"Where else can you find a better venue than Deutsches Haus?
So says The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation's founder and executive director Stephen James, Producer and Director of the Annual New Orleans and Region Benefit Production of "It's a Wonderful Life" since 2009.
This the SIXTH year of the production and the third on the stage at Deutsches Haus, which moved to its current temporary location (a former VA social club) after it was pushed out of its traditional-style home on Galvez Street to make way for hospital development on the site. The Haus, as it is popularly called, currently has plans to move back into New Orleans with a proposed site near Bayou St. John.
And, contrary to its name, the venue is not all about German music, beer, and lederhosen. Of course, its foundation and origins are with the culture of Germany - the organization hosts the annual Oktoberfest among a plethora of other cultural activities - but The Haus is also the venue of both amateur and professional theater, monthly quiz nights, and, of course, screenings of Saints football..!
SO, where IS this wonderful venue?
The address:
1023 Ridgewood Drive, Metairie, LA 70001
IT'S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK... Just take a short, two-mile drive along Airline Drive from I-10 at Carrolton/Tulane and, even BEFORE you get to Causeway Blvd., turn right into Ridgewood Drive next to the Hurwitz Mintz showroom ,and it is just 100 yards up the street on the right hand side (see map below).
See you at the show! Dont forget: Saturday December 6th, 2014, 7:00pm. Doors open 6:00pm. - Bar and food available for purchase!
TO ALL DEUTSCHES HAUS MEMBERS
For this year's production, 2014,
100% OF PROCEEDS from all tickets sold TO DEUTSCHES HAUS MEMBERS will go to the fund for the NEW Deutsches Haus.
Deutsches Haus Members' show tickets are
ONLY $10 and will be available from Deutsches Haus.
The NOLA Voice Talent Foundation is delighted to support Deutsches Haus in the development of their new Venue.
Deutsches Hause is close to the city, holds an audience of up to around 300 people, and has a large stage - perfect for theatrical performances such as the annual New Orleans and Region Benefit of "It's a Wonderful Life". Photo: Dawn DePaula
The bar in the main showroom of the modern temporary Metairie location of Deutsches Haus. Photo: DeutschesHaus.org
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William & Wynonia Lazaro Metairie, LA
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TBA
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The Muralles family, New Orleans
Dunkin' Donuts, New Orleans
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LEVEL FIVE: Violet Bick services and donors
H&H Printing, Metairie; Deutsches Haus, Metairie; Elmwood Fitness Center, Metairie; WGSO-990am New Orleans; Mark Fowler, New Orleans
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