Let's begin with the disclaimer, shall we?

Theatre Louisiane, Inc. is a group of artists. We're not a building or a venue, so we don't rent space out. In fact, we don't even operate out of a regular building; we rent spaces from arts presenters. We're not a community theatre company, as we're comprised of professional artists. We're more of a collective. Together, we create work. Our artists are Residents in our group as in the European style, not contracted-by-project as in the American style. Sometimes our work is original, written and developed by artists within our group. Sometimes we use the work of existing playwrights, but it is typically the work of established playwrights whose work is considered 'classic' or, at least, soon-to-be-'classic.' We prefer non-traditional projects, and the pushing of boundaries. Many folks (even those with a knowledge of theatre) really don't understand us at all. So please be open-minded as you read about us, because we get far too many emails from people asking us about renting our space, or about looking at their fabulous unsolicited new script or musical submission, our about auditioning or working for us as contracted personnel .... *sigh* ....

Description: Theatre Louisiane is an itinerant group of allied individual producer-artists known as "Resident Artists" who pool their resources (venue, publicity, staff) to create Theatre Louisiane's body of work. They actively support and advise one another as needed. As an organization, they do not produce an ongoing "season" of shows, but instead use a method of long-term creative development (usually a minimum of six months per project) to enhance their artistic results. The group has received critical acclaim for their highly diverse artist-centered performances, having produced eleven works which have ranged from progressive versions of the classics, to contemporary cutting edge plays, to original projects. Their current performance space is Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center (www.zeitgeistinc.net). Over the years they have performed in a nightclub, a restaurant, a bare riverfront warehouse, and two traditional theatre spaces. They have performed at the New Orleans Dramarama Festival four times, and they were the recipient of a project grant from the Jazz & Heritage Foundation of New Orleans. They are currently pursuing touring engagements, with appearances at McNeese University Theatre and at the Montréal Fringe Festival. Theatre Louisiane Professionnel, Inc. was founded in 1999 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is a private professional theatre company. It was incorporated as a non-profit theatre in the Great State of Louisiana in 2001.

Contacting Us

You're very welcome to contact the artists of Theatre Louisiane at any time (we're very nice people), but please do us the courtesy of at least reading the disclaimer above before contacting us ... we beg you. And remember that over the years we've found that 9 of out 10 site visitor questions are answered somewhere on this website, so please avoid filling up our email box by reading our online info with rapt attention.

Please be patient with specific inquiries... we're understaffed and barely paid, so we'll get back with you as soon as time allows. Also, despite being very nice people, keep in mind that we may have to ignore your inquiry because its answered prominently on our website and therefore constitutes a dumb question. We can't respond to you if you've ignored the info here, so nanny-nanny-boo-boo.

electronic mail: the best way to get in touch with the Staff of Theatre Louisiane is through email.  You can email us directly through our address, staff@theatrelouisiane.com. And: click here for info on applying to be a part of Theatre Louisiane, or click here for info on booking one of Theatre Louisiane's performances for your space. (There's some stuff there that you'll want to read before emailing us.) If you must email us something, it has to be included in the text of the email, not as an attachment. We delete attachments, unread.

snail mail: our company mailing address is:

Theatre Louisiane, Inc. | PMB #207, 5500 Prytania Street | New Orleans, Louisiana 70115

in person: our rehearsal space(s) and private offices, primarily located in Uptown New Orleans, are not open to the public.  We don't own a theatre space, and so we perform at various venues throughout New Orleans, the South Louisiana region, and internationally.  So if you must get something to us, the mail box listed above will have to suffice.

phone: we have not yet found an affordable voice mail box for our company business.  We hope to establish one as soon as possible.  We'll post that number here as soon as we get it!

at our shows: see what's onstage next!

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All project information is always subject to change. Please regularly check our website for updates.