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Dinner Theatre Tickets Now on Sale

February 22, 2018 by Daniel Mullins Leave a Comment

Tickets for our 2018 dinner theatre “You Have the Right to Remain Dead” are now on sale! Enjoy a night of great food and excellent entertainment April 13 & 14! We’re proud to announce that we will be partnering with Sweet Pea’s Table restaurant!

Imagine- you’ve just settled down in a theatre to solve an audience-participation murder mystery. The narrator comes out and gives you a few “ins and outs” on what to look for in the play. The show starts and you meet Fat Daddy, a rich but vindictive southern gentleman with an equally conniving and scheming family. So you know who’s going to die, right? But who will the murderer be? Will it be Sweet Mama, Daddy’s pandering wife; Hyacinth, the daughter who’s always cleaning the family firearms; Earl the worm, or his overly amorous wife, Savannah; or Clete, the sullen handyman who, for some reason, is in the will? Then Fat Daddy is discovered, dead as a hammer. Except the corpse isn’t Daddy’s – it’s the narrator’s! The director comes on stage and the police arrive. Now you have to figure out which of the actors murdered the narrator. And not only are you questioning the cast, but they are questioning you! Yes, you are a suspect as well! This frantic mystery-comedy will have audiences guessing until the last clue is dropped and the last ham overacts.

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Kudzu Playhouse Announces 2018 Summer Camps!

February 5, 2018 by Joi Taylor Leave a Comment

This summer, we’re proud to host a variety of fun-filled camps for all ages and budgets!  All camps and performances are held at the Hernando Performing Arts Center, 805 Dilworth Lane, Hernando, MS 38632 (on the Hernando High School campus). 

Learn more about all of our 2018 Summer Camps here.

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Kudzu Playhouse Wins Big at 15th Annual Alliance Awards

February 3, 2018 by Daniel Mullins Leave a Comment

The stars were out on the evening of Friday, February 2, 2018 at the Landers Center in Southaven, MS for the 15th Annual Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance Awards. More commonly known as “The Allies” the awards ceremony recognizes excellence in the theatrical arts among North Mississippi’s high school and community theaters. Kudzu Playhouse 2017 Allie Awards included honors for Mary Poppins, School of Rock and Romeo & Juliet.

With 10 high schools and 4 community theaters, The Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance is one of the largest organizations of its kind in the region. Kudzu Playhouse is proud to have won 15 out of 34 categories in the community division, the most prestigious being “Best Overall Production” for Mary Poppins. 

Here is a list of Mary Poppins wins:

Best Overall Production
Best Musical
Best Cast
Best Director of a MusicalKeith Salter
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a MusicalRussell Lehman
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a MusicalDesiree Albonetti
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a MusicalJustin Bixler
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a MusicalLauren Suddoth
Best Performance by a Male DancerRussell Lehman
Best ChoreographyRussell Lehman
Best Special EffectsRussell Lehman
Best SoundRicky Smith
Best Vocal DirectionPatti House

Other wins for Kudzu were:

Best Lobby Design – Dawn Sheppard – School of Rock

 

 

 

Best Performance by a Young Actress (13-17) – Mikayla House – Romeo & Juliet.

 

 

Kudzu Playhouse is thrilled to have been able to bring such high-quality productions to the stage in 2017.

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Allie Awards 2017 Nominations

January 24, 2018 by Daniel Mullins Leave a Comment

The 2017 Allie Awards Nominations have been announced. The Northwest Mississippi Theatre Alliance announced the nominations for its annual awards banquet to be held on Friday, February 2, 2018 at the Landers Center in Southaven, MS. Kudzu Playhouse is proud to recognize all of the nominees from our productions in 2017. For the full list of nominees, check the Northwest MS Theatre Alliance Facebook page.

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Mary Poppins

Nominations for Mary Poppins: Best Musical, Best Cast. Individual nominations (nominations in red denote the winner for that category):

Best Director of a MusicalKeith Salter
Best Performance By a Leading Actor in a MusicalRussell Lehman
Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a MusicalDesiree Albonetti
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a MusicalJustin Bixler
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a MusicalLauren Suddoth
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a MusicalBrianna Patton
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a MusicalMissy Handwerker
Best Performance By a Young Actor (13-17)Ethan Benson
Best Performance By a Young Actress (13-17)Karris Chambliss
Best Performance By a Young Actor (12 & Under)Peyton Gillis
Best Performance By a Male DancerRussell Lehman
Best ChoreographyRussell Lehman
Best SetRussell Lehman
Best CostumingJoi Taylor / Susan Zeringue
Best Special EffectsRussell Lehman
Best SoundRicky Smith
Best LightingDaniel Ford / James Taylor
Best Vocal DirectionPatti House
Best Hair & Make-UpBuddy Hart / Rence Phillips
Best Lobby DesignTobie Pillstrom

Romeo and Juliet

Best Performance By a Leading Actress in a PlayMikayla House
Best Performance By a Featured Actor in a PlayJoe Ranager
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a PlayKelly Stevenson
Best Performance By a Featured Actress in a PlayCharisse Norment
Best Performance by A young Actress (13-17)Mikayla House
Best Cameo Performance By an ActorLyric Brock

School of Rock

Best Performance By a Young Actor (13-17)Riley Young
Best Performance By a Young Actress (13-17)Cate Amis
Best Performance By a Young Actress (13-17)Alyssa Sheppard
Best Performance By a Young Actor (12 & Under)Jackson West
Best Performance By a Young Actress (12 & Under)Shelby Smith
Best SetDaphne Cox
Best Orchestral DirectionAndrew Wasylina
Best Lobby DesignDawn Sheppard

 

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Book your educational group for a matinee of “1984”

January 5, 2018 by Daniel Mullins Leave a Comment

1984 presented by Kudzu PlayhouseKudzu Playhouse is proud to announce four matinee performances of George Orwell’s “1984”!

Winston Smith, living under the totalitarian rule of the Party, has the idea of writing a diary. It is a crime punishable by death and there is no way of knowing if he is being watched. He imagines two futures—in one, a future readership in a free society think of him as a hero; in the other he is caught, executed and forgotten. Perhaps both things are true. That day, during the obligatory “Two Minutes Hate,” he wondered who else might be harbouring thoughts of rebellion, and who may be working for the Thought Police. Winston starts the diary. He writes the year, so far as he knows it: 1984. This multi-award winning adaptation of George Orwell’s ultimate dystopian novel continues to resonate throughout the world.

Available dates/times for your school or educational group to see “1984”:

January 13, 20188:45 a.m.
January 13, 201810:30 a.m.
January 15, 20188:45 a.m.
January 15, 201810:30 a.m.

To request your reservations, fill out our request form here!

Kudzu Playhouse is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring performing arts to the community by showcasing talented actors and actresses of all ages in an open and encouraging environment, while also nurturing and developing young future performers, regardless of gender, race or socioeconomic background.

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