and smart glasses. After a few pleasantries, I asked her about her inspirations for writing. She responded with, "I just think that when we tell our own stories it makes for a strong thriving theatre community and it is a way for me to serve our greater community". Her and co-writer Lian Chermie have skirted around the ideas for their sketch show for the last year or so. They needed a deadline to make the ideas come to fruition. Brown says, "We play ourselves a majority of the show. 2/3 of the show is drawn from our lives. The other 1/3 are some of our more absurd and comedic pieces". I was interested in Sarah's writing process. She said that she has been practicing journaling for a decade. She tries to just let ideas flow out her soul like butter and not judge it. She, like most artists, doesn't have the luxury of having the time to get inspired because of real life stuff- like jobs, to overcome this writing hurdle Sarah comes home right after work and writes straight for 45 minutes. Sarah's writing style is spontaneous, whereas Lian's is deliberate. This combination of writing styles has created this great ebb and flow of creativity between the two women. Sarah was surprised how easy writing their show has been.
The meat of the show deals with being young, single, and creative in Acadiana. Sarah feels their writing will resonate with audience members. Sarah, like most of our generation, left Lafayette to explore large cities and have retuned home. Sarah is a co-founder of the Chicago Fringe Festival and keeps up her involvement by traveling to Chicago often. We discussed the pull that keeps us here in Lafayette. There is a fabric that you are a part of and there is a thread that keeps our culture rich and full of joy. There is no place like Acadiana.
"Cajun Face"
Written by:
Sarah Brown
and
Lian Cheramie
November 7th-9th
at 7:30pm
November 10th at 2pm
Acadiana Center
for the Arts
Produced by:
Acting Up in Acadiana
Cover and Article Photos provided by:
Colin Miller
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