Miss Nelson is Missing kicked off the fall season at Sacred Heart School for the Arts. Third-fifth graders from the Louisville community put on a great show! We are very excited for our upcoming performances, including Hadestown, Frankie Builds Androids, Anastasia and The Nutcracker. Sacred Heart Academy students will also be presenting a black-box evening of one-act plays at Angela Hall's recital hall. Purchase tickets at https://cur8.com/projects/SacredHeartSchools
Photos: Sarah Ivins SHA '17
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This intriguing and beautiful folk opera delivers a deeply resonant and definitely hopeful theatrical experience. Following two intertwining love stories – that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of immortal King Hades and lady Persephone – Hadestown invites audiences on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Inspired by traditions of classic American folk music and vintage New Orleans jazz, Mitchell’s beguiling sung-through musical pits industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love.
Performances: October 23-25 @ 7pm; October 29-30 and November 1 @ 7pm
Meet Frankie, a brilliant but socially awkward student who can’t seem to connect with her classmates. When a group project goes awry, Frankie devises an unconventional solution: she replaces all her classmates with android replicas, each programmed to correct their flaws. What follows is a hilarious and unexpected string of events that challenges Frankie’s ideas of belonging and perfection. Featuring a modern synth-pop score, this sci-fi musical comedy explores the ways we build narratives around one another and how a community where everyone is exactly the same is not a community at all.
Performances: November 13th 7pm; Nov. 14th 10am/7pm; Nov. 15th 2pm/7pm
Her past is a mystery. Her future is an adventure.This dazzling show transports its audience from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing con man and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love and family.
Performances: December 4 7pm; December 5, 10am/7pm; December 6, 2pm/7pm
This Ballet is performed by the SHSA Dance Ensemble with dancers from the entire Louisville community. This holiday tradition retells the story of E.T.A. Hoffman’s “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King.” Clara, the Nutcracker Prince, and the Mouse King enter the realm of the Sugar Plum Fairy with all the treats one can enjoy! A twist on the traditional production, SHSA’s Nutcracker performances will feature spectacular Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Bollywood dance numbers, as well as stunning production, sets, and costumes. Your favorite holiday ballet just got even sweeter!
Performances: December 12 10am/7pm; December 13, 2pm/7pm