Local Playwright to Compete

This year Franklin, Louisiana's own Ed 'Tiger' Verdin will have his very first literary work, which premiered at the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts in October 2014, in the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival. 'Undying Love' is a dramatic play about a young couple whose lives become intertwined with the attacks on America on September 11, 2001.

"The two person cast, Alexandra and Ethan, anticipate a romantic evening together to celebrate their tenth anniversary. Ethan preempts the night’s festivities with a surprise morning visit to his wife’s office, located on the 85th floor of Tower 2 of the World Trade Center. Alexandria and Ethan travel on an extraordinarily emotional journey as their peaceful and playful world collides with the violence of the September 11th attacks."

Verdin is currently working on productions with the Techeland Arts Council: Last Bayou Passage written by Sue & Roger Stouff, the Teche Theatre for the Performing Arts' upcoming production of Raisin the Sun, Hanson Theatre Department’s upcoming Talent Extravaganza and planning a tour of Acadiana with Undying Love.

We wish him great luck in the competition and invite everyone to support the arts!