Laurel Canyon 1979 at New Marigny Theatre

Irene Collective Theater Co. presents a staged reading of the award-winning play Laurel Canyon 1979, written by Grace Caroline Curley, for the first time in New Orleans. Well past the neighborhood's heyday, a group of Laurel Canyon residents, living with mother-hippie Marigold, cling to a time gone by. When a new neighbor moves in, Marigold and her friends must come to terms with the world changing around them. The cast includes Leslie Nipkow as Marigold, Aria Jackson as Butterfly, Malik Elrod as Joey, Jaclyn Bethany as Jane and Ward Emling as Harry, directed by Jaclyn Bethany.