What do a rock and roll star, the stark reality of Louisiana’s “good old days,” and a mother’s fierce defense of her family have in common? The answer is Carolyn Woosley’s critically acclaimed play, Louisiana Originals.
The famous Duchamp Opera House in downtown St. Martinville hosts Louisiana Originals November 12-14.
Three incredible black women. Three riveting stories. One play of amazing power and intelligence.
Marie Thérèze Coincoin: A fierce and proud freed slave who defends her family and escapes the punishments of the notorious 18th Century French Code Noir to own her own tobacco plantation. Clementine Hunter: the centenarian primitive artist, who grew up on a plantation outside Natchitoches and worked on Melrose Plantation as a field hand and cook. There she took in the day-to-day Louisiana life of ten decades and recorded it in the stark, yet beautiful paintings that have made her world famous. Nellie Lutcher: The Lake Charles native and rock and roll star. She busted down racial barriers and took Hollywood and then the world by storm with hit after hit.
Carolyn Woosley’s critically acclaimed play Louisiana Originals will run Friday and Saturday, November 12 & 13 at 7:30 PM, and on Sunday November 14 at 2:00 PM at The Duchamp Opera House in St. Martinville, Louisiana. Tickets are $15. For reservations call (337) 394-6604 or (337) 515-6479 or go to www.louisianawomenonstage.com.
This is the last performance on tour before "Clementine & Clyde" go to the New Orleans Fringe Festival November 17th to 21st. The plays will be performed at the Ogden Museum, 925 Camp St.
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