Curtain going up on ‘Bayou Bells’

The first performance of the Techeland Arts Council’s No Hitchin’ series will be Tuesday, May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Teche Theater on Main Street in Franklin.
This year’s performance, entitled “Bayou Bells,” written and directed by Diane Wiltz, takes place in a small bayou town in the early to mid-1960s during the civil rights movement.
Changes that are happening within the country, also begin to rise up within this small tranquil town, and the local citizens of both races are faced to reconcile how their actions and words contradict the words scripted by the country’s founding fathers: “…that all men are created equal…”; and by their faith principles found in sacred scripture that guides all Christians.
The action begins on Palm Sunday, builds through what the Christian community identifies as “Holy Week,” and climaxes and resolves on Easter Sunday.
The performances continue on Wednesday, May 21, Friday, May 23; and Saturday, May 24 also at 7 p.m. The final show will be Sunday, May 25 at 2 p.m.
Tickets are available for $15 at the Fad News Stand on Main St. in Franklin, and at the Frame Shop on Front Street in Morgan City, as well as at the box office the night of each performance, if not previously sold out. Group rates are available for a packet of 10 tickets at $10 a ticket and must be purchased in advance.