Pirates of Penzance - This Weekend - NHS

Received a note and was asked to alert readers that the Nazareth Area HS Theatre Troupe's performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Pirates of Penzance" opened last week and there is one more weekend of shows.

According the note (some editing for space):

Opening weekend was a big success. The buzz around town is that it is one of the best shows ever done at the high school, and the cast, orchestra and crew have worked very hard to make it a great show.

This is the final weekend to see "Pirates". Performances are Friday and Saturday, April 24th and 25th at 7:30 PM, and Sunday, April 26th at 2:00 PM. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students.

Also, there is a dinner theater on Saturday the 25th which starts at 6:00 PM followed by the show. Tickets for the dinner theater are $35.

To reserve tickets call: 610-746-9002.

Godspell at Insomniak Theatre

The Morning Call's Go Guide listed that Insomniak Theatre on Main Street will be performing Godspell. Information according to the paper on the show:

Godspell: Musical adaptation of the Gospel according to St. Matthew. 8 p.m. Through Sat. $15; $12, students, seniors on Thursday; $18; $15, students, seniors, Fri., Sat. Insomniak Theatre Company, 60 S. Main St., Nazareth. 610-759-7000.

Insomniak to Present Metamorhoses

The Morning Call had listed a call for auditions for Insomniak Theatre's upcoming production of Metamorhoses (read the article here), however, I couldn't tell when the call was based on the info (it was in Sunday's paper and listed tryouts with call back Monday), so this may be dated, but at the least can make people aware that the show will run in July 16-18.

Info: Director Matt Meckes at 610-762-7267, or assistant director, Dave Serfass at 610-217-6923.

Biloxi Blues on Main Street

The Morning Call has a review of Insomniak Theatre's Biloxi Blues being presented at its new home on South Main Street in the former Nazareth News Agency Building (read it here).

The overall review was very good.

The cast in this production is comprised mostly of high school students.

One minor correction to the review is that the Troupe is not one year old, they have been together for many years, but have only recently found a permanent home.

The Insomniak Theatre web site is here: http://www.insomniaktheatreco.com/

More on Insomniak Theatre

The Express-Times today has an article about Insomniak Theatre's move into the Nazareth News Agency on South Main Street (read it here).

Insomniak Theatre at Nazareth News Agency

Nazareth blogger, Bernie O'Hare reports on his site, Lehigh Valley Ramblings (read it here), that the Insomniak Theatre Company will be calling the Nazareth News Agency its new home.

Bernie also addresses the fallout between Insomniak and the Nazareth Downtown Association, and as an individual who was personally involved at the time, I'm not going to at this point in time. It would only be one more side to a many sided story that at least for Insomniak seems to have worked out in the best interest of the group and the community.

I look forward to seeing what the group can bring to the community at its new location in the near future.

Best wishes to everyone involved in the troupe and future productions.

ET's Five Questions Features Insomniak Theatre

The Express-Times' Five Questions segment recently featured Nazareth's Erik Honsel regarding the Insomniak Theatre Company (read/listen to it here).

The Nazareth based troupe recently performed "Assasins" at the Lehigh Valley Charter School for the Performing Arts.