Wednesday, February 16, 2000
Wednesday, February 16, 2000 |
| Newnan
Community Theatre opens 2000 season with
"Streetcar" By MICHAEL BOYLAN Stella ! Stella ! For some of us, this reporter included, you may know that famous exclamation, despite never having seen the play or movie. Those words come from Tennessee Williams' 1947 classic, “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The story focuses on the mental breakdown of Blanche Dubois. After losing the family's plantation, Belle Rive, Blanche is forced to live with her sister Stella and Stella's brutish husband, Stanley Kowalski, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The main focus of the piece is the contrast of the two life-styles, with Blanche and Stanley representing the two opposite sides of the spectrum. “A Streetcar Named Desire” will be the kickoff to Newnan Community Theatre's 2000 season. It will also be the troupe's first full year in their new theater space at 24 First Ave., Newnan in the old Johnson Hardware building, just blocks away from Court Square. The new space provides more and better seating and an art gallery in the expanded lobby. The cast of the production is made up of both newcomers and NCTC veterans and is directed by Lamar Payne. Payne has been working with theater in Newnan for more than 22 years, recently appearing as “The Visitor” in NCTC's production of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile.” Payne also has directed some heavy hitters for the theater group, including “The Foreigner” and “To Kill A Mockingbird.” The part of Blanche will be played by Dawn Campion, an NCTC veteran, while Stella will be played by Kelly Crosby, a newcomer. Stanley will be played by Christopher Burns, while Jamie French will play Stanley's friend, Mitch. The cast is rounded out by Caroline Carr and Tom Grandpe' as neighbors Eunice and husband, Steve, Jeff Allen as Pablo, Melanie Devries as The Woman and the Nurse and Mike Maloy as The Doctor. “A Streetcar Named Desire” will be performed Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m., Feb. 18-26. There will also be a special free performance for area high school students on Thursday, Feb. 24. Tickets for the free show are available at the Newnan Target, which is sponsoring the special performance. Tickets for regular performances are $10 for general audiences and $8 for senior citizens and students. Tickets are available at the door as well as at Scott's Bookstore in Newnan, The Daily Grind and Clemens and Company used books. For information phone 770-683-NCTC. Remember, good local theater has always depended on the kindness of strangers.
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