2012-4 August - Slidell Little Theatre
2012-4 August - Slidell Little Theatre
2012-4 August - Slidell Little Theatre
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Encore! SLT Newsletter<br />
DramaFest DramaFest DramaFest DramaFest kicks kicks kicks kicks off off off off <strong>Slidell</strong> <strong>Slidell</strong> <strong>Slidell</strong> <strong>Slidell</strong><br />
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<strong>Theatre</strong>’s<br />
<strong>Theatre</strong>’s<br />
<strong>Theatre</strong>’s<br />
50th 50th 50th 50th Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Anniversary Season Season Season Season<br />
When the curtain rose on stage at 8:00pm on Saturday, July<br />
21st, the 50th Anniversary Season of <strong>Slidell</strong> <strong>Little</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> was<br />
officially launched. This year’s DramaFest featured scenes<br />
from productions staged in the five decades since the first production,<br />
”The Matchmaker”, was presented in 1963. Stephen Cefalu<br />
was Master of Ceremonies for the evening and provided<br />
not only the introductions of each scene but also some “behind<br />
the scenes” anecdotes to the delight of the audience.<br />
From the 1960s, two short scenes were presented from “You Can’t Take It<br />
With You”, which was again produced in 1987. Renee Saussaye directed<br />
that night’s scene selections, featuring Melanie St. Cyr, Josh St. Cyr, Rick<br />
Rawle, Ronald Brister, Deborah Jack, and Michael Pagones.<br />
The selection from the 1970s was a scene<br />
from “All My Sons”, which won the Ginny Award for Best Play of the<br />
1972-73 season, and tonight’s scene was directed by Allen L. <strong>Little</strong>.<br />
Featured in this scene was Jim Pagones, Sara Pagones, and James Pagones.<br />
Next up was “On Golden Pond” from the 1980s, which was produced in<br />
1982 and owns the distinction of being SLT’s 100th Production. Directed<br />
by Allen L. <strong>Little</strong>, Robert Jahncke and Kit McLellan portrayed<br />
Norman and Ether Thayer, using the platform of Readers <strong>Theatre</strong><br />
(staged reading of a play).<br />
We moved on to the 1990s with “Lost In Yonkers”, a Neil Simon<br />
classic, seen on the SLT stage in 1999. Sara Pagones provided the<br />
direction to cast members Michael Pagones, Jake Weaver, and<br />
Melany Linder Graham.<br />
The evening concluded with a powerful scene from the 2000’s production<br />
of “A Raisin in the Sun”. This show was originally on the<br />
slate in 2005, but was cancelled due to Katrina and ultimately presented<br />
in 2007. Joan Spraggins, Jenifer Baptiste, Tirell Sylvas and<br />
Virginia Theodore performed under the direction of Kit McLellan.
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