A SEASON OF SPECTACULAR 'SOUTHERN' STORIES!
BIG FISH In Alabama
~ STEEL MAGNOLIAS In Louisiana
THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO In Georgia
And Across The Pond To MATILDA's Small Village In Southern England
DATE: This will take place at LLT’s Arabian Theatre on Saturday, November 6th beginning 1130am (for about 2-3hrs).
AGES: Ages 16 and up.
COSTUME: The movie takes place in 1972 and the extras need to come wearing something that looks correct for that period (and also consider hair styles fitting the 1970s look). Most important would be the shirts & tops since you'll be sitting in the house seats with the camera filming an 'audience' that the film's actor is talking to. No sneakers or light colored pants or shoes. The ones that look the most correct for that period will be placed closest to the actors.
COVID SAFETY: The movie's producers will keep cast, crew and the local 'extras' as Covid-safe as possible. Anyone participating will need to present vax proof (your actual card, photo copy, or cell phone copy) - or - for anyone unvaccinated, a negative Covid test. They'll offer free testing on either Wednesday, Nov 3rd from 530pm til 7pm, or on Saturday, Nov 6th at 11am before the filming starts that day. (It would save you time to drop by and do the early testing on Wednesday.)
OTHER FILMING SITES/DATES: They will also be filming other scenes around the Pine Belt that will need actor extras - on October 29-30 and November 10-19.
CONTACT: If you're interested in more info, Contact EdWilloby@yahoo.com.
COVID SAFETY: With safety as a priority for audiences and volunteers, COVID precautions include: masks encouraged - especially if unvaccinated (bring your own, please!); no admittance with visible illness/coughs/sneezes; maintain distancing - lobby closed and go straight to your seats.
NEXT UP ON OUR STAGE
A SOUTHERN COMEDY!
THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO
February 11-12 & 18-19 at 730pm
February 20 at 2pm
Reservation line opens February 4 and answers 24 hours a day at 601.428.0140
Directed by Rick Youngblood
AUDITIONS November 15 & 16 - CLICK HERE For Info
A SECOND sweet and touching Southern comedy for our season! Written by the same author as DRIVING MISS DAISY, so you know it’s clever!
The story? It’s 1939, and Atlanta, Georgia, is all abuzz about the upcoming world premiere of “Gone With The Wind” – but the real big social event for many is the annual lavish ‘Ballyhoo Ball’ – a country club cotillion where the ladies ‘coming of age’ are presented with the eligible bachelors.
The posh Levy family is trying to find a date for their daughter to the Ballyhoo Ball, but Mom just doesn’t quite approve of ANYONE. Regardless of their social standing, they’re just like most every other Southern family - they bicker and they laugh, and they cry, and then they laugh some more!
It premiered in Atlanta at the 1996 Olympics Arts Festival, and then moved on to Broadway for a successful two year run.
It got 10 major nominations for the Pulitzer Prize and Tony, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards, winning the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play. A New York Times review said that it recalls a vintage episode of ‘Designing Women,’ the TV sitcom!
ANOTHER NEW MUSICAL!
MATILDA – THE MUSICAL
June 2 & 3 at 730pm
June 4 at both 2pm and 730pm
June 5 at 2pm
Reservation line opens May 26 and answers 24 hours a day at 601.428.0140
Directed by Lacy Cockrell – Musical Direction by Shane Cockrell
In our "Season of Southern Stories" we've been in Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia in our first three productions. Now we wrap up the year by 'jumping the pond' to MATILDA's small village in southern England.
Many kids grew up reading the book and loving the movie version about the precocious little five-year-old Matilda Wormwood as she and her fellow students deal with their vicious school headmistress, Miss Agatha Trunchbull, and their lovely teacher, Miss Honey.
Matilda is an extraordinary young girl with a love of books, a vivid imagination and a sharp mind. It’s a scrappy story full of heart as she leads her classmates to change their destiny and see just how different life can be when you take a stand for your future.
Written by the same author as WILLY WONKA, this musical won London’s Best Musical Olivier Award as well as five of Broadway’s Tony Awards. A new Netflix movie is currently in the works.
Our annual Kids’ Camp is open to students entering 1st thru 10th grade in fall 2022.
Camp registration begins in March and usually runs just two weeks until it’s filled – so make sure you’re on our mailing list to get advance notice of registration dates. Drop us a line at LLTLaurelMS@aol.com to be added.
The camp starts on May 26th – just as school ends for the summer. There’s one week of afternoon workshops and rehearsals, and then it ends with a weekend of performances. Come see these 100 lovable young actors as they totally AMAZE us every year.
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A regular single ticket runs $17, but get an LLT 4-Punch Season Ticket at either $50 (seniors or students), $55 (adults), $100 (two season tickets for a couple) or $190 (four season tickets for a family of four).
You get four punches on each season ticket - allowing you to punch once per show, or you can even use up to two of your punches on any one production and bring someone with you.
Join now as an LLT season-ticket holder - you'll see all four regular season shows for an average price that's as low as $11 - $12 per punch - live theatre for less than the cost of a movie!
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As a non-profit organization, LLT has always depended upon "the kindness of strangers." We survived and thrived for almost six decades thanks to the great support of everyone in the community.
We're very proud of our historic 1927 Arabian Theatre, but we have to constantly work at keeping the facility maintained, and we have big plans to add the new Pinehurst Room extension in the next year or so. That addition will run along the south side of the Arabian exactly where the old Pinehurst Hotel stood. And, YES, ladies, there will be brand new restrooms so you won't have to stand in that long line anymore!
We'll need the help of our friends and families and even strangers to raise the funds to complete this. Remember us in your annual gift giving and in your wills and estate planning. So many of our beautiful old buildings in Downtown Laurel have disappeared - help us to ensure this one continues to thrive. We're planning a Wall of Honor in the new Pinehurst Room that will memorialize your name or the name of those you'd like to remember. Mail to LLTLaurelMS@aol.com for more info.
BACKSTAGE VOLUNTEERS
We're always looking for folks that would like to help backstage on sets, props and costumes. Do you sew ? Like to help slap some paint on a wall? Do a little hammering? Drop us a line at LLTLaurelMS@aol.com.
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