Art Gallery

By Kevin Lee Associate Editor

The Welsh are coming! The Welsh are coming!

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest

Where: Mobile Theatre Guild (14 N. Lafayette St.)

When: Aug. 21 – 24

When Mobile Theatre Guild ventured to the Monaco World Festival to represent the United States, they crossed paths with a troupe from the Emerald Isles that soon answered an invitation to perform for MTG’s hometown crowds.

The Players Theatre of Wales has won the All-British Finals at the aforementioned festival, a feat they accomplished before a rendition of The Canterbury Tales. The Welsh thespians also received accolades for a previous performance of fellow Welshman Dylan Thomas’ Under Milk Wood.

“After Show Conversations” with the visitors are likely following the local performance.

The international guests begin their Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances at 8 p.m., and the Sunday matinee starts at 2 p.m.

Admission is $17, $14 for seniors and military and $10 for students.

For more info, call 251-433-7513 or go to www.mobiletheatreguild.org.

Overseas triumvirate rule LoDa

Amistad y Arte

and

photographs by Ben Harper

Where: Skinny Gallery, Mobile Arts Council (318 Dauphin St.)

When: Through Aug. 29

Works by a trio of Argentineans-Gonzalez Lopez Davila, Maria Papp and Julio Turrens-living in South Alabama comprise Amistad y Arte. The works bring focus to a subliminal international influence in the Bay area.

Ben Harper not only serves as orchestra stage manager, box office assistant and preludes instructor for Mobile Symphony but also indulges in photography. His visual work with the orchestra has not only earned him praise but a featured spot in the council’s gallery.

The gallery is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and is free.

Patchwork of life in song

Quilters

Where: Theatre 98 (350 Morphy Ave.,

Fairhope)

When: Aug. 22 – 31

Superficially, this musical story revolves a 19th Century pioneer woman and her six daughters using their craftwork as allegory. Each block of the quilts they assemble to stave off the freezing prairie winters comes to symbolize a stage or event in their lives as they weather not only the elements but also the ardors of life.

Musical directors are Ed and Faith Winston and the quilts that sew the story together are the product of Nancy Scott, Sharon Kirstell, Beverly Herron and Maxine Kline.

Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m.while Sunday matinees start at 2:30 p.m.

Admission is $18, $12 for students.

For more details, call 251-928-4366 or go to www.theatre98.org.

Kevin Lee is Lagniappe associate editor. Contact him at klee@lagniappemobile.com.

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