La Salle Academy

la salle arts calendar 2015–2016
the internationally recognized theater program at la salle academy
z september 10
Children’s Plays: I Think I Can and The Medicine
Show E Thursday, September 10, 9:30 a.m. for
Collaborative Schools and De La Salle Middle
School. mc kenery arts center
z october 22–24
Damn Yankees E A musical comedy, with book
by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, and
music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry
Ross, Damn Yankees is a modern retelling
of the Faust legend, set during the 1950s in
Washington, D.C., when the Yankees dominated
Major League Baseball. The musical is based
on Wallop’s novel The Year the Yankees Lost the
Pennant. Thursday–Saturday, October 22–24,
7 pm; Saturday, October 24 2 pm Adults $15,
students/seniors $10. mc kenery arts center
z december 3–5
It’s A Wonderful Life E The beloved holiday
classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s
radio broadcast. With the help of an ensemble
who bring a few dozen characters to the stage,
the story of idealistic George Bailey unfolds
as he considers ending his life one fateful
Christmas Eve. Thursday–Saturday, December
3–5, 7 pm; Saturday, December 5, 2 pm Adults
$10, students/seniors $5. mc kenery arts center
z december 13
Christmas At La Salle E Our holiday celebration
features the La Salle Bands, Choruses and
Dance Clubs. Sunday, December 13, 12 pm and
4 pm, public performances. Reserved seating $5.
the gallogly family auditorium at la salle
z january 8
Performing Arts Class Showcase E Friday,
January 8, 7 pm Free. mc kenery arts center
z february 4–6
The Dining Room E This comedy of manners
is set in a single dining room, where 18 scenes
from different households overlap and
intertwine. The stories focus on a different
family during different years, who possess the
same dining room furniture set, manufactured
in 1898. The play tells the story of a relatively
short-lived and dying culture of upper-middle
class White Anglo-Saxon Protestant families in
America, and the transition into a society with
less emphasis on tradition and more emphasis
on progress. Some scenes are about the
furniture itself and the emotional attachment
to it, while other scenes simply flesh out the
culture. Some characters are mocked, as is
the culture itself, but there is also a genuine
longing for the sense of stability, comfort and
togetherness that their tradition provides.
Thursday–Saturday, February 4–6, 7 pm;
Saturday, February 6, 2 pm Adults $10, students/
seniors $5. mc kenery arts center
z march 4–5
De La Salle Middle School presents Disney’s
Aladdin Jr. E All of your favorite characters
from the hit Disney film — Aladdin, Jasmine,
Iago, Jafar, the Genie and more — are here in a
musical adventure filled with magic, mayhem,
and flying carpet rides. Friday and Saturday,
March 4 and 5, 7 pm; Saturday, March 5, 2 pm
Adults $10, students/seniors $5.
z april 7
Spring Concert Band, Concert Choir & String
Ensemble Concert E Featuring wonderful music
from the La Salle concert musicians. Thursday,
April 7, 7 pm Reserved seating $5. the gallogly
family auditorium at la salle
z april 14
Spring Performing Arts Collage Concert E A
celebration of the talents of La Salle’s actors,
singers and dancers. Tuesday, April 14, 7 pm
Reserved seating $5. the gallogly family
auditorium at la salle
z april 28–30
Phantom of The Opera E With music by
Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by Charles
Hart with additions from Richard Stilgoe,
Phantom’s central plot revolves around a
beautiful soprano, Christine Daaé, who
becomes the obsession of a mysterious,
disfigured musical genius. Lloyd Webber and
Stilgoe also wrote the musical’s book together,
which is based on the French novel Le Fantôme
de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux. Thursday–
Saturday, April 28–30, 7 pm Saturday, April 30, 2
pm Adults $15, students/seniors $10. Please note!
Phantom tickets must be purchased in person
at the box office or by phone. mc kenery arts
center
z may 20
Student Film Festival E Featuring work from La
Salle’s film students. Friday, May 20, 7 pm Free.
mc kenery arts center
except for phantom of the opera, tickets can be purchased online at www.lasalle-academy.org, or by calling the
box office at (401) 351–7750 ext. 170. phantom tickets must be purchased in person at the box office or by phone.
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