Pandora Goes Lowbrow with A Bit Of Burlesque with THE NANCE

Pandora Productions will announce the 2017-2018 Season when she continues the 16-17 season with: THE NANCE. Set against the backdrop of the world of burlesque, Chauncey finds something he didn't even know he was looking for only to discover that the safe world he thought he inhabited is beginning to unravel.

In the 1930s, burlesque impresarios welcomed the hilarious comics and musical parodies of vaudeville to their decidedly lowbrow niche. A headliner called "the nance"-usually played by a straight man-was a stereotypically campy homosexual and master of comic double entendre. THE NANCE recreates the naughty, raucous world of burlesque's heyday and tells the backstage story of Chauncey Miles and his fellow performers. At a time when it was easy to play gay and dangerous to be gay, Chauncey's uproarious antics on the stage stand out in marked contrast to his offstage life when he meets someone that could turn out to be special.

THE NANCE is being directed by the company's Artistic Director, Michael J. Drury, and stars: Jason Cooper as Chauncey, Bryce Weibe as Ned, Jeff Ketterman as Efram, with the girls of burlesque: Amanda Kyle Lahti, Mandi Elkins Hutchins and Anna Meade. John Spencer directs the music and Frank Goodloe choreographs. The production will run March 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7:30 p and March 12 and 19 at 5:30 p with the only matinee set for March 18 at 2:00 p. The play will be performed at Pandora's home theatre in the Henry Clay building located at 604 South Third Street, 3rd Floor, Downtown Louisville. Single tickets are available for $20 in advance and $22 day of show for this production and are available online at http://www.PandoraProds.org, or via phone at 502.216.5502.
This production sponsored by MICHAEL TAGGART PHOTOGRAPHY. Single tickets are available for $20 in advance and $22 day of show for this production and are available online at http://www.PandoraProds.org, or via phone at 502.216.5502. Season sponsorship provided by The Kentucky Arts Council, Brown-Forman, Calobrace and Mizuguchi Plastic Surgery & CaloSpa Rejuvenation Center, Kingfish and Leo.

Pandora Productions continues a series of locally written plays on LGBTQ themes with our PlayDates with Pandora Pandora Productions returns for our third and final PlayDate with Pandora during the run of The Nance. This 3 part series will present readings of plays on LGBTQ themes written by local playwrights.

Join us for the this PlayDate as we present Moon in the Water a play commissioned by Pandora and penned by Ben Gierhart. The reading will take place on Monday, March 13th at 7:30 p.m. followed by a talk-back with the cast, the playwright and Pandora's Artistic Director.

Free-spiriTed Maya is the superstar nurse at Bethlehem Retirement Home. A natural storyteller, Maya has a tale for every occasion and usually makes fast friends with the residents... Well, except for newcomer Jackson who may be just as strong-willed as she is. Funny and thought-provoking, The Moon in the Water will explore the vibrant lives of the people we may have forgotten or may have never even gotten a chance to see.

Don't miss this special event, 1 Night Only. No set price, pay-what-you-can at the door. Bar service will be available for this special event.

Pandora Productions was founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1995 and represents the transformational power of theatre. Its mission is to entertain, engage and inspire its audiences, the community, and the greater human communities by presenting bold, cutting-edge theatrical productions that reveal the commonality of all people while investigating the diversity of human nature, particularly the nature of sexual orientation, through artistic expression. Pandora Productions is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization that benefits largely from the generosity of the community. Donations are encouraged and welcomed, in any amount. Please visit http://PandoraProds.org for more information.

Michael J. Drury, Pandora Productions Producing Artistic Director,has worked as a professional actor for 30+ years throughout the Midwest and is no stranger to Louisville area audiences having appeared with Stage One: Louisville's Children's Theatre, Derby Dinner Playhouse, Music Theatre Louisville, CenterStage, Theatre [502] and the Stephen Foster Drama Association, with whom he also toured Japan and was chosen to remake the official cast recording. He has directed numerous productions at Derby Dinner, Louisville Repertory Company, Clarksville Little Theatre and the Shelby County Community Theatre, in addition to adjudicating at theatre festivals including The Kentucky Theatre Association and The Southeastern Theatre Conference.