Beausoleil (French) and Terrio (French) will perform Sunday, December 09. Time TBA. Please email us for more information.

Below is a brief description of the characters and themes presented in the vignettes.

Élisabeth Thibodeau Brasseur In Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, Elisabeth's husband and son are taken prisoner along with the other Acadian men of the village, and her family is deported. Find out if Élisabeth realizes her dream of finding a new home for her family in Louisiana. Performed in English by Earlene Broussard Text by Christy Dugas Maraist, Earlene Broussard and Jolene Adam

Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil Find out how this leader of the Acadian resistance movement led some two hundred Acadians to southwest Louisiana, where they settled around present-day St. Martinville and pioneered an industry. Performed in French by Richard Landry Text by Christy Dugas Maraist, Earlene Broussard and Jolene Adam "Joseph's Prayer" is another look at Beausoleil, written and performed in English by Peter Louviere

Olivier Terrio When he was a young boy, Olivier and his family were deported from Prince Edward Island to France, where he grew up and became a shoemaker. One day in his shop, Frenchman Henri Peyroux de la Coudreniere asks him to help recruit Acadian colonists for Louisiana. Olivier decides to help, but only reluctantly. Desperate Acadians in France had already fallen victim to dishonest settlement schemes. Would they trust Olivier and follow him to Louisiana? Should Olivier believe in Peyroux's plan? At the Memorial, meet Olivier in his later years and listen as he looks back on his dealings with Peyroux. Performed in French by Shirley Savoy (Terrio as an older man), Robert Landreneau (Terrio as a younger man) and Jim Viator (Henri Peyroux de la Coudreniere) Text by Jolene Adam Acknowledgements: Christy Dugas Maraist, Earlene Broussard, Richard Guidry, Kendall Delcambre

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