SNOW GIRLS opens next week, and because we’re so caught up on everything and have nothing better to do, we cobbled together a trailer for your amusement! Feel free to watch it and then order tickets.
Remember, folks: just nine performances! (HINT, HINT.)
Running With Scissors presents…
SNOW GIRLS
A parody of life on the pole
December 3 – 19 at Southern Repertory Theatre
Click here to order now, or call 504 522 6545!
Strap on your snowshoes and warm up those jazz hands: Running With Scissors invites you to spend your holidays on the pole with SNOW GIRLS!
A parody of the so-terrible-it’s-fabulous 1995 movie SHOW GIRLS, SNOW GIRLS follows one brave, ambitious woman on her quest for fame, fortune, and an igloo to call her own. Watch as our heroine, Nomey, braves ice floes, polar bears, and Elvis impersonators to reach the shiny, shimmery, oh-so-wintry North Pole. But life in the big city isn’t all popsicles and snow-cone stands — the town is littered with wannabe stars, all craving the warm glow of the Northern Lights! But Nomey has an advantage over them: drive and ambition. And really good hair.
Armed with just a switchblade and a dream, Nomey starts her climb to the top, boldly strutting across the backs of her competition. She dodges the advances of creepy gingerbread men, wise-cracking reindeer — even the villainess of all villainesses, Miss Krystal Berger! But will one holly, jolly man prevent Nomey from reaching the summit she longs for? Or will he meet the fate of every other ho-ho-ho who stood in her way? Bundle up, tune in, and find out!
THE IMPORTANT STUFF
SNOW GIRLS stars Bob Edes Jr., Kyle Daigrepont, Armando Leduc, Jack Long, Lisa Picone, Dorian Rush, with Brian Peterson as Nomey. The show was adapted by the cast from the movie SHOW GIRLS, Rankin-Bass holiday specials, and the poetry of Jewel. Well, two of the three…
SNOW GIRLS runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm, from December 3 through December 19. All performances are at Southern Rep, located on the third floor at The Shops at Canal Place. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.SouthernRep.com or by calling 504 522 6545.
(NOTE: The opening performance on December 3 is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that performance only, please call 504 671 7410.)
Southern Rep offers parking validation, which allows guests to park in the Canal Place garage for up to four hours at a cost of $2.
Yes, for just two tiny weekends, we’re bringing Running With Scissors’ special brand of zaniness to the cozy confines of Cabaret Le Chat Noir. We’re cramming two shows into just seven days, and we’re SUPER excited about both, so please join us!
September 24, 25, 26
Friday and Saturday at 8pm • Sunday at 6pm ($20)
All tickets: 20
CALL 504 581 5812 TO ORDER TICKETS NOW!
Back by popular demand! Join Big Easy Theatre Person of the Year (and Running With Scissors stalwart) Bob Edes Jr. and New Orleans chef/author (and one of our excellent Andrews Sisters) Elizabeth Pearce as they recount the story of New Orleans in spirits and songs! From the sazerac your great-great-grandparents drank to the hurricanes that barely legal types guzzle on Bourbon Street, New Orleans is a city defined by its fortifying adult beverages. Sing and sip along as pianist Jim Walpole joins Bob and Elizabeth for an intoxicating adventure. Includes a complimentary taste of featured cocktails.
September 30, October 1, 2, 3
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm • Sunday at 6pm
Special 10pm performance on Friday, October 1
All tickets: $25
CALL 504 581 5812 TO ORDER TICKETS NOW!
Note: The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon hosts the opening night performance on Thursday, September 30. For tickets to that show only, call 504 671 7410
Varla Jean Merman joins Running With Scissors’ own Brian Peterson, Dorian Rush, and Bob Edes Jr., plus San Francisco’s acclaimed Heklina and Cookie Dough to present The Golden Girls! Relive the magic of the 1980s — the floral prints, the pastels, the wicker — with twice the Cosby sweaters and twice the laughs. You’ll guffaw your way through two of the best episodes the four blowzy broads ever filmed, and we don’t fast forward through the commercials, either.
JULY 30 & 31
NEW ORLEANS DOWN THE HATCH: A CABARET IN TWO COCKTAILS
Two shows only: July 30 & 31 at 8pm • Tickets: $20
CALL 504 581 5812 OR CLICK HERE TO ORDER TICKETS NOW!
