http://wwno.org en http://wwno.org/post/southern-rep-theater-closes-season-shirley-valentine <p>New Orleans&nbsp;veteran actor Ricky Graham takes&nbsp;on a one woman comedy as Southern Rep Theater presents&nbsp;Willy Russell&#39;s&nbsp;one character play&nbsp;-&nbsp;<em>Shirley&nbsp;Valentine</em>.&nbsp; We go <em>Inside the Arts </em>as Graham&nbsp;morphs into&nbsp;a middle aged housewife who is stuck in a rut and wants to live again.</p><p>Performances run thru May 27th&nbsp;at the Contemporary Arts Center,&nbsp;900 Camp Street.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> Thu, 17 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000 Diane Mack 11140 at http://wwno.org http://wwno.org/post/pecan-cracker <p class="legacy-audio-url"> <div class="audio-container"> <div id="jp-interface-51c1852ee596f" class="jp-interface"> <div id="post-audio-51c1852ee596f" class="jp-player" jp-instance="51c1852ee596f"></div> <div class="jp-controls column"> <div class="jp-progress"> <div class="jp-seek-bar"> <div class="jp-play-bar"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="playpause column"> <a href="http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wwno/local-wwno-997852.mp3" class="jp-play">Listen</a> <a class="jp-pause"></a> </div> <div class="jp-time-holder column"> <div class="jp-custom-current-time"></div> <div class="jp-custom-duration"></div> </div> <div id="slider"></div> </div> </div><!-- container --> </p> <p>A traditional holiday classic—Tchaikovsky's <i>Nutcracker Ballet</i>—gets a Southern tweak in <i>The Pecan Cracker</i>, directed by Ricky Graham. Final performances at Southern Rep Theater tonight and Friday, 7:30 p.m.</p> Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:58:38 +0000 Diane Mack 3481 at http://wwno.org