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Kate Chopin as protrayed by Donna Rigdon Jones

Kate Chopin (born Katherine O’Flaherty February 8, 1850 – August 22, 1904) was an American author of short stories and novels, mostly of a Louisiana Creole background. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of feminist authors of the 20th century.

From 1892 to 1895, she wrote short stories for both children and adults which were published in such magazines as Atlantic Monthly, Vogue, the Century, and Harper’s Youth’s Companion. Her major works were two short story collections, Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). Her important short stories included “Desiree’s Baby”, a tale of miscegenation in antebellum Louisiana (published in 1893);[1] “The Story of an Hour” (1894), and “The Storm “(1898). “The Storm” is a sequel to “The ‘Cadian Ball,” which appeared in her first collection of short stories, Bayou Folk. Chopin also wrote two novels: At Fault (1890) and The Awakening (1899), which are set in New Orleans and Grand Isle, respectively. The people in her stories are usually inhabitants of Louisiana. Many of her works are set in Natchitoches in north central Louisiana.

For more information:

• Kate Chopin : The Awakening, The Storm, stories, biography
• Kate Chopin
• Kate Chopin – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Portrayed by

Donna Rigdon Jones

Clyde Connell as portrayed by Carol Anne Gayle

Clyde Connell (1901 – 1998) is an American female sculpturist from Shreveport, the seat of Caddo Parish in northwestern Louisiana. In the year of her passing, she was named a Louisiana “Living Legend” by the Public Broadcasting Service.

For more information:

• clyde connell
• Clyde Connell , 97, Sculptor Inspired by Louisiana Bayous …
• Clyde Connell – Sculpture.org

Portrayed by

Carol Anne Gayle

Caroline Dormon as portrayed by Molly L. Markwick

Caroline Elizabeth Dormon (July 19, 1888 – November 21, 1971) was a botanist, horticulturist, ornithologist, historian, archeologist, preservationist, naturalist, conservationist, and author from Louisiana. She was born in modest circumstances at Briarwood, the family home in northern Natchitoches Parish, to James L. Dormon and the former Caroline Trotti. She was reared in Arcadia, the seat of Bienville Parish, in northern Louisiana. She never married.

For more information:

• Caroline Dormon – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Briarwood — Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve
• Briarwood: Caroline Dorman Nature Preserve | Explore Historic …

Portrayed by

Molly L. Markwick

Nellie Lutcher as portrayed by Wilma Moore Young

Nellie Lutcher (October 15, 1912 – June 8, 2007) was an African-American R&B and jazz singer and pianist, who achieved prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s. She was most recognizable for her distinctive voice, particularly her phrasing and exaggerated pronunciation, and was credited as an influence by Nina Simone among others.

For more information:

• Nellie Lutcher – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• The Nellie Lutcher Page
• Lutcher , Nellie – Jazz.com | Jazz Music – Jazz Artists – Jazz News

Portrayed by (in alphabetical order)

Neverlyn Townsel

Wilma Moore Young

Clementine Hunter as portrayed by Angelique Feaster

A one-of-a-kind artist who documented and interpreted a vanished world of Southern plantation life, Clementine Hunter was over 50 years old when she began to paint. Hunter lived most of her life on a plantation in Louisiana’s Cane River region, and her paintings depicted the hard work, the religion, and the social and recreational lives of the people around her. “Her work is a colorful stroke of life,” Louisiana State Museum director Carolyn Harrington told the Baton Rouge Advocate. In later years, Hunter’s works became favorites of white art collectors, a trend that only accelerated after Hunter’s death in 1988. The works that Hunter had once sold to friends for 25 cents apiece now commanded prices of up to $50,000.

For more information:

• The Life of Folk Artist Clementine Hunter
• Clementine Hunter – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Clementine Hunter’s first oil painting. History and documentation …

Portrayed by (in alphabetical order)

Angelique Feaster

Wilma Moore Young, Understudy

Marie Thérèze Coincoin as portrayed by Sharon Penson

Marie Thérèse ditte Coincoin (August 1742-1816) was notable as a free médecine, planter, and businesswoman in Natchitoches Parish. She was freed from slavery after a long liaison and ten children with Claude Thomas Pierre Métoyer. She and her descendants established the community of Créoles of color at Isle Brevelle, including what is believed to be the first church founded by free people of color for free people of color, St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church, Natchez, Louisiana.

Learn more:

• Wikipedia
• Up Through Slavery (washingtonpost.com)
• Maison de Marie Therese –Cane River National Heritage Area

Portrayed by (in alphabetical order)

Kendra Cherie Gray

Sharon Penson