Neanderthal Acting Company Presents Picasso At The Lapin Agile June 6-7, 1-14 In Richmond

May 25, 2009 - PRLog -- Neanderthal Acting Co., a non-profit acting troupe dedicated to providing relevant, innovative and quality entertainment throughout southeastern Michigan, today announced the group will open its second season with the production of Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

Performances will be held at 8 p.m., Friday, June 5 and June 12; and 8 p.m., Saturday, June 6 and June 13; and 7 p.m., Sunday, June 7 and June 14.  All performances will be held at the Richmond Community Theatre, 69619 Parker Street in Richmond. Tickets are available at the door for $15 and can be reserved in advance by emailing tickets@neanderthalactingco.com.

Under artistic director Bill Beaudry and producing director Kitty Beaudry,
this long running Off-Broadway Steve Martin’s absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904, just before the renowned scientist transformed physics with his theory of relativity and the celebrated painter set the art world afire with cubism.

Bystanders, including Picasso' agent, the bartender and his mistress, Picasso's date, an elderly philosopher and Charles Dabernow Schmendimen, an idiot inventor, introduce additional flourishes of humor. The final surprise patron to join the merriment at the Lapin Agile is a charismatic dark haired singer time warped in from a later era.

This is the second production for the recently established Neanderthal Acting Co.  Founded in October 2007 by Shelby Twp. residents Bill and Kitty Beaudry. Supported by a board of directors, the non-profit acting troupe seeks to make the arts more accessible to all walks of life throughout southeast Michigan while giving back to the communities in which they perform.  

With more than 30 years of experience in theater, Bill has directed at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago and taught acting at The Hangar Theatre in Ithaca New York as part summer educational acting programs. A passion for regional theater, he has also directed productions for Macomb Community College, the Richmond Theater Company, Trumbull Theater and Grosse Pointe Theater.  Kitty is a past Vice President with Richmond Community Theater. She has extensive experience behind-the-scenes experience, including theater tech work, fundraising and production promotions. She has also been involved in Grosse Pointe Theater.

The husband and wife team are remembered for their founding New Baltimore’s Llama Production Company in the 1990s. Llama was an experimental acting group formed to train actors during a single summer that evolved into a five-year commitment to producing the works of local playwrights.

The cast of Picasso at the Lapin Agile includes (character, actor/actress, city of residence):

GASTON ………………..RON WANDEL-------ARMADA

FREDDY …………………KEVIN LAVERTY-----STERLING HTS.

EINSTIEN ……………….PAL MOLNAR---------ST. CLAIR SHORES

GERMAINE ……………..MEGAN BROOKS APPLEGATE-----PORT HURON

SUZANNE ……………….. MARIA SCIORTINO-------HARRISON TWP.

SAGOT …………………..ANDREW LARK-------ST.CLAIR SHORES

PABLO PICASSO ……….SCOTT JOSEPH------ROYAL OAK

SCHMENDIMAN ………..BRYAN BRAW----FAIR HAVEN

THE COUNTESS…………CASI WALGENBACH----RICHMOND

A FEMALE ADMIRER….. CASI WALGENBACH----RICHMOND

A VISITOR ………………PAUL GAINES----------STERLING HTS

Please note: This production includes some adult language and situations. Parents cautioned.

Further information on Picasso at the Lapin Agile and the Neanderthal Company can be obtained by visiting www.neanderthalactingco.com or emailing pr@neanderthalactingco.com.

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Founded in 2007, Shelby Twp.Mich,-based Neanderthal Acting Company Neanderthal is a regional non-profit theater company dedicated to educating, enriching and encouraging the community of southeast Michigan through the arts.