Murder at Cafe Noir Actors

Feb 05, 2010 09:51 am

Durant Main Street has teamed up with and Roma Italian Restaurant and Durant Community Theatre to bring you “Murder at Café Noir”. Everyone will get lost inside of a Humphrey Bogart Private Investigator style movie as Richard Archer, P.I., looks for a runaway on a forgotten island in the shady local café, Café Noir. 

  Actors (all of Durant) include Lucas Johnson (Richard Archer, P.I.), Marissa Hanson (Sheila Wonderly), Aaron Adair (Thursby/Vangilder/Rigfield), Angela Burleson (Madam Toureau), Aaron Rains (Simon Gutterman), Elena Lewis (Maria Larue), and Daniel Snow (Anthony Cairo).   Aaron Adair, Director of Theatre at SOSU, actually plays three characters. This is nothing new for him as he performed multiple roles at once as part of the Oklahoma Shakespearean Festival’s “A Tuna Christmas” in July 2009. His professional experience as a teacher involves Paris Junior College, Commerce High School, and Greenville High School. He received his master’s degree at Texas A&M Commerce   Durant Community Theater’s Artistic Director Diana Adair received her B.S. at Texas A&M Commerce and graduated from Greenville High School. She has extensive improve experience, and this will come in handy with this murder mystery.   With the suspicious death of the café’s owner only hours before, Rick must solve the murder fast before his quarry ends up in irons. Was it the black marketeer, the French Madam, the voodoo priestess, the former British attorney, or his runaway femme fatale? At times during the show Rick will let the audience decide what he should do next, and the decisions the audience makes will change the course of plot in this comic tribute to the Bogart era.   Tickets are now available for the murder mystery dinner theater that includes a specially prepared Italian meal by Roma’s. Guests arrive at 6:00 p.m. and may mix and mingle until the meal is served at 6:30. Everyone is involved in helping solve the mysteries. The person sitting next to you could be the one who committed the crime.   Guests attending the third annual valentine murder mystery on Monday, February 8, are welcome to come dressed in their finest 1940s attire. Cost for the evening is $65 per person, and tickets should be purchased in advance as seating is limited. Credit cards are accepted, and no reservations can be accepted without payment. For more information, contact the Durant Main Street office at 580-924-155.    

Spotlight Vendors Released

Feb 05, 2010 09:23 am

Durant Main Street will hold their Eleventh Annual Spotlight on Special Occasions on Saturday, February 6, 2010. Lifespan Counseling sponsors this event to be emceed by KTEN’s Sterling Riggs. Organizers feel an outstanding lineup of vendors will be offered.

  Spotlight on Special Occasions will feature local businesses that can help you plan and prepare for your particular experience. Vendors planning to be at the Spotlight will include: Scentsy, A-1 Wedding & Party Rentals, Factory Connection, B&B Custom Cakes, The Plaza, Studio One Photography, Curtis Jewelry, Iron Gate Café, Bliss Boutique, J.J. Mundi, Spring Hill Ranch, Choctaw Casino and Resort, Lifespan Counseling, and Designs by Kristina.   The event will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Center. Vendor booths will be open for viewing and visiting throughout the fair. Displays, handouts, and sample books will be made available to the public. Caterers will be highlighting their specialties in a food section, and additional food will be available for purchase. At 2:00, the grand finale style show of casual, prom and bridal fashions will be held.   Mini-style shows will be held throughout the day. They will include tips on ways to make clothes fit better as well as how to look better. Etiquette, fashion corrections, and relaxation will be addressed along with the style shows. Many attend just to see the current trends in casual wear.   Models appearing at the style show will include: Heather Childs, Barbara Marlow, Maddison Williams, Kylie Sinor (Durant); Mykah Staples, Mandy Owens,Kelsea Butler, Albanie Beck, and Stormy Hise (Antlers); Brittany Hopkins (Silo); Hannah Scott (Sherman); Bailey Barnett (Tom Bean); Meagan Jumper, Montana Anderson (Ada); Chelsea Miller, Bailee Weger, Ginavee Mowles, Brandon Bridges (Colbert), Emily Benefield (Byng). Young Models: Taryn Morris, Rachel Carlile, Tamara Morris (Rattan); Rebecca Southerland, Lexie Young, Madilyn Scott, Olivia Haworth, Payton Al-Khateib, Tristen Boucher, Claire Soltis (Durant); Kaitlyn Browning (Calera); and Jaime Hollingsworth, Taylor Dancer, Kristen Hall, Mattie Fox (Bennington). Donna Dow, Durant Main Street Program Manager, commented, “Our Promotion Committee is looking forward to the show. We want people to come early and stay throughout the event. We are working on a special set for our style shows. This year’s theme Hawaiian. And we will have great door prizes.”   For tickets or more information, you may call 580-924-1550. The tickets can be purchased at 110 N. Second and are only $8 in advance or $10 at the door. A special offer through Friday afternoon allows those bringing friends to obtain 5 for $25. Tickets entitle attendees to a special publication premiered at the event, the opportunity to sample the food presented by the caterers, and chances to win door prizes. Special attractions include being able to visit with the vendors and watching the style shows. The door prizes will be given away every 30 minutes (must be present to win), and will include jewelry, pampering, and more.