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!

NEW ORLEANS DOWN THE HATCH: A CABARET IN TWO COCKTAILS

September 24, 25, 26
Friday and Saturday at 8pm ($26) • Sunday at 6pm ($20)
Note: Friday and Saturday tickets include a $5 bar credit, so drink up!

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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.

THE GOLDEN GIRLS

September 30, October 1, 2, 3
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8pm • Sunday at 6pm
Special 10pm performance on Friday, October 1
Note: The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon hosts the opening night performance on Thursday, September 30. For tickets to that show only, call 504 525 4498.

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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)
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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!

Lisa Picone Sings Peggy Lee
starring Lisa Picone
directed by Banu Gibson
accompanied by Jesse Reeks

Special opening night performance
Friday, May 7 at 8pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue
Tickets: $20 donation

As an homage to Miss Peggy Lee in her 90th birthday year, Lisa Picone celebrates the music and life of this incomparable performer, singing songs Lee wrote — “Manana,” “It’s A Good Day,” “He’s A Tramp” — and songs she made famous, like “Fever,” “Big Spender,” “Is That All There Is?”

Lisa Picone is a familiar face in the popular Running With Scissors theatre troupe and a Big Easy Award winning actress. This is her premiere solo cabaret show after graduating from the prestigious Yale Cabaret Conference.

Writers and performers from New Orleans and New York team up to explain
HOW I LEARNED ABOUT SEX
March 26 and 27, 2010 at 8pm • Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

The Mystic Krewe of Satyricon invites you to hear an ensemble of New Orleans authors and performers as they team up with New York writer Blaise Allysen Kearsley for a hilarious, outrageous, touching evening of literature and music called HOW I LEARNED ABOUT SEX. From childhood stories of curiosity to adult tales of lovemaking gone very, very awry, audiences will reel through eight tales told from eight very different perspectives — male, female, straight, gay, young, and…less young. It’s blue enough to please the prurient, but silly enough for the straightlaced, too. Featured among the group: Running With Scissors stars Dorian Rush and Jack Long!

HOW I LEARNED ABOUT SEX runs Friday and Saturday, March 26 and 27, 2010 at 8pm at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans.

• Friday night’s performance will be a fundraiser for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to Friday’s show only, please click here, or call 504 525 4498.

• For tickets to Saturday night’s show, please call Le Chat Noir at 504 581 5812, or order online at Le Chat Noir’s Eventbrite page. Tickets are $21.

Running With Scissors presents Ryan Landry’s hilarious holiday whodunit:
SILENT NIGHT OF THE LAMBS!
Fridays, Saturdays, & Sundays * December 4 – 27 * Le Chat Noir

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Put on your parkas and shine your snow boots: Running With Scissors is heading north for the holidays — waaaaay north! We’re flying far above the Arctic Circle, to the land of Santa Claus, sleigh bells, and suspense, with Ryan Landry’s camp comedy, SILENT NIGHT OF THE LAMBS!

Life on the North Pole ain’t what it used to be: Rudolph’s long gone, Kris Kringle’s in jail, and as if that weren’t enough, now someone’s offing the holiday’s brightest stars! First, the Little Match Girl, then Tiny Tim — Jiminy Christmas, who’s next?

Enter Rudolph’s plucky daughter, Clarice, a fledgling FBI agent with a double-major in criminology and cranberry sauce. She may be wet behind those perky ears, but Lieutenant Blitzen thinks Clarice has a nose for tracking down evildoers. Will Clarice find the culprit before he strikes again? Will Santa help her find the naughty, naughty man? Or will Clarice herself become jerky for this turkey? Where will the merry madness end? It’s a whodunit of holly-jolly proportions!

SILENT NIGHT OF THE LAMBS is written by Ryan Landry and stars Wesley Callaway, Jack Long, and Lisa Picone, with Brian Peterson as Santa Claus and Dorian Rush as Clarice. Sets are by Brad Caldwell, props by Liz Zibilich, and sound/video by Richard Read.

SILENT NIGHT OF THE LAMBS plays Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm from December 4 – 27, 2009. (No performance December 25.) 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 by clicking right here or by calling 504 581 5812!

(NOTE: the opening night performance on Friday, December 4 will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that show only, please call 504 525 4498.)

Just the facts:
Running With Scissors presents Ryan Landry’s…
SILENT NIGHT OF THE LAMBS!

WHO: Running With Scissors’ cast of cut-ups, including Wesley Callaway, Jack Long, and Lisa Picone, with Brian Peterson as Santa Claus and Dorian Rush as Clarice. Sets are by Brad Caldwell, props by Liz Zibilich, and sound/video by Richard Read.

WHAT: Ryan Landry’s crazy mash-up of pop-culture favorites, including the Rankin Bass holiday staple Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Oscar-winning 1991 film, Silence of the Lambs.

WHERE: Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, in the heart of downtown New Orleans

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 6pm, from December 4 – 27 (No performance December 25)

TIX & INFO: Tickets are $26 Friday/Saturday and $21 on Sunday. All tickets include a $5 bar credit. Seating is limited, so make your reservations today by clicking right here or by calling 504 581 5812.

A staged reading of John Waters’
FEMALE TROUBLE
ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Tuesday, October 20 at 8pm
One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street
Limited seating• All tickets $20

Order yours now, or call 504 606 9903 for reservations!

Running With Scissors’ cast of cut-ups return to their juvenile and delinquent roots for a very special staged reading of John Waters’ cult classic FEMALE TROUBLE. Seating is limited for this event—the company’s annual fundraiser—so make your reservations early!

The trouble in FEMALE TROUBLE begins on a peaceful Christmas morning in Baltimore, Maryland, when rebellious teen Dawn Davenport doesn’t get the cha-cha heels she’d asked for. (Because nice girls don’t wear cha-cha heels!) This seemingly minor incident sends Dawn into a tizzy, and sets her and her friends Chicklette and Concetta on a lifelong path of crime. You’ll watch in wonder as Dawn becomes a single mother and raises the worst (and ugliest) 14-year-old girl in the world! You’ll luxuriate with Dawn as she becomes a high-fashion supermodel under the tutelage of snooty salon owners Donald and Donna Dasher. You’ll be riveted as Dawn goes toe-to-toe with her neighborhood nemesis, Aunt Ida. And you’ll surely shed a tear when Dawn’s antics finally send her up the river and into the electric chair. (Or maybe you’ll cheer. Who’s to say?) Don’t miss Brad Caldwell, Wesley Callaway, Leon Contavesprie, Marcy Hesseling, Dave Hotstream, Jack Long, Elizabeth Pearce, Dorian Rush, and Brian Peterson as Dawn Davenport in this hilarious, unforgettable, one-night-only extravaganza!

Running With Scissors’ reading of FEMALE TROUBLE takes place Tuesday, October 20 at 8:00pm at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased now by clicking here or by calling 504 606 9903.

Just the facts: Running With Scissors presents
Female Trouble

WHO: Running With Scissors’ cast of cut-ups, including Brad Caldwell, Wesley Callaway, Leon Contavesprie, Jack Long, Elizabeth Pearce, Lisa Picone, Dorian Rush, and Brian Peterson as Dawn Davenport

WHAT: A one-night-only staged reading of John Waters’ 1974 cult classic FEMALE TROUBLE, starring Divine, Edith Massey, Cookie Mueller, Mink Stole, and many, many more. There’s lagniappe along the way, including a fun-filled raffle.

WHERE: One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter

WHEN: Tuesday, October 20, at 8:00pm

WHY: It’s the company’s annual fundraiser, that’s why! Support local theatre!

TIX & INFO: Tickets are $20, general admission. Seating is limited. Tickets can be purchased now by clicking here or by calling 504 606 9903.

Livin’ Janis
One night only: Thursday, August 27 at 8pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

After a sold-out weekend run, musical powerhouse, Running With Scissors starlet, and Big Easy Award-winning actress Dorian Rush is back! For one night only — Wednesday, October 21 — Dorian plays Janis Joplin in LIVIN’ JANIS, a completely un-authorized, biographical, music homage to the late great rock legend. Ride the highs and lows of Janis’ life as she travels from Port Arthur, Texas to the glitz of California, rolling from bed to bed and cocktail to cocktail in a never-ending quest to wring the pleasure out of life at the cultural crossroads of the 1960s.

