"LOUISIANA'S GUMB O GIRL"
Theatre Production!!!!
Reviews:
“Broadway Worthy!”
“My goodness,the words, the
words!"
“I want everyone to experience
this!"
"It literally brought me to tears!”
“This is not just a play but a life
experience!”
"Most refreshing original play
I have seen!"
"Full of inspiration and a must
must see!"
"Thought provoking dialogue"
" Louisiana's Gumbo Girl Cast"
Stage Reading
November 2019
Summary
"LOUISIANA'S GUMBO GIRL" IS ONE OF THE MOST "TELL IT ALL IN TRUTH" PLAYS YOU WILL EVER SEE ABOUT DIVERSITY. THE ACCLAIMED THEATer STAGE READING" IS COMING TO A LOCATION NEAR YOU IN A FULL PRODUCTION I 2020. THE TUMULTUOUS, HEARTFELT, TOUCHING YET TEACHABLE AND AESTHETICALLY, PLEASING ARTISTICALLY WRITTEN PIECE, SHARES THE EXPERIENCE OF A YOUNG WOMAN WITH LOUISIANA CREOLE ROOTS WHOSE LIFE JOURNEY EVENTUALLY MAKES HER A GURU IN THE UNDERSTANDING OF HERSELF AS IT PERTAINS TO HER CREOLE HERITAGE IN A CONTEMPORARY PERIOD.
THIS PLAY IS A CELEBRATION OF ONE OF MANY THAT ARE AMONG THE WORLDWIDE "AFRICAN DIASPORA". IT DEMONSTRATES THE COMPLEXITIES OF PEOPLE OF COLOR OF VARIED CULTURES AND ETHNICITY'S IN REAL TIME. IT RAISES THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS ONE SHOULD BE CONSCIOUS OF WHILE INTERACTING WITH THOSE WHO SHARE SIMILAR SKIN-TONE BUT ARE CULTURALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIFFERENT. ELLE, THE MAIN CHARACTER OF THE "BELOVED LOUISIANA'S GUMBO GIRL"EXPERIENCES A SERIES OF COMBATIVE HALLUCINATIONS THAT ARE TAUNTING AND SHAMING MYTHS.
LIFE LESSONS LED HER TO THE UNDERSTANDING THAT SHE TOO WAS HISTORICALLY PLAGUED BY OF DIVERSITY FROM WITHIN "BLACK' . SHE EXPERIENCES AN UPHILL BATTLE WITH A CO-WORKER "WARREN" WHO IS CHALLENGED AS TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE OF COLOR . HIS DEMAND OF OTHERS TO ADHERE TO HIS DEMISE. THE BIGGER QUESTION IS DO YOU FEEL THE PRESSURE TO ADHERE TO OTHERS EXPECTATIONS? OR WHEN FACING OPPOSITION DO YOU STAND YOUR GROUND REGARDING RACE AND ETHNICITY? IS THE "ONE DROP RULE" YOUR GUIDE FOR UNDERSTANDING YOURSELF IN A CONTEMPORARY TIME?