Reginald Hayes Presents...
We're contracted to mention him five times.
Who needs Roger Ebert when you got Reginald Hayes. His friends call him Reg. He asked us to mention that. Anyway, Reginald will be going above and beyond the traditional movie picks to bring you back to the golden age of "great movies". You can find what movie is playing by calling that fandango number, but when it comes to great movies well, let us be frank, Reg is the man. How about "Lassiter", "The Blood of Heroes", "Six-String Samurai", or "Man of the West"? Oh, what? You haven't seen them? Well, keep watching here for Reginald Hayes Presents "Classic Flix Picks".
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A Streetcar Named Desire....
Starring Vivian Leigh & Marlon Brando.
A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1951 film adaptation of the 1947 play of the same name by Tennessee Williams, who also wrote the screenplay with Oscar Saul. The film, a romantic drama, was directed by Elia Kazan, who had also directed the original stage production, and stars Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden; all but Leigh were chosen from the Broadway cast of the play, while Leigh had starred in the London West End production. It was produced by talent agent and lawyer Charles K. Feldman, and released by Warner Bros. The film had many revisions to remove references to homosexuality, among other things. A Streetcar Named Desire was the first film to win three out of four acting categories at the Academy Awards; Best Actress for Leigh, Best Supporting Actor for Malden, and Best Supporting Actress for Hunter. Brando's performance as Stanley Kowalski, while nominated, even being the favorite and one of the most powerful and influential performances of all time, did not win the Oscar. The film was also the first to win both Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. Reg Says This One Is A Must!! |
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Pyramid Players - Celebrating 36 Years
On behalf of the PYRAMID PLAYERS, we would like to welcome you to our third decade! Try to remember or imagine a close friend and what they looked like 30 years ago. (Remember, if they are college-age or younger, they hadn't even been born!) That's to let you see how many years we've been doing what we do. When we graduated from Benton High School (Benton, Illinois) in the mid 70's, there were NO community theatre groups in Southern Illinois. If you wanted to see a Broadway show, you had 3 choices: 1) go to New York, 2) go to St. Louis,3) go to SIU. So, we decided then and there, that we would return to Southern Illinois after college and create an opportunity for those students and adults interested in theatre, and especially musical theatre to be able to perform in quality productions. Since that time, we have gotten married, had children and, during our summers, produced nearly 60 Broadway shows. Our name and reputation has continued to grow. After nearly two decades, when people in Southern Illinois see the name PYRAMID PLAYERS, many of them associate it with theatre.
We hope our audiences have enjoyed coming to see our shows throughout the years as much as we have enjoyed presenting them. We have tried to present a variety of shows - something for everyone. Maybe you may remember attending or performing in one of our past shows. Many of our young proteges have gone on to major in the performing arts in college and then to pursue careers in the field. This is the highest compliment we could ever ask for. Thanks again for visiting our web site or having attended one of our productions. We hope you'll tell your friends about us and encourage them to drop in for our exciting 36th season!
Sincerely,
Allan Kimball & Brian Summers
Co-Founders
We hope our audiences have enjoyed coming to see our shows throughout the years as much as we have enjoyed presenting them. We have tried to present a variety of shows - something for everyone. Maybe you may remember attending or performing in one of our past shows. Many of our young proteges have gone on to major in the performing arts in college and then to pursue careers in the field. This is the highest compliment we could ever ask for. Thanks again for visiting our web site or having attended one of our productions. We hope you'll tell your friends about us and encourage them to drop in for our exciting 36th season!
Sincerely,
Allan Kimball & Brian Summers
Co-Founders