Theater

Auditions for 'The Hallelujah Girls' are next week (03/03/10)
Six women and two men are needed in the next Le Mars Community Theater's side-splitting comedy. Auditions for the "The Hallelujah Girls," are next week from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9 at the Postal Playhouse. "The Hallelujah Girls" will run two weekends with a total of seven performances: Friday, April 23 through Sunday, April 25 and Thursday, April 29 through Sunday, May 2...

Actor's ghost takes the stage in 'I Hate Hamlet' (02/18/10)
Hollywood actor John Barrymore was known as "one of the greatest" to play Hamlet in the 1920s. Barrymore's ghost will return Friday with the opening of the Le Mars Community Theater's production of "I Hate Hamlet." Actor Andy Linn, of Pierson, has taken on Barrymore's persona which he says is different than delivering lines in a more modern style...

Practice, practice, practice for LCS large group speech students (01/21/10)
The winter weather has not been kind to Le Mars Community High School's large group speech students. "Given the number of times we've had to cancel for weather, I feel the kids have come through wonderfully, stepping up and practicing outside of our time together," large group speech coach Erin Ohrlund explained...

Try out for "I Hate Hamlet" comedy next week (12/21/09)
Auditions for the Le Mars Community Theater's production of "I Hate Hamlet" are next week. Tryouts are from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 28 and 29 at the Postal Playhouse, 105 First St. N.E., Le Mars. Three women and three men are needed for the cast, and no preparation is needed prior to auditions...

LCS actors draw from experience in 'I Remember Mama' (11/10/09)
The year is 1910. In the spotlight is a Norwegian immigrant family, just scraping by in America. But the Hansons are not your average family. Before the curtain falls on Le Mars Community School's fall play "I Remember Mama," the audience will get tangled in the family's wayward family tree...

Play brings Helmers back to the stage (11/05/09)
Marilyn Helmers began acting in Le Mars Community Theatre productions 30 years ago. "In the early years there was hardly a play I wasn't in," said Helmers, who moved to Le Mars in 1959. That was before a medical condition sidelined her performances a few years ago...

Auditions for "Twelve Angry Jurors" are next week (09/10/09)
Six women and six men are needed for the Le Mars Community Theatre's next production, "Twelve Angry Jurors." Auditions are 7 to 8:30 p.m. next Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 14 and 15 at the Postal Playhouse, 105 First St. N.E., Le Mars. Characters have varying personalities including being petty, meek, hesitant, naive, honest, loud, quiet, thoughtful, angry and bitter. They are young, middle-aged and elderly from all walks of life...

We're behind you, Paul Rust (07/20/09)
"Go get him, Hayden!" Seeing Hayden Panetierre grab Le Mars native Paul Rust and pull him in for a kiss on the big screen, one woman in the theater couldn't contain her enthusiasm. The applause that followed her comment told the story of the night in Le Mars...

Musical clues will help audience solve mystery (07/16/09)
Col. Mustard did it with the revolver in the ball room -- or did he? That's just one of the mysteries "Clue-The Musical" audience members will be asked to solve during the Le Mars Community Theatre's production starting Friday at the Postal Playhouse...

Arts Collage brings children to Medieval era (07/10/09)
Singing, acting, crafts, games. Children combined those activities and their imaginations to create and perform a Medieval-themed play during Arts Collage Camp this week at the Le Mars Arts Center. To capture the Medieval adventure, campers played games...

Dull has passion for community theatre (05/27/09)
One might say that Bonnie Dull has a love affair with the Le Mars Community Theatre. The 87-year-old Le Mars resident has been involved with the local theater group since its inception more than 40 years ago and just completed directing the latest production, "The O'Conner Girls."...

Love and war: Paul Rust on the big screen (05/18/09)
What do a lovestruck high school nerd and a fighting Jewish-American soldier have in common? They're both roles played by Le Mars native Paul Rust. The 28-year-old actor scored parts in two films hitting the theaters this July.

Seasoned actor debuts in Le Mars as grieving widow (05/14/09)
Le Mars Community Theatre's production of "The O'Conner Girls" is sure to mix tears with laughter. The dramatic comedy takes place in 1997 in Minnesota over the Christmas holiday. Tim O'Conner has died, and his wife and children have reunited to go through his personal effects. Those items lead to squabbles among family members and unusual insight into the life of the patriarch...

Dinner theater draws visitors by the busload (05/11/09)
A jewel thief turned out to be a good catch for Le Mars last week. More than 200 out-of-town visitors spent last Thursday shopping Le Mars and getting to know the city, thanks to the spring mystery theater fundraiser "Sherla Combs and the Case of the Great Jewel Robberies" hosted by the Le Mars Area Chamber of Commerce Main Street Mentors...

Seven LCS seniors recognized at Foundation Honors Banquet (04/22/09)
Seven Le Mars Community High School seniors, the top 5 percent of the graduating class of 2009, were recognized for academic excellence at the 14th Annual Foundation Honors Banquet April 17. Superintendent Dr. Todd Wendt made the presentation of the students, who he said are not only outstanding students, but also involved in so many activities that make Le Mars Community, in his opinion, one of the the top high schools in the area...

Theatre recruiting actors for play (03/26/09)
The Le Mars Community Theatre needs actors with a sense of humor and a sentimental side for its next production. Auditions for "The O'Connor Girls" are from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Postal Playhouse. Two women in their late 40s, one in her late 60s and one of any age along with a younger male are needed...

