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Brandt Blocker Presents is a not-for-profit community theatre organization dedicated to enriching, educating, and entertaining the New Orleans Metropolitan area by providing a superior theatre experience. Additionally, Brandt Blocker Presents charges itself with the responsibility of presenting quality family entertainment while creating opportunities for teens and adults to develop talents in all aspects of theatre arts. The organization's namesake, Brandt Blocker, has been involved in theatre production and education for over twenty years. Most recently, he re-vitalized the children's theatre program at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre by increasing both community involvement and audience attendance by over 115%. A sought after director and musical director, Brandt Blocker is recognized by his colleagues, and the local media, as a leader in producing top-quality, financially successful theatrical productions, all the while promoting the education of hundreds of young adults in theatre production. The staff of Brandt Blocker Presents is comprised of local theatre professionals as well as numerous volunteers and private supporters. Blocker and his creative team have recently collaborated on such successful shows as "Little Shop of Horrors" (winner of 5 Big Easy Entertainment Awards), "Seussical the Musical," "Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein," "A Year With Frog And Toad," and "The All Night Strut". Additionally, Brandt Blocker Presents was named 2004 Theatre Company of the Year at the annual Storer Boone Theatre Awards. Brandt Blocker Presents has made an undeniable impact on the theatre and theatre-going community, nurtured and cultivated many young and new talents, and has increased community theatre awareness and volunteerism substantially.