Theatre Lawrence stages The Little Mermaid at Theatre Lawrence
Executive director Mary Doveton explains that the Disney inspired production relies on Theatre Lawrence designers for backdrops costumes and tech. The Little Mermaid opens tonight and runs through December 20 with aquatic lighting aerial dancing and sea witch tentacles created by the cast and crew from the script and imagination.
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Disneyinspired Little Mermaid at Theatre Lawrence enchants families
Theatre Lawrence presents The Little Mermaid with Cirque style rope work, glittering costumes led by Jane Pennington, and Ursula the sea witch. Ariel’s journey to find home adds agency and warmth for holiday audiences, while puppets and foam tentacles highlight inventive production craft by James Diemer and volunteers.
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Menorah lighted in Lawrence for Hanukkah celebration
Lawrence hosts a public Hanukkah event at 5 p.m. Sunday outside the Lawrence Arts Center as a 9-foot glow menorah lights for hundreds of onlookers. Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel says the celebration reflects Lawrence’s diverse, multicultural community amid recent world and national violence. The giant menorah will tour Lawrence and beyond start Monday, visiting the Kansas Union and the Statehouse before Thursday’s final locations.
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