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Welcome! This year the Anthony Bean Community Theater and Acting School celebrates15 years of excellence in the performing arts.

The Anthony Bean Community Theater (ABCT) was established in Spring 2000 to meet the growing demands of New Orleans area residents seeking a quality, culturally diverse, performing arts venue. The theater also met the needs of individuals seeking to learn the art of acting, set design and theatre management. In recent years, ABCT has become a vehicle to enter New Orleans' booming "Hollywood South" film industry.

ABCT is unique in that it is not only a major theater production company, but a year-round, open enrollment acting school serving both adults and children with an eclectic group of courses designed to meet the basic needs of individuals seeking careers in stage and screen acting, set design and theatre management.

ABCT believes that the arts have the power to transform people's lives. Our Mission is simple: "to inspire those we serve through the magic of the arts." The Hallmark of ABCT and that which separates us from "all the rest" is - diversity. ABCT proudly presents the most diverse theater schedule in the New Orleans area. Our programing fare includes, the classics; Shakespeare, August Wilson and Tennessee Williams as well as popular drama (Reflections and Misery), comedy (Jar the Floor, Steal Away), and musicals (The Color Purple, Simply Irma and The Phyllis Hyman Story). Most importantly, ABCT mounts original plays such as I'd Rather Be Rich and Say Amen, and showcases our talented kids in perennial favorites: Cats, The Wiz, High School Musical and 504.

The goal of the ABCT Acting School is to provide an intense, high quality learning and performing opportunity in an atmosphere where young people are encouraged to set goals, take risks and view mistakes as an avenue for learning. ABCT opens students up to the greatness that lies within them and creates an awareness that the Arts are a constructive vehicle of personal expression.

Anthony Bean Community Theater boasts a full professional portfolio including video DVD Productions and an ABCT clothing line. In addition to children and adult acting classes, ABCT offers a youth theater, an after-school program, and the Anthony Bean Community Theater City Choir. During the summer months, working in conjunction with the New Orleans Recreation Department Commission - ABCT also operates a summer day camp.

We at ABCT wish to express our sincere gratitude for your ongoing support over the past 15 years and we urge you to purchase your PASS for the upcoming season. Thank you for your ongoing support. We look forward to seeing you at our next production.

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New Orleans, LA. July 5, 2010The Anthony Bean Community Theater/NORD Summer Youth Program presents The Wiz, a musical adaptation of L. Frank Baums beloved classic, The Wizard of Oz. Directed by Anthony Bean. Choreographed by Griffin Collins and Musical Direction by Jeremy Pierre.

The Wiz is based on "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, and is one of Broadway's most popular contemporary musicals. This super soul version is a multi-cultural journey that follows the well-known and beloved story of courage, brains, heart, and home. The Wiz originally opened on Broadway in January of 1975 and ran four years. It won 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and Best Score. The movie of The Wiz starred Diana Ross and featured the late Michael Jackson. The movie was nominated for 4 Academy Awards.

Over 50 youngsters ages 8-18 from ABCT/NORD Summer Acting Program appear. Playing the good witch, Glinda, is Irma Thomas, the Grammy Award-winning soul and rhythm and blues singer from New Orleans.

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