Opening Tuesday: “Last Bayou Passage”

“Last Bayou Passage” opens Tuesday at the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Franklin. A No Hitchin’ Production by Techeland Arts Council, the show will be presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and there will be a 2 p.m. matinee Sunday. Tickets are available at the door. Above from left at recent rehearsals, Sydney Holder, Larry Deslatte Jr. and Tony Scelfo debate the virtues of the South and its people. Below, Denise Hodge, far right, holds up a local bank during the Great Depression, terrifying (from left) Judith Allain, Dr. Rand Dooley, Ruth Bernard, Parker Felterman and, on the floor, John Benge. The stage play was written by Sue Davis Stouff and Roger Emile Stouff and is under the direction of Diane Wiltz.