As Janis, Dorian will rock the house with long time bandmate Michael Sollars on drums, Brian Broussard on bass, and local celebrity rock star extraordinaire Bill Davis (otherwise known as the man behind Dash Rip Rock) on guitar.

LIVIN’ JANIS runs at Le Chat Noir for one performances only: Wednesday, October 21 at 8pm. Tickets are just $26 — and that includes a $5 bar credit! Make your reservations today for this unforgettable original theatre work: click here to order tickets online, or call 504 581 5812.

Livin’ Janis
One night only: Thursday, August 27 at 8pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

After a sold-out weekend run, musical powerhouse, Running With Scissors starlet, and Big Easy Award-winning actress Dorian Rush is back! For one night only — Thursday, August 27 — Dorian plays Janis Joplin in LIVIN’ JANIS, a completely un-authorized, biographical, music homage to the late great rock legend. Ride the highs and lows of Janis’ life as she travels from Port Arthur, Texas to the glitz of California, rolling from bed to bed and cocktail to cocktail in a never-ending quest to wring the pleasure out of life at the cultural crossroads of the 1960s.

As Janis, Dorian will rock the house with long time bandmate Michael Sollars on drums, Brian Broussard on bass, and local celebrity rock star extraordinaire Bill Davis (otherwise known as the man behind Dash Rip Rock) on guitar.

LIVIN’ JANIS runs at Le Chat Noir for one performances only: Thursday, August 27 at 8pm. Tickets are just $21 — and that includes a $5 bar credit! Make your reservations today for this unforgettable original theatre work: click here to order tickets online, or call 504 581 5812.

Livin’ Janis
Three shows only: August 7, 8, 9, 2009
Friday & Saturday at 8pm • Sunday at 6pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

For one weekend only, musical powerhouse, Running With Scissors starlet, and Big Easy Award-winning actress Dorian Rush plays Janis Joplin in LIVIN’ JANIS, a completely un-authorized, biographical, music homage to the late great rock legend. Ride the highs and lows of Janis’ life as she travels from Port Arthur, Texas to the glitz of California, rolling from bed to bed and cocktail to cocktail in a never-ending quest to wring the pleasure out of life at the cultural crossroads of the 1960s.

As Janis, Dorian will rock the house with long time bandmate Michael Sollars on drums, Brian Broussard on bass, and local celebrity rock star extraordinaire Bill Davis (otherwise known as the man behind Dash Rip Rock) on guitar.

LIVIN’ JANIS runs at Le Chat Noir for three performances only: August 7, 8, and 9. Showtimes are Friday and Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 6pm. Tickets are just $21 — and that includes a $5 bar credit! Make your reservations today for this unforgettable original theatre work: click here to order tickets online, or call 504 581 5812.

Valley of the Dolls
June 12 – July 5, 2009
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue [map]

Tickets $26 (Fri & Sat) and $21 (Sun), including a $5 bar credit
Click the button above to order yours now, or call 504 581 5812!

NOTE: the Friday, June 12 performance is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that show only, please call 504 525 4498.

One part homage, one part parody, Running With Scissors’ adaptation of Susann’s camp classic follows three very different young women as they enter the tantalizing, treacherous world of show-biz: Anne Welles (Brian Peterson), a WASPy good girl in search of true love; Jennifer North (Dorian Rush), a knockout model with seriously bad luck; and Neely O’Hara (Lisa Picone), a crass cutie who’d crawl over her own mother for a starring role—or a stiff drink. A cavalcade of characters stands between these three and their glittery dreams—nosy secretaries, invalid lounge singers, and of course, Helen Lawson (Bob Edes Jr.), a particularly blousy Broadway babe who’s been around the block. The production also stars Brad Caldwell, Jack Long, and Dwayne Sepcich. Costumes are by Kate Jensen and Brian Peterson; sets by Brad Caldwell; props by Liz Zibilich. The script was adapted by the company from Susann’s novel, the subsequent movie, and other fabulous sources.

VALLEY OF THE DOLLS runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 6pm, from June 12 through July 5, 2009. All performances are at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue. Tickets are $26 (Fri & Sat) and $21 (Sun) and include a $5 bar credit. Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking here or by calling 504 581 5812.

(NOTE: the Friday, June 12 performance is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that show only, please call 504 525 4498.)

WHAT: Running With Scissors’ high-camp homage to Jacqueline Susann’s 1967 bestseller and the subsequent film starring Patty Duke, Lee Grant, Susan Hayward, Barbara Parkins, and Sharon Tate

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, and Sundays at 6pm, from June 12 through July 5, 2009

WHERE: Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans

WHO: The cast of Valley of the Dolls includes…

Brad Caldwell as Miriam Polar and Ted Casablanca
Bob Edes Jr. as Helen Lawson
Jack Long as Lyon Burke and Henry Bellamy
Brian Peterson as Anne Welles
Lisa Picone as Neely O’Hara
Dorian Rush as Jennifer North
Dwayne Sepcich as Mel Anderson and Tony Polar

Costumes are by Kate Jensen and Brian Peterson; sets by Brad Caldwell; props by Liz Zibilich. The script was adapted by the company from Susann’s novel, the subsequent movie, and other fabulous sources.

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $26 (Fri & Sat) and $21 (Sun) and include a $5 bar credit. Tickets can be purchased in advance by clicking here or by calling 504 581 5812.

ANYTHING ELSE: The Friday, June 12 performance is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that show only, please call 504 525 4498.

ONE NIGHT ONLY!
Wednesday, June 29, 2005 at 8pm
One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street [map]

All seats $20 | Tickets may be reserved by calling 504 606 9903
[reservations held until 15 minutes before curtain]

Valley of the Dolls follows three very different young women as they enter the treacherous world of show-biz: Anne Welles (Brian Peterson), a WASPy good girl in search of true love; Jennifer North (Dorian Rush), a knockout model with seriously bad luck; and Neely O’Hara (Flynn De Marco), a crass cutie who’d crawl over her own mother for a starring role—or a stiff drink. A cavalcade of characters stands between these three and their dreams—characters played by company regulars and special guests, including Roy Haylock, Marcy Hesseling, Jim Jeske, Rod Lemaire, Jack Long, Sean Patterson, Dane Rhodes, Todd Schaffer, and Ricky Graham, appearing as Helen Lawson, the blustery, belting, Broadway broad. The reading will include snippets from the film and some very special door prizes for guests! There’s no official dress code, but folks will have more fun if they’re dolled up for a far-out cocktail party circa 1967…

This staged reading of Valley of the Dolls will be performed on Wednesday, June 29 at 8:00pm at One Eyed Jacks, located at 615 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter. Tickets are $20 and may be reserved by calling 504 606 9903. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before curtain.

WHAT: A one-night-only staged reading of the Jacqueline Susann classic

WHEN: Wednesday, June 29, 2005, at 8:00pm

WHERE: One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the French Quarter [map]

WHO: The cast of Valley of the Dolls includes…

Flynn De Marco as Neely O’Hara
Ricky Graham as Helen Lawson
Roy Haylock as Miriam Polar and the Understudy
Marcy Hesseling as Jacqueline Susann/narrator
Jim Jeske as Henry Bellamy
Rod Lemaire as Tony Polar
Jack Long as Mel Anderson
Sean Patterson as Lyon Burke
Brian Peterson as Anne Welles
Dorian Rush as Jennifer North
Todd Schaffer as Miss Steinberg and the Bathroom Attendant

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $20 and may be reserved by calling 504 606 9903. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before curtain.

Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas
December 5, 6, 12, 13, 20, & 21, 2008 • All at 7pm
SIX SHOWS ONLY: CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!

And a conversation with Gladys Finkelstein…

As the curtain opens, we find trailer park maven Grenadine McGunkle (Dorian Rush) putting the finishing touches on one of her famed Christmas Eve interfaith tailgate potluck extravaganzas—but of course, things never work out quite as Grenadine plans. Will she have time to finish her makeup before company arrives? Will Crystal and China ever achieve fame and fortune amid the backstabbing of Branson, Missouri? Who’s the father of Crystal’s baby? And who’s been sending everyone mystery gifts? Find out as Running With Scissors makes a mad dash for merriment this holiday season at One Eyed Jacks!

Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas features new songs and several new characters, including:

Dorian Rush as Grenadine McGunkle, unofficial president of the Everlasting Arms Motor Park

Bob Edes, Jr. as Mailman Johnny Shoemake, who occasionally delivers the mail

Brad Caldwell as Punkin, a confirmed bachelor

Brian Peterson as Gladys Finkelstein, everyone’s favorite Jewish neighbor

Dwayne Sepcich as Daniel Finkelstein, a reality TV show producer and Gladys’ beloved son

Jack Long as Helen Highwater, a girl who should really know better

Lisa Picone & Ashley Ricord as Crystal & China, Grenadine’s cousins/step-sisters

Donald Lewis as Cooter Ball, mystery lover of one trailer park resident—but whom?

Elizabeth Pearce as Madge McGillicuddy, neighbor and accompanist

Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas plays at 7pm on December 5, 6, 12, 13, 20, and 21 at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Tickets are $20 and can be reserved at NORunningWithScissors.com or 504 606 9903. (NOTE: the opening night performance on December 5 will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that show only, please call 504 525 4498.)

CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!

Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas
Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm
From November 30 – December 22, 2007

Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas
December 15 – 30, 2001
Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street

September 26 – October 19, 2008
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 6pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

or call 504 581 5812 to make reservations
Tickets: $26 Friday & Saturday, $21 Sunday

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This week’s bar special: We want to bail you out of the doldrums and invest in your good time! Come in and forget Wall Street with $5 martinis and $2 beer while supplies last!

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Read our great reviews–yes, plural!–in the Times-Picayune & Ambush:
TP article #1 ·   TP article #2 ·   Ambush (pgs 15 & 16)

And for those curious about the show, here’s our new trailer:

And the opening credits:

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Running With Scissors returns to the stage with the New Orleans premiere of the killer camp comedy DIE! MOMMY! DIE! Written by Charles Busch—author of the hugely successful Psycho Beach Party—DIE! MOMMY! DIE! is a pitch-perfect parody of over-the-top horror flicks of the 1960s. It’s like Whatever Happened to Baby Jane meets Straightjacket meets The Big Cube!

DIE! MOMMY! DIE! tells the story of Angela Arden (Brian Peterson), a fading songbird and eternal glamourpuss married to has-been movie producer Sol Sussman (Bob Edes, Jr.). Between her loveless relationship, her spiteful daughter, Edith (Dorian Rush), her precocious, addled son, Lance (Dwayne Sepcich), and her bitter, bible-quoting housekeeper, Bootsie (Jack Long), Angela is at her wit’s end. But just in the nick of time, Angela finds love—or lust!—in the arms of hunky tennis pro Tony Parker (Leon Contavesprie). Will they achieve their dream of starting new lives together? Or will Edith and Lance send Angela on a different kind of trip? And is no one immune to the seductive effects of Tony and his “big rumor”? Join us at Le Chat Noir to find out!

DIE! MOMMY! DIE! was written by Charles Busch, with a set by Brad Caldwell, costumes by Kate Jensen, wigs by Brian Peterson, and props by Liz Zibilich.

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or call 504 581 5812 to make reservations
Tickets: $26 Friday & Saturday, $21 Sunday

July 11 – August 3
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm  +  Sundays at 6pm

Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue
or call 504 581 5812 to make reservations
Tickets: $26 Friday & Saturday • $21 Sunday

Our tale centers on George Eastman (Jack Long), who’s weary of living with his pious parents and moves out West to work in his uncle’s swimwear factory. Before his first day on the job, he falls for wealthy society gal Angela Vickers (Brian Peterson), but, fearing she’s out of his league, he settles for gawky girl-next-door Alice Tripp (Dorian Rush). Complications ensue—including a careless roll in the hay with Alice and subsequent 1950s-style “trouble”. Will George honor his obligation to Alice? Or will he follow his lust all the way to Angela’s doorstep? And what on earth is all that waterskiing about? Tune in this summer and find out!

A Place in the Sun runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm from July 11 – August 3 at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue. Tickets are $26 for Fridays and Saturdays, $21 for Sundays. (All tickets include a $5 bar credit.) Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 504 581 5812 or by visiting this site on or after June 20.

Please note: the opening night performance on Friday, July 11 is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon; for tickets to that performance only, please call Mickey Gil at 504 525 4498. Also: A portion of the proceeds from this production will support Lisa Picone, one of the company’s favorite actors who’s undergoing chemotherapy!

A Place in the Sun stars Brad Caldwell, Wesley Callaway, Bob Edes, Jr., Jack Long, Brian Peterson, and Dorian Rush. The play was adapted from the film and Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy. Costumes by Brian Peterson and Kate Jensen, sets by Brad Caldwell, and props by Liz Zibilich.

WHAT: Running With Scissors’ parody of A Place in the Sun, the 1951 Paramount film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Shelly Winters, Montgomery Clift, and Raymond Burr

WHO: The cast includes Brad Caldwell, Wesley Callaway, Bob Edes, Jr., Jack Long, Brian Peterson, and Dorian Rush. The play was adapted from the film and Theodore Dreiser’s novel, An American Tragedy. Costumes by Brian Peterson and Kate Jensen, sets by Brad Caldwell, and props by Liz Zibilich.

WHERE: Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 6pm from July 11 – August 3, 2008

TICKETS: Tickets are $26 for Fridays and Saturdays, $21 for Sundays. (All tickets include a $5 bar credit.) Tickets can be purchased in advance by calling 504 581 5812 or by visiting this site on or after June 20. Please note: for tickets to the opening night performance only, please call the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon at 504 525 4498. Also: A portion of the proceeds from this production will support Lisa Picone, one of the company’s favorite actors who’s undergoing chemotherapy!

THAT’S OUR LISA!
A Boob-tastic Cancer Bash! ONE NIGHT ONLY: Monday, June 9
Silent auction at 6:30pm * Performances at 8pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue

PLEASE NOTE: This event is sold out! But don’t worry if you didn’t get your tickets in time–you can still support Lisa during her chemotherapy in two great ways:

1. Come to the event on the night of June 9th and bid on some of our amazing silent auction items, donated by artists and businesses from across the country. There are travel packages, great artwork, gift certificates to New Orleans’ ourstanding restaurants, and much, much more.

2. Make a donation to Lisa’s fund quickly and securely through Paypal. Just click the button below!

The fun begins at 6:30 with a fabulous silent auction. Bid on jewelry, artwork, gift certificates, and more in the luxe Le Chat bar.

At 8:00, we’ll move into the cabaret room for an evening of entertainment hosted by Brian Peterson and Todd Shaffer, with performances by Natalie Boyd, Debbie Davis, Bill Dykes, Bob Edes, Jr., Ricky Graham, Sean Patterson, Elizabeth Pearce, Gary Rucker, Dorian Rush, Jessie Terrebonne, Anthony Sears, Cammie West, and The UNO Jazz Consortium featuring Sasha Masakowski.

And yes: wigs are totally encouraged!

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ONE NIGHT ONLY!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 at 8PM
ONE EYED JACKS, 615 TOULOUSE STREET
LIMITED SEATING • ALL TICKETS $25
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Running With Scissors’ cast of cut-ups return to their juvenile and delinquent roots for a one-night-only staged reading of the cult classic Reform School Girls. Seating is limited for this special event—the company’s annual fundraiser—so make your reservations early!

Reform School Girls belongs to the long tradition of bad-girl films like Teenage Gang Debs, Teenage Crime Wave, and the infamous High School Confidential. Reform School Girls tells the story of Jenny Williams, a good girl with bad taste in men who lands at Pridemore Juvenile Facilities. It’s a rough and tumble world inside those cinderblock walls, filled with potential friends and even more potential enemies—notably leather-clad Charlie, lecherous Nurse Edna, and domineering ultravixen, Warden Sutter (played by punk rocker Wendy O. Williams, Warhol girl Pat Ast, and cult queen Sybil Danning, respectively, in the film). Will Jenny survive on The Inside? And how many will perish under Edna’s evil reign? Join Brad Caldwell, Bob Edes, Jr., Donald Lewis, Jack Long, Sean Patterson, Brian Peterson, Lisa Picone, Dorian Rush, Cammie West, and Liz Zibilich to find out!

