Collection:LPB

Genre: French

Place Covered: Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 1986-11-26

Duration: 00:59:39

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

Contributors:

• LeBlanc, Jane Performer
• Echeverria, Juan Carlos Performer
• Duhon, Connie Performer
• Toups, Marjorie Performer
• Viator, Jim Performer
• Broussard, Earlene Performer
• Savoy, Shirley Performer
• Landreneau, Robert Performer
• LaPointe, Scott Performer
• Babineaux, Latiticia Performer
• Babineaux, Zachary Performer
• Landry, Steven Performer
• Chronister, Jacqueline Performer
• Landry, Richard Performer

This episode of the series “En Francais” from November 26, 1989, features the first part of a presentation of Le Theatre Cadien’s production of “Le Derniere Quilte.” The story centers on the making of a wedding band quilt to celebrate a couple’s spring wedding. The decisions they make and their interaction with their Vermilion Parish neighbors provide an intimate look at post-Depression south Louisiana. Le Theatre Cadien 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.