Bat Boy Picture of the Day

More yummy cake, this time for our Bat Boy graduates: AD Adel Comeaux, Erik Schneider (Edgar), and Krista Corbello (Ruthie).  Congratulations!

The candles are for Lobby Bat Annette, who turned nine this week!

Bat Boy Picture of the Day catch-up post

Sorry about the lapse in picture posting!  AD Adel Comeaux has not been slacking on the pictures, however, so here's the recap:

Bat Boy at the Disco

"Mom, why is he screaming at the chicken?" Erik gets in character with Chanticleer the Mascot Rooster.

In honor of our new rehearsal space: Behold, Baloo and Chanticleer!

Bat Boy Picture of the Day

Phillip Smith, one of our Bat Boys, gives us some Weekly World News nostalgia.

Bat Boy Picture of the Day

Cast members Cody Daigle (Dr. Parker) and Rachel Silliman-Smith (Daisy) both had birthdays during the week, came to rehearsal and worked hard on their birthdays.  So we got them a cake.

An Introduction to Bat Boy

On Wednesday, May 26th, we'll be hosting a lecture on the historical and literary heritage of Bat Boy.  We've been lucky enough to get two great speakers: Mr. Walter Brown, our production's supervising director and president of Acting Unlimited, Inc., and Dr. Julia Frederick, professor of history and director of the UL Lafayette Honors Program.  We'll be kicking things off at two, and after the speakers have finished presenting we'll have some music from the show.

Get educated with Bat Boy!

First rehearsal

The first rehearsal went fantastically!  Photos are courtesy of assistant director Adel Comeaux.

Project director Ruth Diaz and her bat boys, Phillip Smith (l) and Erik Schneider, prepare the bat fangs.

Five minutes is a long time when you're waiting for adhesive to dry...in your mouth.

Musical director Jason Pennington leads the cast through the ensemble numbers for the first time.

I think the heavenly light means the basses got it!

Cast appearances coming! With a little help from their friends!

Stay tuned for upcoming an upcoming event at the South Regional Branch of the Lafayette Parish Library.

Pictures of the the first read-through

Community Support!

The production team would like to thank Farmers-Merchants Bank for its generous donation in support of AUI and this project!  Bat Boy has received much support from the community; this is just the latest example.  Thanks again, Farmers-Merchants Bank!

First read-through!

The cast and production team held the first read-through last week--it was amazing!  The energy level and the evident commitment to the show were astonishing.  Everyone is waiting for rehearsals to start and the real work to begin.

Pictures coming soon!