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THEODORE P. MAHNE, THE TIMES-PICAYUNE
Mainstage
Southern Rep offers a full slate of performances, from our Mainstage season to a host of staged readings, special events, and theatre for young audiences every year.
“Go Fast Daughter | Reach For Higher Ground and Build | It’s Your Destiny To Fulfill | And Go”
New Orleans playwright Pamela Davis-Noland’s bold new play CHEMIN DU BAYOU follows the journey of a woman fulfilling her destiny through an exciting mix of storytelling, song, and dance, developed out of historical research and oral histories from former St. Rose de Lima parishioners and students and current entrepreneurs along Bayou Road. A theatrical celebration about New Orleans not to be missed!
Show rescheduled for Spring 2021. Click for more details.
Lagniappe

The Breath Project, a new theatrical initiative formed by Artistic Director and Co-Founder Gamal Abdel Chasten and Co-Founder Marieke Gaboury in response to the current global spotlight on racial injustice against Black people. The New Play Commission Initiative will develop full-length plays based on or inspired by their original festival submission. A sixth commission will be awarded in spring 2021. In addition, each recipient will receive dramaturgical and new play development support from Southern Rep Theatre.
The Sanctuary Stage
The Sanctuary Stage hosts an array of events weekly including drag, improv comedy, live music and more. Check our weekly calendar for upcoming events and subscribe to our email list to get first word!
Debauchery!
Now in its ninth season, New Orleans’ only live, ongoing soap opera is more hilariously histrionic than ever! Join in on the family drama…
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With 3 unique spaces, Southern Rep Theatre has something for every event and individual. Large or small, casual or corporate – Southern Rep offers a central Mid-City location in the former St. Rose de Lima church, perfect for any meeting, presentation, party, wedding, or banquet.

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Care for Creatives
Care for Creatives represents a unique partnership between Southern Rep Theatre and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic. Our programs unite New Orleans’ creative community with mental health practitioners in a sanctuary space.
Rent Our Space!
With 3 unique spaces, Southern Rep Theatre has something for every event and individual. Large or small, casual or corporate – Southern Rep offers a central Mid-City location in the former St. Rose de Lima church, perfect for any meeting, presentation, party, wedding, or banquet.


Southern Rep Theatre’s mission is to develop and produce new plays that reflect the diversity of the city it calls home.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is reflected in ALL of our artistic and administrative practices.