Upcoming Events June 2011
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogThe musical “Dr. Horrible Sing-Along Blog” was written by Joss Whedon in 2008. Whedon has written and produced titles such as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Toy Story.” Dr. Horrible is an aspiring Super villain who is desperately trying to get accepted into the Evil League Of Evil, the culmination of evilness in the world. But as we all know, evil never triumphs. There to stop him at every turn his nemesis, the town’s ego driven super hero, Captain Hammer is always around to thwart his every move. To add insult to injury, Captain Hammer is also dating Penny, the girl of Dr. Horrible’s dreams. “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” is an internet musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm and in 2008 even won an Emmy Award. All profits from the show will be donated to an organization established a little over a year ago called MYST: ‘Maritime Youth Standing Together’. MYST is a group formed entirely of Halifax teenagers that through their fundraising efforts have raised over $13,500.00 and built a school in Africa. The group was founded by Halifax West student Rita-Clare LeBlanc after she received a Christmas gift of $77.12 from her uncle the year before to invest in a cause of her choice. It wasn’t an easy decision for a 16 year old, but when she attended an Anglican youth conference about the lack of education in Africa, she was immediately piqued by the idea of building a school in an African Country. Starting with 4 friends and now 30 members, MYST has grown tremendously in the past year and a half. With many fundraisers under their belt, the group continues to plan events to bring communities together both here in Halifax and overseas in Mali. They recently achieved their initial goal of building their first school in Mali and are now adding features to the school such as a community drinking well and a backpack sponsorship program. They are planning to use the profits from the Dr. Horrible Musical to add a music program to the school they have built. That just added to the motivation of making this production happen. Knowing that our music will help other students make music! Beginning in September 2011, MYST will be starting a new journey to build a second school. The Evil League Of Theatre is a group of High School Students who formed a company after the unfortunate cancellation of their school musical earlier this year. They decided to put on our own musical, completely student-run and independent. Knowing it would take everything they had to pull it off; they gathered together a group of committed individuals to truly make the most of their unexpected situation. With no support or funding to speak of, they chose the fun but manageable musical, Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. |
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Robert LAMAR's Theatre of the MIND™"Be prepared to have YOUR reality shattered as you enter Robert LAMAR's Theatre of the MIND™!" For over 15 years, Robert LAMAR has entertained tens of thousands of people with his unique stage hypnosis concert. Comedy and entertainment is taken to another level of amazement and excitement as Robert LAMAR, through the power of suggestion alone, directs perfect strangers through hilarious and unexpected scenarios. Instead of Robert LAMAR becoming the main attraction, his volunteers become the stars of the show. The entire performance is further enhanced by the lighting, music and special effects that has firmly set Theatre of the MIND™ apart from all the rest. This is one night of amazing and hilarious clean family entertainment that you definitely do not want to miss! Enter Robert LAMAR's Theatre of the MIND™ for an experience you will always remember! “Robert LAMAR is brilliantly creative. His mind can adjust to anything and it can adjust very quickly. I told him once that he shows a tremendous range of abilities. I told him that he should consider using his creative abilities for his own career in this style of stage entertainment.” - The Impossiblist, Peter Reveen “The heir apparent to The Man They Call Reveen.” - The Weekly News "You will believe that Robert LAMAR is destined to become the world's next all-powerful hypnotist.” - The Daily News “Robert LAMAR definitely deserves praise for the professionalism of his shows and the respect he has for his subjects. He will not do anything to embarrass or degrade anyone. His knowledge of this craft is incredible and he will definitely be able to fill the gap left by The Great Reveen.” - The Argosy |
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Im Hussein in "Shoufou Alwawa Wayn"Just when we thought that Im Hussein, Im Elias and their families were finally settled into the American way of life and had put all of their troubles behind them, the global economy takes a nosedive. What to do? If you've been following their comical cultural adjustments to American life, you can anticipate some hilarious situations in “Shoufou Alwawa Wayn” when they face foreclosure and a host of related money problems. “Shoufou Alwawa Wayn" by AJYAL Theatrical Group, will be performed in 2010-2011 in many cities in USA, Canada and Australia. AJYAL Theatrical Group, the first Arab-American theatre group in North America, has been in existence since 1988, staging many comedy productions over the years. Most of AJYAL Theatrical Group' shows poke fun at the everyday lives of Arab-Americans who are desperately trying to blend into the mainstream of American culture. The plays serve as a forum to help people laugh at their mistakes and mishaps but also to come to terms with social issues facing Arab-Americans. For more information about the group visit http://www.arabamericantheater.com/ For information about the 2010-2011 USA, Canada & Australia tour, visit http://www.imhussein.com/ “Shoufou Alwawa Wayn" is written by Najee Mondalek and directed by Ray Alcodray. |
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