Also that night: Running With Scissors will host an awesome raffle, with fabulous prizes! Proceeds will benefit company member Lisa Picone (who’s having a fundraiser of her own soon). That means you can support two great causes in one lil’ ol’ evening!

Running With Scissors’ reading of Reform School Girls takes place Wednesday, May 21 at 8:00pm at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter. Tickets are $25 and are available at www.NORunningWithScissors.com or by calling 504 606 9903.

WHO: Brad Caldwell, Bob Edes, Jr., Donald Lewis, Jack Long, Sean Patterson, Brian Peterson, Dorian Rush, Cammie West, and Liz Zibilich, with video frippery by Jonno.

WHAT: A one-night-only staged reading based on the 1980s cult classic film Reform School Girls, starring punk goddess Wendy O. Williams, cult queen Sybil Danning, and Warhol girl Pat Ast. There’s lagniappe along the way, including a fun-filled raffle.

WHERE: One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the heart of New Orleans’ French Quarter

WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at 8:00pm

WHY: It’s the company’s annual fundraiser, that’s why! Support local theatre!

TIX & INFO: Tickets are $25, general admission. Seating is limited. Tickets available by clicking here or by calling 505 606 9903.

October 5 – 21, 2007
Fridays & Saturdays at 7pm  +  Sundays at 5pm
One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street

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All seats: $20

Sundays are MySpace Night, with 2-for-1 tickets for our MySpace friends:
visit MySpace.com/RunningWithScissorsNOLA to sign up,
then call 504 606 9903 to make your 2-for-1 reservation!

Will Blair be, like, totally banned from the prom? Will Natalie confess her true feelings to Jo? Will Tootie ever take off those damn rollerskates? And, um, what’s the deal with Cousin Jerri? Tune in this October and find out!

Carrie’s Facts of Life stars (in order of appearance): Bob Edes as Mrs. Edna Ann Garrett; Travis Acosta as Joanna ‘Jo’ Marie Polniaczek; Donald Lewis as Dorothy ‘Tootie’ Ramsey; Dorian Rush as Blair Warner; Lisa Picone as Natalie Letisha Sage Green; Brian Peterson as Mrs. Margaret White and Cousin Jerri; Brad Caldwell as Carrie White; and Jack Long as Principal Morton, Billy Nolan, and poor, misguided Tommy Ross.

Carrie’s Facts of Life was conceived by Richard Read and Flynn De Marco and written by Jack Long and Richard Read. Wigs and costumes by Brian Peterson. Sets by Brad Caldwell. Props by Liz Zibilich. Technical assistance by Zalia BeVille and Cameron Stewart.

Carrie’s Facts of Life runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm and Sundays at 5:00pm, from October 5 – 21 at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by clicking here, or reserved at 504 606 9903. Sundays are MySpace night, with 2-for-1 admission for our MySpace friends! Visit our MySpace page to sign up, then call 504 606 9903 to make your 2-for-1 reservation!

PLEASE NOTE: the Friday, October 5 performance of Carrie’s Facts of Life is a fundraiser for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that performance only, please call 504 525 4498!

THE TITANIC ADVENTURES
OF THE LOVE BOAT POSEIDON!

July 13 – August 4, 2007 • Fridays and Saturdays at 7pm
One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street
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or call 504 606 9903 for reservations
All seats: $20

Running With Scissors braves icebergs, stormy seas, and 1970s sitcoms to bring you its latest original comedy: The Titanic Adventures of the Love Boat Poseidon! Join Captain Stubing, his niece, Vicki, bartender Isaac, and Julie, your cruise director, as they welcome their newest cast of castaways-to-be: the unsinkable Mandy and Molly Brownstein, retiring from the hustle and bustle of the hardware business; Calvin Love, owner of the Love Boat Poseidon; Calvin’s new wife Rose; and some guy named Jack.

Will our simple-minded seafarers survive mind-blowing multiple disasters? Was Molly really on the Olympic swim team? And what are icebergs doing off the shores of Acapulco anyway? Join us on the gangplank for a sordid evening of propeller shafts, poop decks, and over-eager sea men!

The Titanic Adventures of the Love Boat Poseidon! stars (in order of appearance):

Bob Edes as Captain Stubing /Vicki
Donald Lewis as Isaac
Lisa Picone as Julie
Brian Peterson as Molly Brownstein
Brad Caldwell as Mandy Brownstein
Dorian Rush as Rose Love
Jack Long as Calvin Love
Travis Acosta as Jack

Wigs and costumes by Brian Peterson. Sets by Brad Caldwell. Props by Liz Zibilich. Technical assistance by Cameron Stewart. The Titanic Adventures of the Love Boat Poseidon! was written by Jack Long and the cast.

The Titanic Adventures of the Love Boat Poseidon! runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:00pm, from July 13 to August 4 at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by CLICKING HERE or reserved at 504 606 9903.

PLEASE NOTE: the Friday, July 13 performance of The Titanic Adventures of the Love Boat Poseidon! is a fundraiser for the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that performance only, please call Mickey at 504 525 4498!

L’imitation of Life

BY POPULAR DEMAND: NOW RUNNING THROUGH OCTOBER 7!

September 8 – October 7, 2006
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm / Sundays at 2pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue [click here for a map]
All seats $25 [includes a $5 bar credit]
Reserve your seats today by calling 504 581 5812

This September, Running With Scissors’ cast of cut-ups steps back in time to take on one of Hollywood’s grandest melodramas—and grandest dames—with L’imitation of Life! This comic homage to Douglas Sirk’s torrid, tawdry, touching, totally Technicolor version of Imitation of Life—which starred Lana Turner, Sandra Dee, Juanita Moore, John Gavin, and Susan Kohner—runs from September 8 through October 7 at Le Chat Noir.

L’imitation of Life follows the highs and lows of all-star sweater-girl Lana Turner (Ricky Graham), as she seeks to re-launch her sagging career with a really important film about prejudice, parenthood, and prêt-a-porter. Tagging along for the ride are Lana’s perky, perfectly blonde daughter, Suzie (Dorian Rush); Lana’s African American confidante/maid, Annie (Donald Lewis); Annie’s nearly white daughter, Sara Jane (Brian Peterson); and screwy shutterbug, Steve (Jack Long). Brad Caldwell, Rod Lemaire, and Liz Zibilich round out the cast.

Like the film it parodies, the play veers from comedy to tragedy and back again, as Lana’s career goes up and up and up, while the rest of the cast hurtles down, down, down in a shame-spiral of epic proportions. L’imitation of Life was adapted by Ricky Graham and Running With Scissors, based on an original script by Bruce McNally.

L’imitation of Life runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 2:00pm from September 8 – October 7, 2006. All performances take place at Le Chat Noir, located at 715 St. Charles Avenue, in the heart of New Orleans’ arts district. Tickets are $25, which includes a $5 bar credit. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling 504 581 5812. (NOTE: The September 8 performance of L’imitation of Life will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that performance, please call Mickey Gil at 504 525 4498.)

WHAT: A side-splitting celebration of Lana Turner, Juanita Moore, Sandra Dee, and the cast of dozens littering Douglas Sirk’s torrid, tawdry, touching, and totally Technicolor version of Imitation of Life.

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm, from September 8 – October 7, 2006

WHERE: Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, in the heart of New Orleans’ arts district

WHO: The cast of L’Imitation of Life includes…

Ricky Graham as super sweater-girl Lana Turner;

Dorian Rush as Lana’s daughter, the ever-perky Suzie Turner;

Donald Lewis as the overworked and underappreciated Annie Johnson;

Brian Peterson as Annie’s light-skinned, sometimes dark-hearted daughter, Sara Jane;

Jack Long as empty-headed heartthrob Steve Martin; and

Brad Caldwell, Rod Lemaire, and Liz Zibilich as everybody else.

L’Imitation of Life was adapted by Ricky Graham and Running With Scissors, based on an original script by Bruce McNally. Production management by Liz Zibilich. Costumes by Cecile Covert and Brian Peterson. Set by Brad Caldwell.

