A Cat on a Hot Midsummer Night's Dream
Your free, weekly, curated guide to arts and culture in New Orleans
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Welcome to this week’s OAD - back at full throttle after a week of taking stock and making plans. We’re happy to be here, and we’re even happier to see you. We’ve got a great issue - the money that you so kindly donated to our appeal is going straight to good use. We’ve got first night theater, movie and music reviews plus a great photo essay from last weekend. Thank you for helping to make all of this possible.
This week:
First night review - A Cat On A Hot Tin Roof: The Tennessee Williams Theatre Company brings Tennessee Williams’ high-tension classic to the stage. Dorian Hatchett witnessed the drama [click here]
First night review - A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Shakespeare’s beloved supernatural celebration receives a beautifully creative interpretation at the New Orleans Shakespeare Festival. Dorian Hatchett joined the revelry [click here]
New Music From New Orleans: Sweet pop, soulful zydeco, groovy RnB, booming brass, and evocative atmospherics abound in this month’s round up, all with playable links to listen as you read [click here]
Photo essay - The Running of the Bulls: First-time contributor Ryne Hancock slid in the early-morning melee to photograph the equally colourful runners and pursuers [click here]
Movie review - Superman: Jeff DeRouen believes a man can fly. Check out his thoughts on the reboot of the summer [click here]
Your weekly news feed: The NOLA Project announce their new season, there’s an alluring Caribbean wine dinner at Saint John’s, and Tujague’s turns back the clock for a brunch special [click here]
Finally, your curated, seven-day arts and culture diary has all the theatre times and dates, a glut of farmers’ markets, author readings and a wonderfully strange expo…[click here]
SPECIAL COMMUNITY APPEAL: University of New Orleans philosophy professor Frank Schalow died suddenly on May 25 at the age of sixty-eight. He was affable, generous, and brilliant. His friends are looking for support for care of the two dozen cats that Frank left behind, and are just short of their goal. He had no living relatives, and this colony and dear friends were his family. Click here for more information. Thank you.
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