BWW Interview: Steve Perren of PARADE at Panic! Productions
His day job is as associate justice of the Second District, Division Six of the California Courts of Appeal, but Steve Perren's passion for the stage has seen him appear in a variety of shows in Ventura County over the years. He played founding father Roger Sherman in Cabrillo Music Theatre's 2012 production of 1776 and has also appeared in numerous operettas staged by the Ventura County Gilbert and Sullivan Repertoire Company. In Panic! Productions' Parade, currently playing at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, Perren is ideally suited for the part of Judge Leonard S. Roan, who presides over the trial of accused child murderer Leo Frank. Parade deals with the real-life arrest and trial of Frank (played by Joshua Finkel), a Georgia factory superintendent who was accused of murdering 13-year-old factory worker Mary Phagan in 1913. We sat down with Steve during a break in rehearsals for the show, and talked about his unique perspective as an actor who also shares the occupation of the character he portrays.
John Starley Allen Releases New 'Inspiring, Uplifting' Book, A SPLASH OF KINDNESS
SPRINGVILLE, Utah (May 12, 2015) -- 'A Splash of Kindness' documents dozens of never-before-told stories of how one individual's kindness, concern, or mentorship created a ripple effect that swelled to bless families, neighborhoods, and at times, the whole human race. Read about how one high school chemistry teacher inspired Philo Farnsworth in his invention of television, how a high school coach helped Jesse Owens transform from a sickly student to an Olympic athlete, and how Oliver Wendell Holmes Senior's concern for his patients introduced sanitation procedures that have since saved millions of lives.
DOLE Fruit Bowls' & Captain Planet Foundation Announce Winners Of Learning Garden Challenge
DOLE Fruit Bowls and Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) are excited to announce that Washington DC's School Within School is the Grand Prize Winner of the DOLE Fruit Bowls & Captain Planet Foundation's Learning Garden Challenge. School Within School at Goding will receive $5,000, a one-year supply of DOLE Fruit Bowls and a variety of Learning Garden tools from Captain Planet Foundation.
'ASCAP: One Hundred Years and Beyond' Exhibition to Open 2/13 at Library of Congress
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), one of the world's leading performing-rights organizations, through the past 100 years has been protecting the use of its members' musical works, monitoring broadcast, online and live usage and ensuring that music creators are fairly compensated. In the last five years, ASCAP has distributed more than $5 billion in royalties to its songwriters, composers and music publishers.
3net to Debut FIELDS OF VALOR: THE CIVIL WAR, 12/3
3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX - will debut FIELDS OF VALOR: THE CIVIL WAR, the world's first native 3D war documentary, Saturday, December 3 (9PM ET/PT), it was announced today by Tom Cosgrove, President & CEO of 3net. In addition, 3net, along with Discovery Communications' sister networks Velocity and Military Channel, will offer a 3D/2D simulcast of the premiere episode Sunday, December 4 (10PM ET/PT).
President Obama's Remarks on Herman, Jones & More
Photos as U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted the 2010 Kennedy Center Honorees at a reception in the East Room of the White House before going to the Kennedy Center on December 5, 2010. The recipients for the 33rd annual awards are singer and songwriter Merle Haggard; composer and lyricist Jerry Herman; dancer, choreographer and director Bill T. Jones; songwriter and musician Paul McCartney; and producer, television host and actress Oprah Winfrey.
Here's what the President had to say...
SummerStage Gala To Feature The Music of Simon and Garfunkel
City Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the SummerStage Gala,- The Music of Simon and Garfunkel, a special fundraising event held at Rumsey Playfield on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of SummerStage (Raindate: Wednesday, June 9, 2010).
SummerStage Gala To Feature The Music of Simon and Garfunkel
City Parks Foundation is pleased to announce the SummerStage Gala,- The Music of Simon and Garfunkel, a special fundraising event held at Rumsey Playfield on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of SummerStage (Raindate: Wednesday, June 9, 2010).
The Holmes Brothers Bring Soulful Gospel to Temple Theater 5/1
The Holmes Brothers bring their gospel-style R&B and blues to Des Moines as part of the Civic Center's new concert series 'LIVE AT THE TEMPLE. Your Music. Up Close.' on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center's Temple Theater. All concerts in the LIVE AT THE TEMPLE concert series are a presentation of the Prairie Meadows Temple Theater Series.