Le Petit Theatre Announces 2013-2014 Season

The Board of Governors of Le Petit Théâtre du Vieux Carré announced the dates for its highly anticipated season as well as the hours of operation for the theatre's box office. Le Petit will produce a total of six plays beginning July 19 with the "lagniappe" production of Love, Loss and What I Wore. The production is a prelude to the theatre's seasonal lineup of five plays which run through mid-2014.

Director Carl Walker will direct five local actresses in the poignant Love, Loss and What I Wore written by the late Nora Ephron and her sister Delia, based on the best-seller by Ilene Beckerman. The preseason production will allow theatre personnel to acclimate to the newly renovated theatre before its busy regular season, which will debut onSeptember 5 with Lombardi, followed by Hair in November, Golda's Balcony in late January, Death of a Salesman in May and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in July. (see full details below)

The theatre's website and box open will be selling tickets to the public beginning Saturday, June 1. The box office will remain open during the hours of 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Tuesdays through Saturdays. Season subscriptions will go on sale at that time along with single ticket sales for Love, Loss and What I Wore. Ticket prices range from $10-$50 and may also be purchased online at www.lepetittheatre.com . For questions, call the box office at 504-522-2081 or email:boxoffice@lepetittheatre.com. During the regular season, individual tickets for each production will go on sale one month prior to opening night.

"Le Petit is back in the business of producing quality theatre in New Orleans. Being able to announce the dates of our productions is a momentous occasion," said Executive Director Cassie Worley. "We could not be happier with our choice of shows for the new season, true to our goal of providing longtime supporters, as well as audience members who have never been to Le Petit, a series of productions everyone will enjoy. We've got it all - a Pulitzer Prize winner, a recent Broadway hit, the New Orleans premiere of an acclaimed one-woman show, and two of the most exciting musicals ever written."