NOLA Project Brings “Pass Over” to African American Museum | Entertainment/Life

The NOLA Project and the New Orleans African American Museum tap into national emotions and discuss difficult topics to present “Pass Over,” opening October 24.

The show, described as “a provocative take on Samuel Beckett’s iconic tragicomedy,” was written by Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu and premiered in 2017. The NOLA Project’s production marks a regional premiere for the show.

Two young men stand on a corner, passing the time and longing for change. A stranger comes in.

“This is a piece that the company has wanted to produce for some time, but now we feel we are finally able to tell the story,” said Tenaj Wallace, artistic director of the NOLA Project. “The piece is incredibly difficult – there’s no denying that – but we hope to highlight the joy that can be found in even the darkest situations.”

Wallace directs the production alongside Martin “Bats” Bradford, DC Paul and Keith Claverie.

Presented on the Museum’s Sanctuary Stage, the show comes at a pivotal time nationally.

“Presented at the heart of Treme… (the show) speaks to the truth of the matter: Our country is suffering,” said Cameron-Mitchell Ware, the museum’s creative producer. “Especially in this politically charged year, NOAAM has increased its commitment to working with discerning organizations committed to actively articulating the painful facts of the matter with a radically creative approach.

“‘Pass Over’ continues a tough conversation and gets to the heart of the matter: If a promised land exists,” she states, “then no one gets there alone.”

Tickets start at $10 and seating options range from Reserved to Bring Your Own. The show runs select nights through November 9th at 7:30 p.m., with a matinee at 2:00 p.m. on November 3rd. The museum is located at 1418 Gov. Nicholls St. Visit nolaproject.com/passover.

“Don’t feed the plant.”

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the greenhouse (ha), River Region Drama Guild presents a look at a nerdy little guy in love with a beautiful masochist, a “semi-sadistic” dentist, and a trio of talented street performers. wise teenagers and a man-eating plant from outer space when they stage “Little Shop of Horrors” October 17-19.

The powerful Ashman-Menken team, which produced Disney hits such as “Aladdin,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Beauty and the Beast,” debuted the show on Broadway in 1982. It later became a hit film directed by Frank Oz of Muppet fame.

But this isn’t a puppet show (well, there is a giant puppet). The story is set in Skid Row in the 1960s and is driven by a Greek choral trio. An unfortunate orphan working and living in a destitute flower shop finds a strange plant that grows into a talking, blood-sucking, mind-controlling menace. With a rocking songbook, the dark comedy is a strange evening of spooky fun.

The horticultural horror story stars Michael Sean Malley, Vanessa Limbert, Justin M. Blanchard, Justin Rogers, Kathryn Salvaggio, Rachel Abbate, Diavian Janae’, Christina Cross, Ryleigh Smith and Julianna Harding. Directed by Cristina Rivas.

Tickets start at $15 at the River Region Performing Arts and Cultural Center, 15146 River Road in Norco. The show runs October 17-19 at 7:30 p.m. and October 19-20 at 2:00 p.m. Visit rrpa.org.

Opening this week from October 10th to 16th

“GIRL FROM THE NORTHLAND”: Opening 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, 8:00 p.m. 18.-19. Oct., 2:00 p.m. Oct. 19 and 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20; Saenger Theater, 1111 Canal St. The show interprets 20 of Dylan’s songs in a 1930s guest house in Minnesota populated by “wayward travelers.” Through the singing, the audience is privy to their lives and their hopes. Tickets start at $30. neworleans.broadway.com.

“MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS”: Opening hours: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:30 p.m. until October 27th; 30 by Ninety Theater, 880 Lafayette St., Mandeville. Based on Agatha Christie’s classic crime novel, the play takes place aboard a snow-covered train as the tycoon is impaled in his locked compartment after midnight. But as luck would have it, super detective Hercule Poirot is on board and will find the solution to the “slice and dice” situation from the bizarre collection of passengers. Tickets start at $20. 30byninety.com.

“WIT & WRATH: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF DOROTHY PARKER”: Opening Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.; BB’s Stage Door Canteen, National WWII Museum, 945 Magazine St. Claudia Baumgarten takes on the role in a one-person show full of humor, wit and the acerbic talents of the author, who was a founding member of the American literary Algonquin Round Table in the early 20th century . century. Tickets start at $40. nationalww2museum.org.

In production October 10th

“A NOTICE”: Thursday to Saturday 7:30 p.m. and Sunday 2:00 p.m.; Jefferson Performing Arts Society Westwego Performing Arts Theater, 177 Sala Ave., Westwego. Based on the 1985 film based on the Parker Brothers board game of the same name, the series is a crime farce that brings a group of strangers together in an ominous mansion, complete with motives, weapons and a strange butler the side to keep things moving until death. Tickets start at $20. jpas.org.

“THE MOORS”: 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; Nims Theater, Performing Arts Center, UNO, 2000 Lakeshore Drive. Theater UNO’s dark comedy about a pair of sisters who live on the English moors and whose lives are almost as bleak as the surrounding terrain. A governess and “a charming moorhen” arrive and things start to get strange. Free. uno.edu/sota-performances.

“MURDER FOR TWO”: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays and 3:00 p.m. Sundays to October 20; Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré, 616 St. Peter St. Ricky Graham directs the comedy, which features the talents of Max DoVale and Mark Schenfisch in what is described as a “funny and tongue-in-cheek homage to old-fashioned crime stories” in which the Duo takes on the roles of all suspects and detectives for a total of 14 roles. And they also play the piano. Tickets start at $17. lepetittheatre.com.

“She kills monsters”: Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.; Slidell Little Theater, 2024 Nellie Drive. The comedic yet bizarre story includes details such as “murderous fairies, nasty ogres and ’90s pop culture” and is about a girl who leaves home after the death of her teenage sister, who is into Dungeons and Dragons. Tickets start at $20. slidelllittletheater.org.