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Shreveport Little Theatre Presents A Lagniappe play - "The Lonesome West"

Shreveport Little Theatre Presents A Lagniappe play - "The Lonesome West"

"The Lonesome West" features the persistently arguing brothers Coleman and Valene, whose father has just died in a shotgun 'accident.' Valene is only interested in his religious ornaments and drinking poteen. Coleman is only interested in eating, and attends funerals to collect free sausage rolls and vol au vents. Valene goes out to help drag the body of Garda Thomas Hanlon (character in "A Skull in Connemara") out of the lake with Father Welsh. Hanlon had just killed himself. Coleman pretends to follow, delaying to tie his shoelace, despite the fact that he was wearing loafers. While alone in the house, he destroys all of Valene's plastic figurines, by placing them in Valene's new stove. Only Father Welsh, the alcoholic parish priest, attempts to fix their relationship, but his advice mostly goes unheard. It is revealed later in the play that Coleman had shot his father because he insulted his (Coleman's) new haircut. Valene agreed to provide a false alibi for Coleman, stating that their father's death was accidental. In exchange, he demanded Coleman's share of the inheritance money. Neither of the brothers show any grief or remorse at their father's death. The two brothers fight over everything and anything. Performance Dates and Times: Friday and Saturday, January 7th and 8th at 7:30 pm and Sunday, January 9th at 2 pm. Tickets are $15 per person.

Shreveport Little Theatre
$15
12:00 PM - 12:00 AM, every day through Jan 09, 2022.

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Shreveport Little Theatre
(318) 424-4439

Artist Group Info

wallyd56@hotmail.com
Shreveport Little Theatre
812 Margaret Place
Shreveport, Louisiana 71101
(318) 424-4439