Friday, May 17, 2013
Lionheart will have a staged reading of a new work by playwright G.M. Lupo.
Lionheart Theatre Co. is offering guests to be a part of the process of developing a new play next week. In partnership with Working Title Playwrights, the Norcross community theatre will be having a staged reading of G.M. Lupo's "Rebecca, Too" on Monday (May 20). The story is about Alyssa Caine, who is in a serious car accident leaving her in a coma, all within a month of losing her father. When she wakes up, she claims she's Rebecca Asher, a woman who died five years earlier, and asks for her brother Steven. Alyssa knows enough about Rebecca to suggest she knew her, but neither Steven, nor Alyssa's husband, Tim, know how they were acquainted. Leah Walker, Alyssa's estranged older sister, sets out to unravel the mystery and bring Alyssa …
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
A new improv camp has been added to the summer programs for kids and adults at the Norcross theatre company.
Lionheart Theatre Co. again will host two weeks of low-cost, fun and creative summer drama camps and classes. Lionheart is offering two separate sessions. From June 10 through June 14, the campers will sing, dance and act with a “Lion King” theme, and from June 17 through June 21, “Mary Poppins” is the theme. The Young Stars Camp for ages 4 through 7 is 10 a.m. to noon and costs only $75 per camper. The Spotlight Camp for ages 7-12 is from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and costs $150 per camper and $100 for siblings. Also from June 10 through 14 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m, The Improv Workshop for ages 10 through adult costs only $20. Students learn the basics of great and funny improv. The workshop culminates with a performance on Saturday, June 15, …
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Monday, April 29, 2013
The Norcross theatre company makes a special twofer offer for a Thursday performance.
It’s a big month for fans of Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee, who just turned 87 on Sunday. In addition to the play “To Kill a Mockingbird” running at Lionheart Theatre Co., Lee fans can also see a two-woman play depicting Lee opening this Thursday (May 2) for a two-performance engagement at Lionheart. Lionheart is offering a twofer special: Patrons who purchase a ticket see “To Kill a Mockingbird” can get a free ticket to “Thus Spoke the Mockingbird.” “Thus Spoke the Mockingbird,” which is directed by Jason Caldwell, introduces audiences to Lee and her inspirations and intentions for “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The play also discusses Lee’s life-long relationship with Truman Capote and seeks to provide …
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Friday, April 26, 2013
There are lots of events happening around Norcross this weekend (April 26-28).
Updated, 3 p.m. Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few things you can do around Norcross. Lionheart Theatre's latest production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" takes the stage starting Friday. The show is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book by Harper Lee and is directed by Joanie McElroy. It will run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through May 12. Call 678-938-8518 or go to www.lionhearttheatre.org for tickets and more information. The Norcross High School Foundation is hosting its 8th Annual Gala and Hall of Fame Induction to help raise funds for NHS. The event is from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased at the door of the event at The Fields Club in Riverfield in Peachtree Corners. …
The 12-year-old has lead role in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Norcross community theatre.
Twelve-year-old Alexis Seith of Duluth is playing "Scout" in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at Lionheart Theatre in Norcross. The play opens Friday, April 26, and runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. through May 12. Alexis started acting at age 6 when she played "Zuzu" in the New Dawn Theater production of "It's a Wonderful Life" at the Red Clay Theater. She has appeared in several local community theater productions at New Dawn Theater and in Drama Club plays at Chattahoochee Elementary School. She is really excited to play Scout, her first real lead. "The people at Lionheart have been so nice!" she said. "It's been a wonderful experience." Seith is a sixth grader at Duluth Middle School. She is a gifted student and a …
Friday, April 19, 2013
Check out what Norcross has planned for the weekend of April 19-21.
Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are a few things you can do around Norcross. If you're looking for something to keep the kids busy, get them involved in community acting by letting them audition for "Seussical Jr." at Lionheart Theatre. The Dr. Seuss play will bring characters such as Horton, the Amazing Maizy, the Cat in the Hat and more to life on the Norcross stage. Auditions are open to ages 7 through 17 and will be held 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be five performances total from July 19 through July 21. For more details on what to expect during the audition process, click here. Before Saturday's auditions, though, don't forget about this month's Lion's Tales, also going on at …
Friday, April 12, 2013
In March, Norcross held an open bid race for the leases on three art spaces, including Lionheart Theatre Co. and Kudzu Art Zone. Because of the outcry from the community, the city has decided to revoke its request for bid proposals from outside groups.
Things at Lionheart Theatre Co. and Kudzu Art Zone were getting heated after they discovered March 20 that the city had started accepting outside lease bids for their buildings. Essentially, it meant that the two organizations could lose their venues to other bidders. So the two art spaces asked their supporters to call and email city officials to express their concerns if either one of the businesses were forced to move out of Norcross. In the week after Lionheart and Kudzu first received the notices, the city received more than 200 responses from the public regarding the issue. Because of the outcry, the city has decided to withdraw the request for outside proposals on the two buildings. Last week, Mayor Bucky Johnson met with both …
Friday, March 29, 2013
Members of the arts community in Norcross have expressed their feelings concerning the open bid that the city has placed on the leases for the spaces at the theatre company and the art gallery.
Since the city announced Kudzu Art Zone and Lionheart Theatre Co. are part of an open bid for its current buildings, the arts community in Norcross has been up in arms. Last week, the art gallery and theatre company, in addition to the Latin American Association and the vacant Norcross Arts Center, had notices placed on their buildings announcing that their spaces were up for bid. This means that the current tenants could lose those spaces if other bids are chosen. (Click here to read more about the issue.) In the Norcross Patch article concerning the topic, many have spoken out in support of the two art organizations. Here are some of the responses: As a member of Kudzu, this action feels like a kick in the stomach! I guess the saying 'no…
Monday, March 25, 2013
The Lionheart Theatre Co., Kudzu Art Zone and the old rectory formerly known as The Nest all have their venues up for bid.
The city of Norcross is accepting bids to take over the leases of four downtown city-owned spaces, three of which are dedicated to the arts. The leases are being negotiated for the Latin American Association, Lionheart Theatre, Kudzu Art Zone and the old rectory formerly known as The Nest. This motion means that the current businesses could lose the spaces if other bids are chosen. "No one gave us a heads up on this," said Lionheart's Artistic Director Tanya Caldwell, who said she didn't know about it until she saw a notice on the theatre's door last Wednesday. "We have a full year of committed [shows] already, and we have season ticket holders. ... This has really thrown us for a loop." "This would devastate Kudzu," said David Raderstorf …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sean Casey of Lionheart Theatre Co. in Norcross has been nominated for the Fusion ArtWorks! Gwinnett Art Awards, which will recognize contributions to the arts at Feb. 25 ceremony in Buford.
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Tuesday, February 19
ArtWorks! Gwinnett will recognize contributions to art at the second annual “Fusion ArtWorks! Gwinnett Art Awards” Monday, Feb. 25, at the Buford Theatre and Community Center. The awards celebrate the artists, arts administrators, and citizens who support the arts countywide. Awards will given in more than a dozen categories, and this year’s nominees consist of almost 30 individuals and almost 20 companies and partnerships. Combined, the nominees represent seven municipalities from around Gwinnett, including Buford, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Norcross, Snellville and Suwanee. Fusion tickets are $100. Discounts are available for ArtWorks! Gwinnett members and Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce members. Tickets can be purchased online at http…
Mikki Root Dillon
6:23 pm on Friday, March 29, 2013
I sincerely pray that the Norcross commission has realized the great benefit to its community given by the activities of both the theater group and Kudzu and will decide in their favor in the granting of the new contracts. Thank you who have contacted the commission members in favor of the art groups. Keep it up, please! more ›