July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
Actor in local play going to Broadway
Taking Note
A Columbia University student will be heading to Broadway after playing the starring role in a musical and directing another at Jay County Civic Theatre in Portland.
Victor Souffrant will play the roll of Joseph in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to begin tonight at Arts Place in Portland at 7 p.m.
The play is based on the Biblical Old Testament story of Joseph and is being directed by Jay County native Ric VanSkyock, who returned from the East coast where he was working as a performer and choreographer for Six Flags Amusement Parks and Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore.
After Souffrant ends his portrayal of Joseph, he will direct the show "Evita" to be performed at Arts Place in June.
Then it's off to Broadway where he will play Aladdin in "Aladdin: A New Musical" to open in February of 2011 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The show will also include Neil Patrick Harris, who stars on the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and played the lead roll in "Doogie Howser, M.D.", as the comedy-filled Genie.
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" will continue Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m.; April 21 through 23 at 7 p.m. (April 21 will be a reduced price for groups of 10 or more) and April 25 at 2 p.m.
To purchase tickets, visit Arts Place at 131 E. Walnut St. in Portland or call (260) 726-4809.
Try-outs for "Evita" will also be held Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Arts Place.
POET Tree contest
POET Biorefining in Portland is sponsoring a POET Tree poetry contest for area fifth grade students in honor of Arbor Day.
Poems should be nature-inspired and no more that 20 lines long. They must be submitted by Friday, April 30, to www.poet.com/poetry or entry forms are available at POET, 1542 South 200 West, Portland.
For more information, call Jo Peters at (260) 726-7154 or e-mail [email protected].
Alumni banquet
Madison High School will have an Alumni Banquet on Saturday, May 8, at Bearcreek Farms, Bryant.
Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. For more information, call Kay LeMaster at (260) 729-5152.
Earns scholarship
Michelle Dirksen, Bryant, has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., a national milk marketing cooperative.
Dirksen is a fresman at Purdue University and is majoring in agricultural economics.
She is a member of the Purdue Dairy Club and hopes to work in nutrition sales, helping provide dairy farmers with efficient and profitable feed.[[In-content Ad]]
Victor Souffrant will play the roll of Joseph in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" to begin tonight at Arts Place in Portland at 7 p.m.
The play is based on the Biblical Old Testament story of Joseph and is being directed by Jay County native Ric VanSkyock, who returned from the East coast where he was working as a performer and choreographer for Six Flags Amusement Parks and Toby's Dinner Theatre of Baltimore.
After Souffrant ends his portrayal of Joseph, he will direct the show "Evita" to be performed at Arts Place in June.
Then it's off to Broadway where he will play Aladdin in "Aladdin: A New Musical" to open in February of 2011 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. The show will also include Neil Patrick Harris, who stars on the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother" and played the lead roll in "Doogie Howser, M.D.", as the comedy-filled Genie.
"Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" will continue Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m.; April 21 through 23 at 7 p.m. (April 21 will be a reduced price for groups of 10 or more) and April 25 at 2 p.m.
To purchase tickets, visit Arts Place at 131 E. Walnut St. in Portland or call (260) 726-4809.
Try-outs for "Evita" will also be held Monday, April 19, and Tuesday, April 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Arts Place.
POET Tree contest
POET Biorefining in Portland is sponsoring a POET Tree poetry contest for area fifth grade students in honor of Arbor Day.
Poems should be nature-inspired and no more that 20 lines long. They must be submitted by Friday, April 30, to www.poet.com/poetry or entry forms are available at POET, 1542 South 200 West, Portland.
For more information, call Jo Peters at (260) 726-7154 or e-mail [email protected].
Alumni banquet
Madison High School will have an Alumni Banquet on Saturday, May 8, at Bearcreek Farms, Bryant.
Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. For more information, call Kay LeMaster at (260) 729-5152.
Earns scholarship
Michelle Dirksen, Bryant, has been awarded a $1,500 scholarship from Dairy Farmers of America, Inc., a national milk marketing cooperative.
Dirksen is a fresman at Purdue University and is majoring in agricultural economics.
She is a member of the Purdue Dairy Club and hopes to work in nutrition sales, helping provide dairy farmers with efficient and profitable feed.[[In-content Ad]]
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