Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1986-11-30

Duration: 00:43:16

Subjects: French language | Theater | Le Theatre 'Cadien

Contributors:

• Stelly, Stuart Writer
• Guidry, Richard Performer
• Broussard, Earlene Performer
• Frederick, Rod Performer
• Fowler, Ken Producer

This episode of the series “En Francais” from November 30, 1986, features a performance of the play “Grosbecs” by “Le Theatre ‘Cadien” in Lafayette. The play features a boastful poacher, Pee Wee LeBlanc, and his near brushes with the law that threaten his marriage and make for a bizarre relationship with the local game warden. Le Theatre Cadien is a local theater group in Lafayette, Louisiana, that produces and performs plays in the Cajun French dialect.