Cité des Arts Readers Theater - La Table des veuves and Jean L’ours et la fille du roi
Thu, Aug 13
|Cité des Arts
Le théâtre des pauvres bêtes and Cité des Arts present together this special Louisiana French language Reader’s Theatre production
Time and Location
Aug 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Cité des Arts, 109 Vine St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USA
About The Event
La Table des veuves and Jean L’ours et la fille du roi represent two early comedic stage productions of the theatre troupe, Nous Autres, which became known as Le Théâtre Cadien.
La Table des veuves, a collaborative creation by the members of the theatre troupe, follows a group of friends on a Saturday night at a South Louisiana dance hall. In this classic comedy, we meet a trio of widows who gather to exchange local news, gossip about their old love stories, and cast glances at eligible men, while offering their sharp opinions on a newly widowed woman experiencing her first night out.
Jean L’ours et la fille du roi is an adaptation by Barry Ancelet and Richard Guidry of a traditional Louisiana folktale told by Elby Deshotels, a native of Mamou. The humorous tale features a poor yet cunning and bold boy who uses his wits to accomplish impossible…
Tickets
General Admission
$10.00
+$0.25 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00