Songs for a New World in LakeCharles, LA for Two More Performanes!

A woman walks along a balcony and sing and almost screams to Murray about the things that he never buys her. She lets him know she knows about the other women and al the things that he says claiming that she is embarrassing. She threatens to jump from the balcony. When the song ends, we don't whether she jumped or not. All we know is that it stopped at a point where she could've made either decision to jump or to walk back into the building. Lara Conally sings this song and gives a edge-of-your seat performance.

There isn't a name to the character that Connally plays because none of the roles in the play are actually one character. This play lies somewhere between a musical and a song cycle. However, it is really an abstract musical that is kept connected because all of the songs in it have the theme of making a choice. Songs for a New World is written by Jason Robert Brown

Other actors in are Tyler Brumback, Peyton Stanford, MaryKate Core, Amy Phillips, and Heather Foreman. This performance is directed by Renee Luedders, the music is directed by Garry Leonberger, and the band is directed by Hasmig Aroian. The technical director is Michelle Brunson and the stage manager is Luke Connally.

The talent to watch for in this play is definitely Tyler Brumback and with a little bit more experience and education, Peyton Stanford.

Others that helped or are helping with rehearsal, technical aspects, and design are Tony James Isaiah Windsor, Brent Lensing,Keegan Crawford, Tyler Young, Jacob Miller, Madelyn Wright, Hannah Jolivette, Rebecca Harris, Leroy Tademy, Himshree Neupane, Jennifer Tolbert, and Sean Hinchee.

You can see the performance of this play two more times.

Saturday, January 12 at 7:30pm
Sunday, January 13 at 2pm


The play is being performed at Tritico Theatre in the Shearman Fine Arts Annex at McNeese State University. The main address of the university is 4205 Ryan St, Lake Charles, LA 70605. Tritico Theatre is located across from Raising Cane's on Ryan St. and Walgreens on Ryan St. and E. Sale St.