Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1984-11-25

Duration: 00:51:59

Subjects: French language | Theater | Le Theatre 'Cadien | Cajun French dialect | Cajun culture

Contributors:

• Petitjean, Lois Performer
• Comeaux, Randy Performer
• Savoy, Shirley Performer
• Faucheaux, Kathi Performer
• Frederick, Rod Performer
• Aucoin, Barney Performer
• DeJean, Tommy Performer
• LaFleur, Amanda Performer

This episode of the series “En Francais” from November 25, 1984, features Le Theatre Cadien’s performance of the play “Le Charivari.” Le Theatre Cadian is a local theater group in Lafayette, Louisiana, that produces and performs plays in the Cajun French dialect. This episode was preserved through a 2018 CLIR Recordings at Risk Grant.