Theater Club in January

Come join us for the Theater Club at the French Library, a place to read, watch, discuss and recite contemporary and classic French plays with fellow enthusiasts! At the Theater Club, we'll discuss a different play each month and read excerpts aloud to each other. 

This club strives to foster discussion and dialogue around a love of contemporary theater and a chosen play: attendees are wholeheartedly encouraged to come and practice speaking in French. No acting skill required, and no public performances are planned!

Our January meeting features the 2018 play Les ondes magnétiques by David Lescot.



November 9, 1981: newly passed law 81-994 finally authorizes free radio stations in France, ending the state broadcasting monopoly that has been in place since Liberation in 1944. With this action, recently elected President François Mitterrand gives legitimacy to the proliferating movement of pirate radio stations; a year later, nearly 2,000 free radio stations are operating. Through the revolution of the airwaves, author and director David Lescot paints the state of mind of the early 1980s, the first three years of the left in power in France up until the turning point of austerity.

Club participants are asked to read the play beforehand and bring their copy to the meeting for discussion and recitation. You can purchase your copy online on various websites, starting at around $11: Numilog and Cultura. A printed edition of the text is also available for order from several online sellers including: Lireka, FNAC, and Amazon. Please order your copy of the play in advance of our meeting.

Please, keep in mind that a new link is created for each event and a new registration is needed.