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By Lester Pitz

There for a minute last night I thought I had been transported to a red state; that is until I realized this elegant setting actually was the foyer of our Rhode. Boy, those people really know how to party. What a reception.

The Rhode Center for the Arts
3-27-10

If there was a box score for the entire thing it would have to be :
Musicianship A++
Vocals A++
Staff A++

Not to sure about the intrusive omnipresent Photographer. One would think that the audience and musicians were actually being taken advantage of and that they were there for some purpose other than entertainers and audience. Anyway my guess is that there is a website someplace with a lot of pics from this event. A member of the staff guessed the house to be about 200 to 250. I think it was more.

To put a fine point on some of it the musicians played way better, I believe, than the audience was able to appreciate. Yes, there was much applause but the musicians were in a groove. A multicolored, ring-dang, not seen by this reviewer for a long time, G R R R O O V E E. At one point the combo leader, Kal, even asked the audience to loosen up and be heard. The chick who did the nice down tempo version of Singing in the Rain was quite good. Very good. And my hat is off to Serena Cheeks for her licks.

Great care was shown by the staff. They could have not been more accommodating. I looked and looked but found very few of my KADs. But, as it turned out they were not needed to make this benefit a success for the Living Light School of Worship.

Nice going guys and congratulations for the great showing. Hard work pays off.

Experience an evening of delicious desserts accompanied by live classical music and concluding with a concert of jazz.

Saturday, March 27th, at 7pm
Rhode Center for the Arts
514-56th Street
Kenosha, WI 53140

Tickets $10 - available in advance or at the door.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact 262-652-5212 or schoolofworship@livinglightchurch.com

All proceeds to benefit Living Light School of Worship
www.schoolofworship.us

Lakeside Players children’s division is holding Cinderella auditions and production crew recruitment at the Rhode Opera House located at 514 56th Street, Downtown Kenosha, on Saturday, February 27 (2PM—5PM), Sunday, February 28 (4PM—7PM), and Tuesday, March 2 (6PM—8PM). Roles are available for five Children, and up to fourteen adults. Cinderella and Prince MUST be over 18. High school age will be considered for a few parts. Auditions will consist of cold script reading and impromptu activities. Production Crew opportunities include stagelights, sound, set-building, painting, magic, greeters, props, choreography and hair. This production would be an excellent volunteer opportunity for acting buffs, theatre lovers, retirees, and resume fillers. No experience or audition appointment is necessary. While show dates are May 15-16 and May 23-24, rehearsal schedule will be two to three times per week over a seven to eight
week period. The original script, written by mother/daughter team Ruth and Jordanna Gastrow,

includes dancing and special effects and is an adaptation of Charles Perrault’s 17th century classic fairytale. For more information, please contact the Producer at indikarr@aol.com.

by Lisa Adamowicz Kless

I love the holidays, but hadn’t been ready to finally surrender to the reality that winter is here. I’ll admit that I refused to listen when, right around Thanksgiving, a local radio station start playing Christmas music twenty-four hours a day. Then, the “there’s only X number of shopping days left until Christmas!” countdown began, making me more panicky than motivated. When the first snow of the season fell though, forcing me to get out my winter coat and gloves, it was hard to keep denying it. Lucky for me, the Lakeside Players were there to help me ease into the holiday spirit. Their holiday play “All Through the Night” opened this past weekend, so my mom (and trusty play companion), Sue, and I set out for the Rhode on opening night.

The play centers around a group of travelers that get stuck at a train station on Christmas Eve. With a snow storm raging outside, there’s no chance that they’ll make it to their destinations in time for the holiday. The kindly stationmaster tries to make them as comfortable as he can, and encourages them to get to know one another to help pass the time. Slowly, the travelers form friendships and begin to open up. Each passenger’s personal story and the underlying hardships and challenges they’re facing begin to emerge. In the midst of all of this, a group of children come in from the storm and ask to perform a play that they’ve secretly been practicing for Christmas Day at church. After the performance, each traveller talks with one of the little actors. The audience soon finds that the advice and insight the children give the passengers changes their lives in often simple, yet profound ways. There’s a definite lesson to glean from this production and a lot of emotion involved, but the gravity of it was tempered by humor from beginning to end.

There was quite a cast for this production, so naming actors individually would take some time. I’d definitely like to give recognition to the fantastic acting in this production though, and that extends to the children in the cast too. There were a few newcomers to the LSP stage, and I was impressed with their abilities. This was a play in which its success hinged on emotion, and the cast pulled it off beautifully. In fact, this is the second production this season that’s actually brought tears to my eyes as I sat in the audience, and we’re only three plays in! The caliber of the productions has been excellent this season, and I look forward to each one, knowing that I’m going to enjoy an evening of great local theater. Bravo to co-directors Chris Brouton and Julie Dietrich Brouton, and all of the cast and crew.

“All Through the Night” runs this weekend and next at the Rhode Center for the Arts, 514 56th St. in Kenosha. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. on Sundays. Call (262) 657-PLAY for more information.

When Corpses Crawl…
Friday, October 16, 2009 at 7:00pm
Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 93:00pm and 7:00pm

Rhode Center for the Arts
514 56th Street
Kenosha, WI
262654STEP7837
Email: laurenzidance@yahoo.com

Lakeside Players, Inc. Presents
Antigone by Jean Anouilh Adapted by Lewis Galantiere

“Antigone” is one in a series of Anouilh’s plays based on Greek Mythology. Written in 1942, when Nazi forces occupied France, the story revolves around the conflict between the idealist Antigone and her rigid uncle, Creon, over the proper burial of Antigone’s brother, Polynices. Often considered his masterpiece, “Antigone” cemented Anouilh’s reputation as a dramatist. The play was an instant success when it was first staged in Paris in 1944.

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