Salesman stuck in the middle of comedy (02/25/09)
Curt Sitzmann becomes an unwilling counselor in the Le Mars Community Theatre's production of "The Marriage Counselor." The comedy, which starts Friday, is the story of a traveling vacuum salesman, Sitzmann, who wanders into a marriage counselor's office by mistake and gets stuck between an arguing husband and wife...

Gehlen's one-act advances to All-State Speech Festival (02/16/09)
Gehlen Catholic High School's One Act Play has earned a spot in the All-State Large Group Speech Festival set for Saturday. The ensemble earned straight "I" ratings at the Iowa State Large Group Speech competition Feb. 7 to receive the All-State nomination...

LCS students gear up for large group speech contest (01/23/09)
Le Mars Community High School is one of 16 schools across Iowa serving as a district site for the Iowa High School Speech Association Large Group Speech Tournament Saturday, Jan. 24. Le Mars Community High School students have been preparing for this tournament since mid-November, according to coach Erin Ohrlund...

"Fireproof" movie may impact marriage (11/20/08)
The movie "Fireproof" is coming to to the Royal T III theater this weekend. The independent film debuted nationwide Sept. 26, but it showed on limited screens, according to Patrick Johnson, Royal T III manager. "We've been trying to get it since day one," Johnson said. "Since people seem to want to see it, we tried to get it as fast as we could."...

Suspense, love, thugs: 'Anything goes' with LCS musical (11/13/08)
Intrigue and romance on the high seas -- no it's not a new pirate movie, it's the musical at Le Mars Community High School: "Anything Goes." The show, which runs tonight (Thursday) through Saturday, tells the tale of a banker's assistant named Billy Crocker (David King) who, after a brief encounter, has fallen for Hope Harcourt (Breeanna Pierce), a debutante who is out of his league...

Actors wanted: Auditions for "The Turn of the Worm" coming soon (08/28/08)
Looking to make the stage in a live theater production? Come out and audition for the comedy "The Turn of the Worm," a production by the Le Mars Community Theatre with run dates at the end of October. Five actors, three men, two mature and one young, and three females, two mature and one young, are needed to help bring the characters to life...

Dream Program helps Happy Siesta earn governor's quality award (08/26/08)
A wish to ride in an airplane, watch a play in a theater, take a fishing trip, hear an auctioneer cry -- all came true for Happy Siesta Health Care Center residents. Happy Siesta's Dream Program and other activities earned the center, in Remsen, a Governor's Award for Quality Care in Iowa Health Care Facilities for 2008, presented Monday...

Theater fundraiser takes trip down musical memory lane (08/18/08)
"Hello Dolly," "If I Were a Rich Man," "Prepare Ye the Way." Those familiar tunes and others will be featured in the Le Mars Community Theatre's "Musical Memories" biennial fundraiser Friday and Saturday. "We went through all the musicals in the past and looked at the ones that had songs that would be fairly familiar to the audience," said Marlene Fitzpatrick, co-producer of the fundraiser. "We asked people who have been in musicals in previous years (to perform)."...

Help ahead for 102-year-old Akron opera house (07/29/08)
Akron's opera house has weathered many changes since it opened in 1906. Now another phase is planned for the building that towers over the town's main street. "My head spun for two weeks just thinking about this," Akron Community Theater President Doug Olson said Monday evening while discussing upcoming plans for the theater...

Musical comedy highlights couple's 50-year marriage (07/14/08)
Two veteran actors will bring laughter and music to the stage for the Le Mars Community Theatre's production of the musical "I Do! I Do!" starting this week. Mary Puetz and Tim Pick will combine their vocal talent as the two-person cast with musical accompaniment by Carla Sue Jenness to tell the story of Agnes and Michael's 50-year marriage...

Students take the stage at Drama Camp (06/16/08)
How do you become a good villain? It starts with the laugh. That's one of the lessons about 20 children learned during the Drama Camp put on by the Le Mars Arts Council last week. The students, ages 4-12, heard from guest speakers like Andy Linn, a performer in a recent Le Mars Community Theatre play, who taught the group how to master the villain's character, voice, and, most importantly, the laugh...

Former Le Mars teacher has 'Great Expectations' for musical (06/06/08)
Remember orphan Pip's antics in the novel "Great Expectations?" A former Le Mars teacher, Margaret Hoorneman, liked Charles Dickens' classic story so much she transformed it into a musical -- writing its first script when she was 80 years old. Now Hoorneman's musical has been on stage and she is hoping it will eventually hit Broadway...

Le Mars Community Theatre: 40 years on stage (05/30/08)
Forty years ago a small group of theater buffs came together and formed the Le Mars Community Theatre. And it's still going strong today. As the theater celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, Bonnie Dull, an organizer, actress, producer and director, said the devotion of those behind the scenes and the community support have made it a success...

Parents' problems fill up "empty nest" (05/28/08)
Imagine being a parent enjoying an empty nest after the kids have left -- when suddenly your parents move in. That's what happens to Helena and George in the Le Mars Community Theatre's comedic production of "Alone Together Again." "It's purely comedy," said Wayne Marty, who plays Pops, one of the parents. "There's kind of a lot of real-life lines, family tensions."...

Gehlen elementary present vocal concert (05/06/08)
Gehlen Catholic elementary vocal students will present their spring concert, "Kids on Broadway," at 7 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in the Gehlen Catholic Gymnasium. Students in grades kindergarten through six will present selections from popular Broadway musicals including "The Sound of Music," "The Wizard of Oz," "Oliver," "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown," "Snoopy," and "Mamma Mia" with narration by the sixth grade class...

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