![]() ![]() This is a by-the-numbers mystery which is fine because the mystery is just a hook for a series of verbal and physical gags. Young Monday is played hilariously by Matthew Lasseigne. ![]() We even get a flashback to the origins of Monday's career back in elementary school. And, of course, Harry's investigation is hampered by his perennial nemesis, Lietenant Brogan (Mike Boroto) and Brogan's prying young daughter (Isabell Gilfoil) who is determined to uncover the whereabouts of the missing Santa. This time out, Harry has a new aide-a con man named Louie Grandville (Michael Durand). Harrington also has a crosstown rival, Mildred Wolensky (Kristin Anderson) who knows more than she should about the situation. Harrigan himself, his secretary (Martha Gilfoil), a sexy clerk with an eye for Monday (Erin Segura), a nice young man from the wrong side of the tracks (Travis Guillory) who is engaged to Harrington's adopted daughter (Sarah Leonard) and an elf (Blythe Bull) in search of a missing Santa who may have had more than toys in his bag. Of course the cast teems with likely suspects. To no one's surprise, the package is now missing. On the advice of an employee, Loretta Mondello (Carmen Nicholson), he has stashed the money in a green wrapped package hidden among other packages waiting for pickup. The owner, Titus Harrigan (Donald Voorhies), traditionally passes out the Christmas payroll and bonuses in cash. Harry Monday (Mike Berry) is a low rent PI brought in to discover who stole the Christmas payroll at Harrigan's Department Store-on Christmas Eve. This series of comic mysteries by Pat Cook is a cross between Murder, She Wrote and The Maltese Falcon. ![]() The Iberia Performing Arts League presents another installment of the popular Harry Monday mysteries ( If It's Monday, It Must Be Christmas) tonight and tomorrow and next week on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Their co-directorial debut was a production of Thorton Wilder's stage classic, Our Town, for which they were awarded "Best Drama of 2006" by local critic, Ray Blum, who described the production as "one of the finest I have ever seen anywhere." The show won the Louisiana Association of Community Theater's Award for Best Technical Production of 2006.įor more information about Before You or for reservations or tickets, contact Cite Des Arts at 291-1122. Povinelli is co-directing Before You with long-time collaborator Walter Brown, president and technical director of Acting Unlimited. Povinelli has been involved in local community theater for over five years as an actor, director, and set designer for the Evangeline Players, the Iberia Performing Arts League (IPAL), and Acting Unlimited. This is his first public production of an original play. Povinelli has been writing fiction and poetry for over 35 years. ![]() from Yale University, he was named one of the "Top 20 Scientists to Watch in the Next 20 Years" by Discover Magazine and his work has been covered by major international media (including Time, Newsweek, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, the Economist, National Geographic, the London Times, CBS News, National Public Radio, BBC Radio, BBC Television, Japanese Public Television, and Spanish Public Television). Povinelli is a professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is one of the world's leading authorities on animal intelligence. The elusive solution is both simpler and more profound than he realizes.but will he recognize the answer when he sees it? Jason must rely on his perpetually underemployed best friend along with the woman who may hold the key to his future to help hom find the solution-which may not lie in the realm of mathematics. In increasingly surreal and menacing encounters, his boss, aided by a sexy colleague, tries to thwart his efforts to solve the equation. Tickets are $15.īefore You follows a single, thirty-something scientist named Jason, who is unhappy with his career and devises a "love equation" which he hopes will give him the key to a more fulfilling life. The show opens on Thursday, January 8th and runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays (January 8-10, 15-17 and 22-24) at 7:30 pm at Cite Des Arts in downtown Lafayette. Acting Unlimited Inc., a local theater company founded in 1995 (which has produced over 40 stage productions), presents Before You, an original play, written and directed by Daniel Povinelli and co-directed by Walter Brown. ![]()
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