HOW MUCH: Tickets to L’Imitation of Life are $25, which includes a $5 bar credit. Tickets may be purchased in advance by calling Le Chat Noir at 504 581 5812. NOTE: the September 8 opening night performance of L’Imitation of Life will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to this performance, please call 504 525 4498.

July 15 – August 6, 2005
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm

One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street [click here for a map]
All seats $17 | Purchase tickets now by clicking here!
Tickets may also be reserved by calling 504 606 9903
[Note: reservations held until 15 minutes before curtain]

NANCY DREW & THE HARDY BOYS IN “THE WAX MUSEUM MYSTERY” is an original work that follows world-famous Nancy Drew (Elizabeth Pearce), Frank and Joe Hardy (Rod Lemaire and Flynn De Marco), and their respective sidekicks, Chet and Bess (Brian Peterson), on a globetrotting voyage to London, Morocco, and beyond. The comic misadventures begin when our young heroes obtain a mysterious trunk full of curious old costumes. After finding a calling card among the clothes, they decide to return their booty to the rightful owner—a spooky old scatterbrain (Jim Jeske) who runs a wax museum in London with his creepy henchman, Og (Jack Long). Will our young sleuths survive a night in Professor Jared’s waxworks? Will they recover the Countess de Lave’s (Dorian Rush) precious family jewels? Will Bess escape her bumbling kidnappers before she’s sold into slavery? Will Chet ever stop eating? Tune in this summer for answers to these and other pressing questions!

NANCY DREW & THE HARDY BOYS IN “THE WAX MUSEUM MYSTERY” will play Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00, from July 15 – August 6, 2005. All performances will be held at One Eyed Jacks, located at 615 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter. Tickets are $17 and may be purchased in advance by clicking here or reserved by calling 504 606 9903. (NOTE: The July 29 performance of this show will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that performance, please call Mickey Gil at 504 525 4498.)

Just the facts:
NANCY DREW & THE HARDY BOYS IN
“THE WAX MUSEUM MYSTERY”

WHAT: Running With Scissors spoofs America’s favorite teen sleuths

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays, July 15 – August 6, at 8:00pm

WHERE: One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the French Quarter [map]

WHO: The cast of NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS IN “THE WAX MUSEUM MYSTERY” includes…

Flynn De Marco as Joe Hardy
Jim Jeske as Hannah Grue/Professor Jared
Rod Lemaire as Frank Hardy
Jack Long as Fenton Hardy/Og
Elizabeth Pearce as Nancy Drew
Brian Peterson as Chet Morton/Bess Armstrong
Dorian Rush as Mrs. Hardy/Countess de Lave

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $17 and may be purchased by clicking here or reserved by calling 504 606 9903. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before curtain.

One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street [click here for a map]
All seats $17 | Purchase tickets now by clicking here!
Tickets may also be reserved by calling 504 606 9903
[Note: reservations held until 15 minutes before curtain]

Spoiled society girl Melanie Daniels may have survived The Birds, but can she conquer The Gulls?! Forty-two years after Hitchcock’s horrific tale of nature run amok, Running With Scissors asks, “Could it happen here?” in Ryan Landry’s hilarious high-camp, low-tech parody, The Gulls, running March 25 – April 17 at One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street.

The heroine of our story is Melanie Daniels (Flynn De Marco), an uppity Uptowner who gets her kicks pulverizing poultry, until a run-in with the mysterious Mitch Brenner (Nathan Martin) makes her all a-flutter. Hot on Mitch’s trail, plucky Melanie ventures to the far-off French Quarter, under the guise of bringing a birthday present to Mitch’s 11-year-old sister, Kathy (Dorian Rush). Half-heartedly helped in her amorous pursuits by Mitch’s bitter former fling, schoolteacher Annie Hayward (Brian Peterson), Melanie soon discovers she’s no match for Mitch’s malicious mother, Lydia (Jim Jeske), or for the preposterous, presumptuous, chicken-choking chief of police, Oscar Meyer (Jack Long). As two oversized gulls-gone-wild (Rod Lemaire and Pandora) lead a flock of fine feathered fiends in attacks on the Quarter, Melanie’s world unravels, proving that the fowl don’t always play fair.

The Gulls runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, March 25 through April 16, 2005. All performances are at One Eyed Jacks, located at 615 Toulouse Street in the French Quarter. Tickets are $17 and may be purchased in advance by clicking here. Tickets may also be reserved by calling 504 606 9903. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before curtain.

NOTE: The March 25th opening performance of The Gulls is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets to that performance only, please call Mickey Gil at 504 525 4498.

WHAT: Forty-two years after The Birds, Hitchcock’s horrific tale of nature gone amok, Running With Scissors asks, “Could it happen here?” in Ryan Landry’s hilarious parody, The Gulls!

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, March 25 – April 16, 2005

WHERE: One Eyed Jacks, 615 Toulouse Street, in the heart of the French Quarter [click here for a map]

WHO: The cast of The Gulls includes…

Flynn De Marco as Melanie Daniels, our plucky heroine

Brian Peterson as Annie Hayward, the love-starved schoolteacher

Nathan Martin as Mitch Brenner, the stereotypically hunky veterinarian

Jim Jeske as Lydia Brenner, Mitch’s mother, and Miss Bundy, the amateur ornithologist

Dorian Rush as Kathy Brenner, Mitch’s sister, and Coldwell Banker, the real estate agent

Jack Long as Miss Finch, the pet shop saleslady, and Police Chief Oscar Meyer

Rod Lemaire and Pandora as The Dancin’ Gulls

Brad Caldwell and June DiMorente as the Cast of Thousands

The Gulls was written by Ryan Landry. Production management by Liz Zibilich. Costumes by Roy Haylock, Peterson, and Pandora.

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $17 and may be purchased in advance by clicking here. Tickets may also be reserved by calling 504 606 9903. Reservations are held until 15 minutes before curtain.

ANYTHING ELSE: The opening performance of The Gulls on Friday, March 25 is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets, please call Mickey Gil at 504 525 4498.

Bad Seed
October 8 – 31, 2004
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 5pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue | All seats $17 + $6 drink min.
For tickets and information call 504 581 5812!

Check out David Cuthbert’s great review of Bad Seed in The Times-Picayune

You loved the movie, now see the play that started it all! The devil wears pigtails in Bad Seed, a horrific, hilarious tale about the most terrifying enfant terrible ever to grace stage or screen. The high-camp Halloween hijinks kick off Friday, October 8 and run through Sunday, October 31, 2004 at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue.

Flynn De Marco plays eight-year-old Rhoda Penmark, a pinafored picture of perfection whose pernicious pedigree is revealed by her lushy, mushy mother, Christine (Brian Peterson). Can anyone put a stop to Rhoda’s sinister scheming before it’s too late? Perhaps her clueless, smarmy, generally absent father, Kenneth (Jack Long)? The nosy landlady from downstairs (Dorian Rush)? Rhoda’s persnickety, spinstery schoolteacher (Elizabeth Pearce)? The mentally handicapped handyman (Jim Jeske)? Or—least likely of all, but you never know—the neighborhood’s harried, hooched-up harridan, Mrs. Daigle (Bianca del Rio)? Tune in this October to find out—and please, don’t give away the startling surprise ending!

Bad Seed was written by Maxwell Anderson, based on a novel by William March. Bad Seed runs from Friday, October 1 – Sunday, October 31, 2004 at Le Chat Noir, located at 715 St. Charles Avenue. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 5:00pm. Tickets are $17 (plus $6 drink min.) and may be reserved at 504 581 5812. [Note: The October 8th opening performance of Bad Seed is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets, please call Mickey Gil at 504 525 4498.]

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 5:00pm, from October 8 – 31, 2004

WHERE: Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, located in the heart of downtown New Orleans, right on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line

WHO: The cast of Bad Seed includes (in order of appearance)….

