Church of the Open Mind

Cité des Arts will present the comedy Church of the Open Mind by Allyson Currin, on October

19, 20, 26 and 27 th at 7:30PM, and October 21 and 28 th at 2:00 p.m., at Cite' des Arts, 109 Vine

Street, in downtown Lafayette. Tickets are $18.00 (including tax) General Admission and can be

purchased at www.citedesarts.org or by calling 337-291-1122 to make a reservation.

Cassie Tupman is returning to the family’s North Carolina lake house because her new novel, her

first literary venture without her editor and father, Church Tupman, has been savaged by the

critics. She is returning to lick her wounds and beg Church’s forgiveness for attempting this

project on her own and to enlist his help on her new idea, which is a surefire hit. Church’s goal

in life is to see that Cassie becomes the writer he never was. Her mother, Paula, has more

practical concerns and sees that Cassie needs more than work in her life, chiefly the love and

companionship of her childhood sweetheart across the lake Gideon, who’s contentious on again

off again relationship was the subject of the failed novel. Gideon is not happy and intends on

telling her so, but when these four strong personalities come together to achieve their various

goals, very smart and extremely funny and possibly tragic things happen. The play is directed by

Cité des Art Program Director Daniel Ladmirault and the cast features Joe Riehl, Kristen Dubois,

Carmen Nicholson and Jacob White.