Join Big Easy Theatre Person of the Year (and Running With Scissors stalwart) Bob Edes Jr. and New Orleans chef/author (and one of our excellent Andrews Sisters) Elizabeth Pearce as they recount the story of New Orleans in spirits and songs! From the sazerac your great-great-grandparents drank to the hurricanes that barely legal types guzzle on Bourbon Street, New Orleans is a city defined by its fortifying adult beverages. Sing and sip along as pianist Jim Walpole joins Bob and Elizabeth for an intoxicating adventure. Includes a complimentary taste of featured cocktails.
AUGUST 6, 7, 8
THE REALLY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF STEPFORD PARISH
Three shows only: August 6, 7, 8
Fri/Sat at 8pm ($26) • Sun at 6pm ($21)
CALL 504 581 5812 OR CLICK HERE TO ORDER TICKETS NOW!
Pull out the potholders and the Lemon Fresh Pledge: for one hilarious weekend, Running With Scissors returns to the community of Stepford, Louisiana — a place where the loafers are light, the cosmos are crisp, and wives watch for waxy yellow buildup. Don’t miss these three final performances of the hit comedy that Gambit Weekly called “a Captain and Tennille-powered gas. When these Northshore hausfraus say ‘I’ll just die if I don’t get this recipe,’ they ain’t kidding.” Starring Kyle Daigrepont, Bob Edes Jr., Brian Peterson, Dorian Rush, and Michael Sullivan.
We’ll see y’all at Le Chat Noir!
715 St. Charles Avenue • New Orleans • 504 581 5812
Running With Scissors presents a suspenseful saga of florists, fudge, and fembots…
THE REALLY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF STEPFORD PARISH!
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays * June 4 – 27 * Le Chat Noir
Click here to order tickets now, or call 504 581 5812!
[NOTE: the opening night performance on Friday, June 4 will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that show only, please call 504 525 4498 or visit MysticKreweOfSatyricon.com.]
Pull out the potholders and the Lemon Fresh Pledge: Running With Scissors is taking you where dustbunnies fear to tread, into the spic-and-span heart of suburban America! We’re traveling to the community of Stepford, Louisiana — a place where the loafers are light, the cosmos are crisp, and wives are always on the watch for waxy yellow buildup. Join us as we pull back the curtain on THE REALLY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF STEPFORD PARISH!
Our story begins with Joanna Morgenstern, a feisty wife and fledgling artist, who moves from her plush home in New Orleans to the quiet, comfortable Northshore village of Stepford. But almost as soon as she pulls into her new cul-de-sac, things go from quaint to quirky. Joanna’s husband — acclaimed florist Walter Morgenstern — joins the local Men’s Association and spends most nights at the clubhouse with his new pals. And as pretty as her new home may be, Joanna doesn’t know what to make of her new ladyfriends, whose deeply domestic habits don’t jibe with Joanna’s good-time gal ways.
After a bumpy start, Joanna eventually encounters a couple of kindred spirits: tomboy Bobby Marco and superstar TV bombshell Tina Louise. At last, Joanna thinks she’s going to make it after all! But then, like a ’73 Pinto, her hopes go up in flames. Bobby and Tina become just like all the other Stepford wives, and Joanna feels sure she’s next! What’s turning all her friends into homebound hausfraus? Who’s going to those disco parties at the Men’s Association? Why does the water taste like axle grease? And most importantly: will Joanna escape from Stepford to the warm comfort of Bush?
THE REALLY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF STEPFORD PARISH stars Kyle Daigrepont, Bob Edes Jr., Brian Peterson, Dorian Rush, and Michael Sullivan, with technical assistance from Liz Zibilich. The original script was created by the company, inspired by Ira Levin’s classic camp novel, The Stepford Wives, a couple of movies by the same name, and a shameful love of reality shows.
THE REALLY DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES OF STEPFORD PARISH plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm from June 4 – 27, 2010. All shows are held at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans. Tickets are $26 for Friday and Saturday, and $21 for Sunday. All tickets include a $5 bar credit. Seating is limited, so reserve your tickets today: click here to order tickets online, or call 504 581 5812!