Flynn De Marco as Rhoda Penmark, a girl with hair of gold and a heart of lead

Jack Long as Kenneth Penmark, Rhoda’s absentee army father

Brian Peterson as Christine Penmark, Rhoda’s boozy, baffled, well-bred, mother

Dorian Rush as Monica Breedlove, the nosy landlady and oversized analyst

Jim Jeske as Leroy, the half-wit handyman who’s on to Rhoda’s shenanigans

Elizabeth Pearce as Miss Fern, Rhoda’s suspicious, spinstery schoolmarm

Bianca Del Rio as Hortense Daigle, a bereaved mother who just won’t let matters rest

Bad Seed is written by Maxwell Anderson, based on a novel by William March. Production management provided by Liz Zibilich, costumes by Roy Haylock and Brian Peterson, and set design by Brad Caldwell.

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $17 (plus $6 drink min.) and may be purchased in advance by calling 504 581 5812.

Sordid Lives
July 9 – August 1, 2004
Fridays & Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 6pm
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue | All seats $17
For tickets and information call 504 581 5812!

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE ADDED:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 AT 8:00PM!

CHECK OUT OUR GREAT REVIEW IN THE TIMES-PICAYUNE!

This July, Running With Scissors returns to the land of NASCAR, Airstreams, and Pabst Blue Ribbon! Join New Orleans’ favorite theatre misfits at Le Chat Noir as they present Del Shores’ chicken-fried farce, Sordid Lives!

Things start to go wrong for the Ingrams when family matriarch Peggy turns up dead in a seedy motel room, inadvertently killed by her adulterous lover’s wooden legs. For Peggy’s daughters, ethical questions spring up faster than crabgrass in a cow pasture, including whether to bury their mama in an expensive mink stole and whether they ought to have their Tammy Wynette-impersonating brother released from the state loony bin to attend the services. Things build to a fever-pitch, culminating in the gosh-darned funniest funeral you’re likely to attend this year!

Sordid Lives was written by Del Shores (author of Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will?) and stars Debbie Davis, Rob Thomas, Flynn De Marco, Maureen Brennan, Elizabeth Pearce, Brian Peterson, Rusty Tennant, Bill Dykes, Jim Jeske, Dorian Rush, and—making his first appearance with the company—the legendary Ricky Graham.

Sordid Lives runs Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm and Sundays at 6:00pm from July 9 – August 1, 2004. Performances are at Le Chat Noir, located at 715 St. Charles Avenue, in the heart of downtown New Orleans, right on the St. Charles Avenue streetcar line. Tickets to Sordid Lives are $17 and can be reserved by calling 504 581 5812. [NOTE: the July 9th opening performance is hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon; for tickets, please call Mickey Gil at 504 525 4498.]

Grenadine McGunkle’s Hee-Haw Hoedown
ONE NIGHT ONLY: TUESDAY, MAY 18 AT 8:00pm
Onstage at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue | All seats $17
For tickets and information call 504 581 5812!

The zany group of theatre misfits known as Running With Scissors present Grenadine McGunkle’s Hee-Haw Hoedown, a galafundrasiereventspectacular to celebrate their upcoming season—especially their July production of Sordid Lives at Le Chat Noir. One part Hee-Haw-style cabaret and one part redneck talent show, Grenadine McGunkle’s Hee-Haw Hoedown features a little singing, a little dancing, and a bushel of cornball antics.

Set as the highlight of the Hogwalla County Gun Show and Tent Revival, this one-night-only event features many characters from the company’s beloved trailer-park holiday extravaganza, Grenadine McGunkle’s Double-Wide Christmas, including Grenadine herself (Dorian Rush), her delinquent son, Tater (Flynn De Marco), the ever-pregnant Loretta (Bianca Del Rio), single pageant mom Sally Ann (Debbie Davis), pageant-girl wannabe Sierra-Brittney (Jason Toups), and everyone’s favorite neighbor, Gladys Finklestein (Brian Peterson). They’re joined by a bevy of Bubbas and Betty Sues from the Everlasting Arms Motor Park, played by Marcy Hesseling, Jim Jeske, Rusty Tennant, and Rene Zeringue. In addition to the hootin’ and hollerin’, there’ll be a rip-roarin’ raffle, a sassy silent auction, and a couple of surprises!

Grenadine McGunkle’s Hee-Haw Hoedown takes place Tuesday, May 18, at 8:00pm at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue. Tickets are just $17 and may be reserved by calling 504 581 5812 or purchased at the door. Call today!

Pussy on the House
Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm from March 19 – April 10, 2004
Tennessee Williams Festival matinee: Sunday, March 28, at 5pm
Onstage at Club 735, 735 Bourbon Street | All seats $15
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS or call 504 606 9903 for reservations!
[For tickets to the Friday, March 19 performance, please call Mickey at 504 525 4498!]

Mendacity, mayhem, and mirth collide on the rooftop of a Southern mansion in Running With Scissors’ hilarious spoof of Tennessee Williams’ Cat on a Hot Tin Roof! Our story centers on former child star Brick Pollop, whose quasi-popular children’s show has been cancelled after 20 years on the air due to the untimely death of his co-star, Skipper. As a result, Brick retreats to his personal fortress of solitude: a cardboard fort he’s built atop his ancestral home. Now, the family’s matriarch, Colonel Sandra, is sick and dying, and everyone’s in a tizzy about the estate: Brick’s wife, Maggie; Brick’s half-brother Hap; Hap’s chronically pregnant wife, Queenie; and the Colonel’s loud but lovable lesbian lover, Aunt Sukey. When will Colonel Sandra kick the 10-piece bucket? Will Brick snap out of it in time to claim his birthright? And just how many children does Queenie intend to have, anyway? All bets are off in this catfight to the finish!

Pussy on the House was written by Ryan Landry and represents an exciting collaboration between Running With Scissors and Landry’s Gold Dust Orphans, a theatre company based in Boston and Provincetown, Massachusetts. The play stars longtime Running With Scissors players Flynn De Marco (Brick), Jim Jeske (Hap), Elizabeth Pearce (Sukey), Brian Peterson (Maggie), Dorian Rush (Queenie), and–making his debut with the company–Rusty Tennant as Colonel Sandra.

Pussy on the House runs from March 19 through April 10 at Club 735, located at 735 Bourbon Street, in the heart of the French Quarter. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, with one special Tennessee Williams Festival matinee at 5:00pm on Sunday, March 28. Tickets are $15 and may be reserved at 504 606 9903 or purchased at the door. NOTE: the opening night performance on Friday, March 19 will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets, please call Mickey at 504 525 4498.

Just the Facts
PUSSY ON THE HOUSE

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm from March 19 – April 10, 2004, with a very special, Tennessee Williams Festival matinee at 5:00pm on Sunday, March 28

WHERE: Club 735, located at 735 Bourbon Street, in the heart of the French Quarter

WHO: The cast of Pussy on the House includes (in order of appearance)….

Brian Peterson as Maggie Pollop, a desperately lonely woman with feline resilience

Flynn De Marco as Brick Pollop, a former child star bereaved by the loss of his best friend

Dorian Rush as Queenie Pollop, an ever-pregnant, Bible-thumping schemer

Jim Jeske as Hap Pollop, Brick’s half-brother who’s tired of playing second fiddle

Elizabeth Pearce as Aunt Sukey, Brick’s biological mama and the Colonel’s femme lover

Rusty Tennant as Colonel Sandra, the ailing but feisty matriarch of the Pollop clan

Pussy on the House is written by Ryan Landry, with production management by Liz Zibilich.

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $15 and may be purchased in advance by visiting www.NORunningWithScissors.com or by calling 504 606 9903. NOTE: the opening night performance on Friday, March 19 will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. For tickets, please call Mickey at 504 525 4498.

The Andrews Sisters’ Hollywood Canteen
FINAL PERFORMANCES: September 2, 9, 23, 20!
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue
Tickets: $16 ($11 with active military ID) | Call 504 581 5812 for reservations

Running With Scissors announces the final four performances of its runaway hit, The Andrews Sisters’ Hollywood Canteen. To accommodate demand, the company has added performances at 8pm on September 2, 9, 23, and 30 at Le Chat Noir.

