Southern Rep Presents THE NORMAN CONQUESTS

The last production of Southern Rep's 24th season offers a unique twist on the usual play-going experience: Alan Ayckbourn's THE NORMAN CONQUESTS is a trilogy that follows a dysfunctional family through one crazy weekend. Each play depicts the events from a different place in the house, allowing the audience to see all the fighting, loving, talking, screaming, and hilarity from every angle. At points both funny and poignant, NORMAN will delight audiences with this look at marriage, family obligations, and finding happiness.

This cast is very eclectic...all different walks of theatre life. We've got Cripple Creek, NOLA Project, and Ricky is a whole company on his own. And honestly, who doesn't want to see Andy Vaught prance around in pajamas?
--Natalie Boyd, cast member, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS

NORMAN features some of New Orleans' most fabulous and funny actors including James Bartelle, Natalie Boyd, Ricky Graham, Aimée Hayes, Jennifer Pagan and Andrew Vaught and is directed by director Damon W. Arrington.

The cast of NORMAN brings together a disparate group of charlatans, jokesters, and comic marauders never before seen together on a New Orleans stage. This production's not just a marathon play-going event for the audience, but also an opportunity for this cast to throw down to see who wins each moment. Already after one week in rehearsals we are rooting for (and sometimes against) each other for who can deliver the funniest moments. Oddly, each cast member is part of their own theatre company--which means we are all bosses and used to being in charge. So the energy in the room is infused with an incredible seriousness (comedy is serious after all) and with an edge of just-about-to-burst hilarity... We have decided to accept Harvey Korman as our personal savior because we are not sure how to get through this with our dignity intact.
--Aimée Hayes, Artistic Director of Southern Rep

The production runs May 19 - June 5 with a rotating schedule of the plays, giving audiences the chance to catch each part of the story, which can be enjoyed in any order. For example, you could come all three Thursdays in a row and see all three plays. Or, on Sundays, adventurous theatre-goers can attend all three plays in the trilogy in a spectacular NORMAN marathon! Tasty box lunches and dinners will be available to pre-order, or patrons can take advantage of their break and visit some of the fantastic restaurants in the Quarter.

"Unrequited Lust, in Triplicate ... I know the question you want to ask. If you see only one of these plays, which should it be? Let me put it this way: You can't lose with any one, but you win big if you go to all three. Seeing the entire trilogy in one day, as I did, allowed me the luxurious privilege of getting to know characters in a way that only fat novels allow."
--Ben Brantley, The New York Times

THE NORMAN CONQUESTS AT A GLANCE

May 19 - June 5, 2011
THE PLAYS:
TABLE MANNERS:
May 19th, May 28, June 3 at 8pm; Sundays May 22, 29, June 5 at 11am
The events of one weekend as seen from the dining room. In which Reg finds food rather scarce despite having it thrown at him by Sarah... Sarah is scandalised by Annie... Annie is disappointed by men in general and Tom in particular... Tom knocks down Norman... Norman's romantic proposals are ruined thanks to Ruth... Ruth loses her patience, her temper and her glasses... and in which everyone has trouble deciding where to sit...
LIVING TOGETHER:
May 20, May 26, June 4 at 8pm; Sundays May 22, 29, June 5 at 3pm
The events of one weekend as seen from the Sitting Room. In which Reg is driven mad by Tom... Tom tells Annie a thing or two... Annie nearly comes to blows with Sarah... Sarah sees a different side of Norman... Norman sorts things out with Ruth... Ruth discovers the charms of a fireside rug... and in which nobody enjoys playing board games...
ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN:
May 21, May 27, June 2 at 8pm ; Sundays May 22, 29, June 5 at 7pm
The events of one weekend as seen from the Garden. In which Ruth thoroughly confuses Tom... Tom succeeds in asking Annie... Annie gets a glimpse of Norman's pajamas... Norman tells Sarah stories by moonlight... Sarah disapproves of Reg's outdoor sports... and in which everyone gets to roll in the grass...

NOTE: This trilogy is sold as 3 separate plays.
Performances: Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sundays at 11:00 a.m., 3:00 p.m., and 7:00 p.m., with boxed meals available for pre-order on Marathon Sundays.
Previews: May 19-21. Preview tickets are just $20.
Opening: May 22 (all 3 Plays open in our Sunday Marathon format). Single tickets to Opening Performances are regularly $85, but when you purchase the entire Opening Marathon, you pay just $150 for all three plays. Read below for more information about The Opening Day Experience!
Regular Ticket Prices May 26 - June 5: Thursdays and Sundays at $29; Friday and Saturday tickets at $35.
$10 Rush: Southern Rep also has student rush tickets available for $10 at the door, 15 minutes prior to each performance.
Want a great deal? Subscribe now to the 2010-2011 Season as a PICK - 3 subscriber, and get all 3 plays in the NORMAN CONQUESTS for $85! (There is an additional charge to book on Opening Day.)

What's The Opening Day Experience? On May 22nd see ALL THREE PLAYS & give your tickets an upgrade! This Marathon Special Event will feature receptions between the first two plays, with live music, food and drinks! Mix and mingle with your fellow audience members while enjoying a performance by NORMAN CONQUESTS Composer, Jack Spann. Regular Opening Day tickets are $85, but when you book all three plays together, you get the full Marathon experience with the mid-day receptions for $150!
For more information, or to reserve your tickets, please call 504-522-6545 or go online to www.SouthernRep.com.

Southern Rep finishes its 24th season as the region's premiere professional theatre, continuing to produce bold world and regional premieres under the artistic leadership of Aimée Hayes, with Managing Director, Marieke Gaboury and Associate Artistic Director, Mark Routhier. In addition to an exciting Mainstage season that takes us on a journey from the dining room table to a 19th Century doctor's examining table to a magical realm inhabited by mythical creatures, Southern Rep at Le Chat Noir offers a Second Stage season of eclectic, smart, silly and audacious theatrical fare. Southern Rep continues to offer educational programs such as free student matinees, $10 student rush tickets and Academy SRT; as well as providing an artistic home to new works in development in the annual NEW PLAY BACCHANAL.

 

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