Carol Sutton News

Tonight's Le Petit Lagniappe performance of Love, Loss and What I Wore is sold out. Tickets are available for performances this Saturday and Sunday as well as next weekend's shows. Tickets may be purchased online at www.lepetittheatre.com , at the theatre's box office or by calling 504-522-2081. Scroll down for a first look at the cast in action!

It is common to associate the most poignant and meaningful events in our lives with what clothes we were wearing at the time--a dress that fit just right or a shirt that seemed to bring good luck. Theatre-goers will be reminded of and entertained by this fashion phenomenon when Le Petit Theatre presents Nora and Delia Ephron's LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, opening tonight, July 19 at 8 p.m.

Le Petit Theatre is about to begin a new chapter in its storied history with completion of a magnificent renovation.

It is common to associate the most poignant and meaningful events in our lives with what clothes we were wearing at the time--a dress that fit just right or a shirt that seemed to bring good luck. Theatre-goers will be reminded of and entertained by this fashion phenomenon when Le Petit Theatre presents Nora and Delia Ephron's LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE, opening Friday, July 19 at 8 p.m.

New Orleans native and Tony Award winner Mary Louise Wilson has joined the cast of Love, Loss and What I Wore at Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre opening July 19.

Southern Rep Theatre continues its 26th Season Mainstage Series with the World Premiere of MOLD by John Biguenet at The Contemporary Arts Center directed by Mark Routhier starring Trey Burvant, Kerry Cahill, Randy Maggiore, and Carol Sutton. In MOLD, John Biguenet, Louisiana Writer of the Year 2012, completes his award-winning Rising Water Trilogy including RISING WATER and SHOTGUN about the flooding of New Orleans and its aftermath. Set the summer after the levee collapse MOLD depicts a young husband forced to choose between his wife and the city he loves. The production runs between tonight, March 20 and April 14.

Southern Rep Theatre continues its 26th Season Mainstage Series with the World Premiere of MOLD by John Biguenet at The Contemporary Arts Center directed by Mark Routhier starring Trey Burvant, Kerry Cahill, Randy Maggiore, and Carol Sutton. In MOLD, John Biguenet, Louisiana Writer of the Year 2012, completes his award-winning Rising Water Trilogy including RISING WATER and SHOTGUN about the flooding of New Orleans and its aftermath. Set the summer after the levee collapse MOLD depicts a young husband forced to choose between his wife and the city he loves. The production runs between March 20 and April 14.

Due to the Saints playoff game Southern Rep has released a revised schedule for Bacchanal.

Southern Rep has announced the line-up for our 2011-2012 Season Annual NEW PLAY BACCHANAL, January 4 - 7, a non-stop, jam-packed feast of workshops, readings, and one-of-a-kind events that all celebrate world premiere new plays! Featuring the workshop and readings of this year's winner and finalists of the Southern Rep Ruby Prize, named in honor of civil rights veteran Ruby Bridges.

Southern Rep has announced the line-up for our 2011-2012 Season Annual NEW PLAY BACCHANAL, January 4 - 7, a non-stop, jam-packed feast of workshops, readings, and one-of-a-kind events that all celebrate world premiere new plays! Featuring the workshop and readings of this year's winner and finalists of the Southern Rep Ruby Prize, named in honor of civil rights veteran Ruby Bridges.

Southern Rep and WWNO are thrilled to announce the World Premiere Broadcast of NEW ORLEANS NOIR on Sunday, December 11th at 9pm on WWNO 89.9FM or online at wwno.org. This hour of radio theatre, commissioned by Southern Rep and WWNO and recorded live at Southern Rep last December, consists of two radio plays by local writers Greg Herren (fiction writer of the Chanse MacLeod Mysteries and the Scotty Bradley Mystery Series) and Julie Smith (fiction writer of New Orleans Noir short stories).

THE HELP is coming to DVD and Blu-Ray on December 6, 2011. The historical drama is directed by Tate Taylor and written by Taylor and Kathryn Stockett. The cast includes Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ahna O'Reilly, Allison Janney, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Jessica Chastain and Viola Davis.

As Louisiana approaches its 200th anniversary of statehood, LOUSIANA LADIES launches a new series of events by Southern Rep, celebrating the people who have made our region famous for speaking its mind and making great art.

Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf South, V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, in partnership with Ashé Cultural Arts Center, will present a special performance of Swimming Upstream at the Alley Theatre, a stunning piece of theatre telling stories of the storm and those who survived.

Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf South, V-Day, the global activist movement to end violence against women and girls, in partnership with Ashé Cultural Arts Center, will present a special performance of Swimming Upstream at the Alley Theatre, a stunning piece of theatre telling stories of the storm and those who survived.