In 1942, Americans everywhere were doing what they could to help with the World War II effort. Even celebrities pitched in, performing to boost morale on the front lines and on the home front. And of the many, many stars doing their part, none did more than America’s wartime sweethearts, the Andrews Sisters. These three Minnesota songbirds shook up the scene with a swingin’ mix of ballads and boogie-woogie. In The Andrews Sisters’ Hollywood Canteen, Running With Scissors gives 21st century audiences a glimpse of these glamorous gals in all their glory.

Set during a live radio broadcast in a bustling California nightclub, The Andrews Sisters’ Hollywood Canteen is a musical revue featuring dozens of the best-loved songs from the WWII era–including “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” “Stardust,” “Cuanta La Gusta,” “Minnie the Moocher,” and the Sister’s breakthrough hit, “Bei Mir Bist du Schon.” Join in the fun as Patty, LaVerne, and Maxene Andrews (played by Dorian Rush, Brian Peterson, and Elizabeth Pearce) serve up diddies and doughnuts for recent draftee Biff Baxter (Flynn De Marco), crooner Frankie Davero (Rob Thomas), and waitress-turned-songstress Helen Tremaine (RuthAnn Blake). The Andrews Sisters’ Hollywood Canteen was conceived by Mark Sargent, with vocal and instrumental arrangements by Joseph Douglas Collins. The production is sponsored in part by Krispy Kreme Doughnuts.

The Andrews Sisters’ Hollywood Canteen runs Tuesdays, from September 2 through 30 (no show September 16). All performances are at Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, located in the heart of downtown New Orleans, right on the streetcar line. Tickets are $16 (or $11 with active military ID) and may be purchased in advance by calling 504 581 5812.

WHAT: A trip back in time to a swingin’ nightclub during World War II, featuring dozens of your favorite songs from the period–sponsored in part by Krispy Kreme Doughnuts!

WHEN: Tuesdays, from September 2 through 30 (no show September 16)

WHERE: Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue, in the heart of downtown New Orleans and right on the streetcar line

WHO: The cast of The Andrews Sisters’ Hollywood Canteen includes…

Dorian Rush as Patty Andrews

Brian Peterson as LaVerne Andrews

Elizabeth Pearce as Maxene Andrews

Flynn De Marco as Biff Baxter, a sailor

Rob Thomas as Frankie Davero, a crooner

Ruthann Blake as Helen Tremaine, a waitress with a swingin’ voice

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $16 ($11 with active military ID) and may be reserved by calling 504 581 5812 or purchased at the door.

I Suddenly Know What You Did Last Summer!
March 21 – April 12, 2003
Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street
Tickets: $15 | Call 504 606 9903 for reservations

It’s 1972. Dick Nixon’s having conversations he’ll live to regret. The finishing touches are being put on An American Family (which will eventually lead to such boob-tube wonders as Elimidate and The Anna Nicole Show). And in midtown New York, director Cecil Hudson is cobbling together a ragtag group of New York thespians for a one-night-only performance of Tennessee Williams’ latest work to benefit Creative, Responsible Artists Against Alcoholism and Pleurosis (CRAAAP).

Unfortunately, Cecil gets more than he bargained for–much more! For starters, his cast is rife with personality conflicts grand enough to make the US Senate look like Up With People. Then, on the Big Night, actors turn up missing during the performance–and worse! Who is to blame for the backstage bump-offs? And will any of these divas still be standing come curtain call? You’ll shriek with fright and delight at I Suddenly Know What You Did Last Summer!, whipped up by Running With Scissors as a fringe production for the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival.

I Suddenly Know What You Did Last Summer! runs from March 21 through April 12 at the Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street, in the French Quarter. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm, with a special 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, March 30. Tickets are $15 and may be reserved by calling 504 606 9903 or they can be purchased at the door. (NOTE: The opening night performance will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. Tickets to this gala event are $20 and can be purchased by calling Mickey at 504 525 4498.)

WHAT: Mix one part Waiting for Guffman, one part Noises Off, one part teen slasher film, and a rounded tablespoon of Southern idiom. Add call-brand bourbon to taste. Shake vigorously.

WHEN: Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00pm from March 21 – April 12, with a special 2:00pm matinee on Sunday, March 30.

WHERE: The Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street, in the French Quarter

WHO: The cast of I Suddenly Know What You Did Last Summer! includes….

Elizabeth Pearce as Dawn Reynolds, the faithful stage manager

Jim Jeske as Cecil Hudson, the high-strung director

Jack Long as Herschel Winchester, the drama queen and Cecil’s boyfriend

Dorian Rush as Charlotte Belcher, perky, former Chi O and giver of cast gifts and Fraulein Irma von Putzkammer, the Teutonic wonder

Brian Peterson as Moira Judd, the second-string lush

Travis Acosta as Douglas Arnold, the hustler

Flynn De Marco as Maxine Skeffington, the veteran diva

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $15 and may be reserved by calling 504 606 9903 or purchased at the door. (NOTE: The opening night performance will be hosted by the Mystic Krewe of Satyricon. Tickets to this gala event are $20 and can be purchased by calling Mickey at 504 525 4498.)

Pop Tarts
July 13 – August 4, 2002
Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street
Tickets: $12 – $15, sliding scale | Call 504 606 9903 for reservations

Running With Scissors returns to the Shim Sham Club this summer with another original musical parody up its sleeve. This time, the upstart theatre troupe has its comic sights set on America’s number one export: pop music!

Written by Flynn De Marco, Dorian Rush, and other members of the company, POP TARTS takes as its inspiration the WB’s boy-band TV series Pop Stars, mixing in a dash of Valley of the Dolls and a smidge of The Picture of Dorian Gray to spice things up. The result is a hilarious, one-act send-up of America’s pop music machine that follows a rag-tag foursome (Flynn De Marco, Jim Meredith, Brian Peterson, Jason Toups) from their initial audition for the prefab boy-band, A La Mode, to multi-platinum superstardom. Before long, however, A La Mode’s magic begins to melt, doomed by a charmed portrait of the lead singer (De Marco) and his unquenchable desire to be “the one true pop star!”

POP TARTS also features the comic talents of Dorian Rush as the country-crossover sensation who ultimately foils De Marco’s plot; Jim Jeske as the group’s smarmy but lovable agent; Elizabeth Pearce and Veronica Oliver as a pair of quarrelsome pop princesses; Debbie Davis as the hard-edged, veteran diva; and Patrick Flynn as nearly everyone else. POP TARTS will also feature a series of guest stars in a very special cameo role.

POP TARTS runs Saturdays and Sundays from July 13 through August 4, 2002. Showtime is 8:00pm at the Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street, in the French Quarter. Tickets are $12-$15, sliding scale. For more information, please call 504 606 9903.

WHAT: POP TARTS, an original musical comedy about midriffs, murder, and the Top-40 food chain

WHO: The cast of POP TARTS includes…

Flynn De Marco as Brandon Lumbercreek, the front-man

Jason Toups as Andy Cass, the sensitive one, and Rock Brinkley, the reporter

Brian Peterson as BJ, the tough one, and Blair, the VJ

Jim Meredith as Danny, the unpopular one, and Da Bomb, the white rapper

Dorian Rush as Cassandra, the country-crossover pop star

Elizabeth Pearce as Charity, the tawdry pop princess and Chanterelle, the wannabe

Veronica Oliver as Ivy, bewigged pop tartlet, and Ione, rapper ho

Debbie Davis as Ursula, the veteran diva, and Mandy, the bimbo

Jim Jeske as Freddie, the manager, and Frederick, the photographer

Patrick Flynn as Gus, the unchosen one, and Gustavo, the makeup artist

Various Guest Stars as Karen Cassidy, the has-been 70s/80s pop star

Charles Grant (7/13 & 14)
Larisa Gray (7/20 & 21)
Smurf (7/27 & 28)
Marcy Hesseling (8/3 & 4)

WHEN: Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00pm, from July 13 through August 4, 2002

WHERE: The Shim Sham Club, 615 Toulouse Street, between Chartres and Royal in the French Quarter

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $12-15 and can be reserved by calling 504 606 9903.

Hell’s Belles
April 5 – 28, 2002
Cowpokes, 2240 St. Claude Avenue
Tickets: $12 – $15, sliding scale | Call 606-9903 for reservations

Running With Scissors is back–and they’re venturing where no sane man would dare to tread: into the depraved depths of a Southern girls’ school!

