest, a blood soaked burlesque, tiny tales of terror, and an-election-under-the-bed are all coming this
Gambit: “Alleged Lesbian Activities: The nostalgic play remembers a pivotal time in New Orleans’ gay history”
Mary Rickard, Gambit Weekly: “The title Alleged Lesbian Activities might suggest a flamboyant show, but that is only partly right. Based on oral histories about coming out in the 1960s and 1970s, its tone is bittersweet. The nostalgic play, focusing on a New Orleans “dyke” bar, reminisces about a pivotal time in New Orleans’ gay history….”
NOLA.com: “Fitzmorris’ new ‘Killing of a Lesbian Bookie’ is smart, gripping drama”
Theodore P. Mahne, Nola.com, Times Picayune: “Anton Chekhov once advised a fellow writer to avoid extraneous details in telling his tale. Anything in a story that is not relevant to the plot should be excised. “If you say in the first chapter that there is a rifle hanging on a wall, in the second or third
The New Orleans Advocate: “From ‘Be a New Orleanian’ writer, a gangster tale with a burlesque twist”
“In “The Killing of a Lesbian Bookie,” a new play from New Orleans playwright Jim Fitzmorris (“Be a New Orleanian,” “A Truckload of Ink”), burlesque dancer Triple Lexxxi is putting the finishing touches on her newest nightclub venture when she gets caught up in a game of cat-and-mouse between a shady liquor supplier and a
Video from Looking At A Broad via NOLA.COM
NOLA.com has a great video from Rebecca Mwase’s Looking at a Broad! “Rebecca Mwase presents an excerpt of her solo performance Looking At A Broad spoken under scenes from her theater performance. The show brings the audience along on her journey around the globe seeking home within her body. Through narrative and movement, she explores and
On Be A New Orleanian: “He eloquently breaks down the media’s “N’awlins narrative” of indulgence without consequences and writes a love letter to the small moments that make New Orleans great.” -Bestofneworleans.com
A great review from Tyler Gillespie from BestOfNewOrleans.com: “At the beginning of Be a New Orleanian: A Swearing-In Ceremony, Jim Fitzmorris seems angry. He grew up in the city and says that over the years he has participated in countless debates about who is and is not a New Orleanian — conversations
“‘Be a New Orleanian’ is a funny, loving depiction of what makes us who we are.” – NOLA.COM
NOLA.com gave us a great review for Be A New Orleanian! Playwright Jim Fitzmorris is a man in love with two mistresses. “Be a New Orleanian,” now having its premiere production at the Theatre at St. Claude, expresses an enamored joy for both his city and for language itself. “Be a New Orleanian,” subtitled “A
Curtain rises on new theater team in Marigny – The Advocate
“The Marigny Theatre, in the heart of the trendy St. Claude entertainment district, is under new management and plans to announce its premiere season in August. Major renovations are being completed, though detail work is still planned. But tonight, the theater pauses its overhaul to welcome patrons for the already-scheduled “Strays,” an original play by
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