Georgia Ensemble Theatre’s Artistic Director Bob Farley, who is guest directing The Grapes of Wrath for the Gainesville Theatre Alliance, will offer explanations and visual examples of his alchemy on Tuesday, January 31.  Community membersr are invited to attend a free Stage Tour presentation that night at 6pm, in Brenau University’s Hosch Theatre (429 Academy St., Gainesville).  Farley be joined that evening by GTA scenic designer Larry Cook and GTA Costume Designer Sara Olson to discuss their ideas and research in bringing the classic Steinbeck story to the stage next month.  The Grapes of Wrath opens on February 14 and runs through the 21^st.  There is a discounted preview performance on February 13.

While the Stage Tour is free to the community, performance tickets are $16-18 for adults, $14-16 for seniors and $10-12 for students. Patrons can select their own seats on the website at www.gainesvilleTHEATREalliance.org or purchase tickets through the GTA Box Office from 10am to 4pm weekdays at 678-717-3624.  MasterCard, Visa and Discover are accepted.  ADA seating is available through the Box Office only.

The vibrant colors of pastel paintings will cover the walls of the Quinlan Visual Arts Center today at the opening reception for the Southeastern Pastel Society 2011 Juried Members’ Exhibition.

Ronald Pircio of Lawrenceville, the SPS Exhibition Chairman, helped hang the works for the show, which will be on display through Oct. 8.

“Our purpose is to promote pastel painting as a medium in the Southeast,” said Pircio, who is a pastel artist himself.

One hundred paintings are on display for the exhibit, selected from 257 works submitted by 97 artists in nine states.

“This year it’s our member show, so all the members (are invited) to submit three paintings, and then next year, we’ll have our international show,” he said.

The SPS, established in 1988, has more than 250 members from across the country and several international members.

Pircio said he prefers pastels because they are a versatile medium.

“You look at some pastel paintings and you think it’s a photograph, and some are really loose,” he said.

“It depends on how the artist wants to use the medium.”

Another advantage of using pastels is “you don’t have to worry about it drying,” he said.

“They’ve got paintings in the Louvre that are pastels,” he said, adding that the Old Masters sometimes used the medium.

“It’ll last and last and last. The colors aren’t going to fade. They’re not going to change.”

Because pastel works never completely dry, each painting in the exhibition will be covered with glass or Plexiglas.

“You can take your finger and destroy a painting,” he said, adding that, unlike oils, pastel pieces aren’t susceptible to cracking over time.

Pircio said the SPS presents a $500 scholarship at each member exhibition.

Amanda McClure, the Quinlan’s executive director, chose to split the scholarship between five students for the center’s summer camp, “Pop Art” Art Camp 2011.

About $4,000 in awards also will be presented to SPS members at the reception.

For more information on this and other events, visit the Quinlan Visual Arts Center online.

Singin’ in the Rain’ pokes delightful fun at the panic in Hollywood as silent screen stars try to make the transition to “talkies,” and two musical buddies work to jam up the powerful studio publicity machine to shine the spotlight on a talented starlet.

Patrons will once again LOVE this rhythmic splash in the puddle.

Event Date:

11/9/2010 7:30 PM to 11/20/2010 7:30 PM

Location:

John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts, Hosch Auditorium. 429 Academy Street.

Order tickets online: www.gainesvilletheateralliance.org or call 678.717.3624. Discounted and free t

Contact Information:

Ticket/Box Office Information:

Free and open to the public.
October 26th 6-8PM

Call the box office for info: 678.717.3624.
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Intimate Apparel is a deeply moving portrait of Esther, an African-American seamstress who creates exquisite lingerie for women of both the boudoir and the brothel in 1905 Manhattan. As years pass and young friends marry and leave the boarding house and Esther consoles her loneliness and deftly stitches beautiful things for other women’s intimate moments, a stream of love letters begin to arrive from a handsome Barbadian laborer working on the Panama Canal.  This winner of five Best Play awards is filled with desire, passion and betrayal. Directed by Jim Hammond

Run time:  2 hours (one 12 minute intermission)

Rated:  PG-15

Tickets are $16-$18 for adults, $14-$16 for seniors 65+ and $10-$12 for students/children.  Select your own seats online by clicking the ticket icon on the left, or call the Box Office at 678.717.3624 for best available seating.

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The Underpants
by Carl Sternheim, adapted by Steve Martin

Public Shows: February 8,10,12,13,16,18,19, 2011

This adaptation by Steve Martin (yes, that Steve Martin) focuses a zany eye on the relationship between a prudish butcher and his delectably voluptuous young wife, Louise.  In a time when a glimpse of stocking was something shocking, two very different men face cardiac arrest when they are witness to the full descent of the luscious Louise’s lingerie during an outdoor celebration.  To the butcher’s dismay, Louise gains instant celebrity and attracts all kinds of romantic intrigue in this hilarious, frothy, naughty comedy. Directed by Alan Kilpatrick

Run time:  2 hours (one 12 minute intermission)

Rated:  PG-15

Friday, Feb 5th
7:30pm to 9:30pm
Gainesville State College Ed Cabell Theatre, Oakwood, GA

A Senior Thesis Project FREE at Gainesville State College’s Ed Cabell Theatre.

The desire for love is a fundamental urge, but perhaps as basic is the drive to remake the object of your affection. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, Off-Broadway’s phenomenal longest-running musical, celebrates the modern-day suburban mating game. Peals of laughter and recognition will fill the theatre as the cast explores the joys of dating, romance, marriage, lovers, husbands, wives and inlaws. Rated R

FREE Admission
Phone:(678) 717-3624
Age Suitability:Adults

For more info: http://www.gainesvilletheatrealliance.org/Pages/default.aspx