Written by Flynn De Marco, Jonno, and other members of the company, Hell’s Belles takes place during the Civil War at the French Finishing School, lorded over by one Miss Beatrice French. Her charges? Some of the bawdiest, cattiest, downright orneriest gals the South has ever seen! Into their midst stumbles a seemingly innocent Union soldier, wounded at a nearby battle. He’s taken in and nursed, but what will Beatrice and the girls do with him when he’s well enough to walk again?

Hell’s Belles is based largely on Clint Eastwood’s The Beguiled (filmed just downriver from New Orleans at Ashland-Belle Helene Plantation), with a sprinkling of Misery, Imitation of Life, The Bad Seed, Reform School Girls, and Mildred Pierce thrown in for good measure. Brian Peterson (“Mrs. Finkelstein” from the troupe’s recent Grenadine McGunkle) stars as Beatrice French, the iron-fisted but lonely headmistress. Charles Grant, Roy Haylock, Veronica Oliver, Elizabeth Pearce, Dorian Rush, and Jason Toups are the women she controls. And Flynn De Marco is the ill-starred Union soldier who’s rescued by Beatrice and her pack of Confederate she-devils.

Hell’s Belles premieres for the Krewe of Satyricon on Friday, April 5, 2002, with performances Saturday and Sunday through April 28. Showtime is 8:00 at Cowpokes Theater Space, 2240 St. Claude Avenue, at the corner of St. Claude and Marigny Street, one block below Elysian Fields Avenue. Parking is located behind the building, on Marigny Street. Tickets are $12-$15, sliding scale. For more information, please call 504 606 9903. (For tickets to the opening on Friday, April 5, please call Mickey at 522 8047.)

WHAT: Hell’s Belles, an original two-act play

WHEN: Saturdays and Sundays at 8:00pm, with a special premiere on Friday, April 5. Though April 28

WHERE: Cowpokes Theater Space, 2240 St. Claude Avenue, at the corner of St. Claude and Marigny Street, one block below Elysian Fields Avenue

WHO: The cast of Hell’s Belles includes….

Brian Peterson as Beatrice French, the headmistress of the French Finishing School

Roy Haylock as Sarah St. Simone, the stubborn, condescending Daughter of the South

Dorian Rush as Melba McWhortle, the forward-thinking consciousness-raiser

Elizabeth Pearce as Althea Pitts, the romantic drama queen

Jason Toups as Lucy, the tomboy

Veronica Oliver as Caroline, the new girl

Charles Grant as Esther, the sassy, savvy slave

Flynn De Marco as Major Ashley Wood, a renegade Union soldier

Jim Jeske as Buford, a backwoods Confederate soldier, and Nigel, Beatrice’s effete neighbor

Patrick Flynn as Little Joe, a dim-witted Confederate soldier, and Neville, Nigel’s less-than-masculine “cousin”

HOW MUCH: Tickets are $12 – $15 (sliding scale) and may be reserved at 504 606 9903 or purchased at the door. (For tickets to the opening on Friday, April 5, please call Mickey at 504 522 8047.)



Camille
April 6 – 28, 2001 at 8:00pm
The A. R. K., 511 Marigny Street
(at the corner of Marigny and Decatur)
Tickets: $12 – $15, sliding scale

From April 6 – 28, Running With Scissors will entertain New Orleans’ theatre lovers with Charles Ludlam’s Camille! Taking the drama of Dumas’ 1852 original and his own late-20th century camp sensibility, Ludlam created an hysterical, poignant, and completely original work of art that has had audiences rolling in the aisles for nearly 30 years.

Camille tells the story of Marguerite Gautier, Lady of the Camellias–a hooker with a heart of gold. One day, Camille meets a dashing young man who offers to carry her away from the debauchery and frivolity of the Parisian demimonde. Smitten, she accepts his offer, but complications ensue, leading up to an ending that evokes laughter, tears, and standing ovations.

Camille will play at 8:00pm every Friday and Saturday in April at the new A.R.K. Theatre, 511 Marigny Street, at the corner of Marigny and Decatur Streets, one block below Elysian Fields. Admission is $12- $15, sliding scale. The cast list includes:

Baron de Varville / Duval Sr.: Jim Jeske
Nanine: Bob Edes, Jr.
Marguerite Gautier: Flynn De Marco
Nichette Fondue: Veronica Oliver
Olympe de Taverné: Allyson Garro
Saint Gaudens: Kim Collins
Prudence Duvernoy: Dorian Rush
Armand Duval: Peter Callahan

For tickets or more information, please call 504 944 0771!

Kiki le Bonbon’s Cabaret Oh-La-La!

May 18 – August 28, 2001
Le Chat Noir, 715 St. Charles Avenue
Tickets: $12 | Call 581-5812 for reservations

Running With Scissors is back! This time, the zany troupe of theatre misfits brings its unique brand of theatre to Le Chat Noir with Kiki le Bonbon’s Cabaret Oh-La-La! Expanding on the success of their March 2001 production of Kiki le Bonbon’s Cabaret de Mystère, Running With Scissors has brought back Kiki and her fantastic entourage to wow New Orleans’ audiences with an even bigger, brassier evening of entertainment!

Imagine yourself in the Paris of 1920, resting comfortably in the luxurious salon of Kiki le Bonbon, the most civilized debauchée of the Left Bank. From torchsingers to ventriloquists to glamorous dancing girls, Kiki’s put together a very special Cabaret Oh-La-La! that offers a little something for everyone. And get this: Kiki’s line-up changes every week. It’s never the same show twice! Sit back, relax, and enjoy an intimate evening of delightful performances by some of the city’s brightest young talents, including Susie K, Jim Jeske, Marcie Hesseling, Laura Freeman, Alana Kumbier, Flynn DeMarco, Jason Toups, Veronica Oliver, Allyson Garro, and Dorian Rush as “Kiki le Bonbon.”

previously…

Kiki le Bonbon’s
Cabaret de Mystère
March 16 & 17, 2001 at 9:00pm
On 2 at Lucky Cheng’s, 720 St. Louis Street
Tickets: $10 – $15, sliding scale

Join us as we zip back in time to crash the swankest party of 1920–the Cabaret de Mystère, held at the home of Paris’ jazziest socialite Kiki le Bonbon. Kiki has worked long and hard on the Cabaret de Mystère–a fundraiser for Luxembourg’s many WWI orphans–and she’s lined up a dazzling array of performers to entertain her many, many friends (that’s you!). From torch singers to fire eaters, Kiki’s thought of everything to dazzle even the world-weariest of souls.

Seasoned Running With Scissors company members and some very talented newcomers team up for this hilarious, high-stakes night of cabaret performance to benefit the company’s April 2001 production of Camille. Featuring Kim Collins, David Didd, Kaleb Duhon, Marcie Hesseling, Jim Jeske, Susie K., Flynn De Marco, Veronica Oliver, Jason Toups, and Dorian Rush as “Kiki le Bonbon”!

THE SCOOBY WITCH PROJECT
& GILLIGAN’S ISLAND SURVIVOR

December 1 – 30, 2000 at 8:00pm
The A. R. K., 511 Marigny Street
(at the corner of Marigny and Decatur)
Tickets: $12 – $15, sliding scale

WHAT: A hilarious double-feature spoofing four pop culture icons — Scooby Doo, The Blair Witch Project, Gilligan’s Island, and Survivor! Imagine Ginger and Mary Ann scrapping for $1,000,000 and you’ve got the right idea…

WHERE: The A.R.K., 511 Marigny Street, at the corner of Marigny and Decatur Streets, one block below Elysian Fields (click here for a map)

WHEN: Every Friday and Saturday night at 8:00pm, from December 1 – 30, 2000

HOW MUCH: $12-$15 sliding scale (18 and over, please)

WHO: Running With Scissors, of course…

Starring:
Jason Toups: Velma/Survivor Moderator
Flynn De Marco: Shaggy/Professor
Ashley Bradley: Daphne/Ginger
Kim Collins: Gilligan
Jim Jeske: Mr. Howell
Dorian Rush: Mrs. Howell
Veronica Oliver : Mary Ann
and more…

For more information, click here to send us an email, or call 504 944 0771!