CenterStage North production of ‘I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!’ starts Friday

I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, CenterStage North, The Art Place-Mountain View

The last CenterStage North production of the spring and summer starts a week-long run on Friday The Art Place-Mountain View (3330 Sandy Plains Road). It’s Joe DiPietro’s “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!” and six performances will take place through next Friday, May 19.

It’s billed as “a witty musical revue that tackles modern love in all its forms: from the perils and pitfalls of the first date to marriage, children, and the twilight years of life.”

The story is told in a series of vignettes and songs, and “traces the overall arc of relationships throughout the course of a life.”

The shows this weekend are at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with a 2 p.m. Sunday matinee, as well as 8 p.m. next Thursday-Saturday, May 17-19.

Tickets are $20 each and can be ordered online.

Check out our calendar listings for more things to do in East this weekend and beyond.

Auditions for CenterStage North’s August production of “On Golden Pond” will take place next week, May 15-16 at The Art Place, and include cold readings from the script (here are some of the available “sides” that will be read.).

Those auditions also will be at The Art Place from 7-9 each night. Here’s more about what they will include, as well as what roles will be filled, what the rehearsals will be like over the summer, and how to get in touch if you’re interested:

Production runs from August 10-18 for two weekends. Rehearsals will be in Marietta and will start the first week of June and most likely will be on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. No rehearsals the week of July 4th. For more information please contact the director, Karen Worrall at karen@worrall.org

Roles available:
Norman, 79, tart-tongued and observant and very direct
Ethel, 69, energetic, sweet and upbeat
Chelsea, late 30’s -early 40’s, pretty, smart and confident, except around Norman
Bill, a dentist and Chelsea’s fiancé, 45, attempts to charm Norman
Billy, a typical 13-year-old with a bit of an attitude who winds up bonding with Norman and Ethel.
Charlie, the postman, 40ish, affable and simple

 

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The Art Place-Mountain View art classes for winter open for registration

The Art Place-Mountain View (3330 Sandy Plains Road) has reopened after the Christmas and New Year’s holiday break, and today opened registration for winter art classes that begin later this month. The Art Place

Classes are divided in to youth (ages 5-18) and adult divisions, with classes beginning as early as Jan. 16.

Classes include pottery, sculpture, raku, drawing, illustration, digital photography, metals and jewelry, mosaics, knitting, painting, felting, drama and more.

There’s a new registration system that’s also kicked into effect starting today, called CivicRec (more info about that here). Participants who’ve been in the previous system for the last two years have had their accounts automatically transferred.

The Cobb PARKS site has general information about programs, but for more information about The Art Place registration, and to sign up online, click here.

 

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The Art Place-Mountain View to hold reception for new photography exhibit

The work of photographer David Batley, a longtime local instructor, is being featured at The Art Place-Mountain View in a new exhibit this month.The Art Place-Mountain View

“Let There Be Light: A Photographic Journey,” will be on exhibit from Aug. 10-31, with an opening reception at 7 p.m. on the opening day.

Batley has taught at The Art Place-Mountain View, The Art Place-Big Shanty in Kennesaw and the Peachtree School of Photography in East Marietta, in addition to other venues in metro Atlanta. He is a longtime member of the Cobb Photographic Society.

Registration is also underway for fall art classes at The Art Place-Mountain View (click here for details). Most begin in late August and a number of them have limited space available.