Wednesday, May 22, 2024 From 6:30 PM To 8:00 PM Add to Calendar 2024-05-22 18:30:00 2024-05-22 20:00:00 Theater Club in May Come join us for the new Theater Club at the French Library, a place to read, watch, discuss and recite contemporary and classic French plays with fellow enthusiasts. French Library, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA America/New_York
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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 May meeting features the 2017 play Adieu Monsieur Haffmann by Jean-Philippe Daguerre.
Paris - May 1942: French Jews have been ordered to wear the yellow star for Jews. Joseph Haffman, a Jewish jeweler on the verge of bankruptcy, offers his employee Pierre Vigneau the chance to take over the management of his shop in exchange for sanctuary in the basement: "... I would like you to live here with your wife during the months ahead while we wait for the situation to return to normal... the Haffmann and Sons jewelry store will become the Vigneau jewelry store...". Pierre accepts this risk of secretly harboring his former boss within the walls of the shop, but only on condition that Joseph accepts Pierre's proposal: "Isabelle and I want to have a child... after several fruitless attempts, we made examinations... I am sterile... Mr. Haffmann... I would like you to have sexual intercourse with my wife so that she becomes pregnant. ..”
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 $10: Amazon, Lireka, Cultura. Please order your copy of the play in advance of our meeting, as delivery can take anywhere from 10-20 days.
Please, keep in mind that a new link is created for each event and a new registration is needed.
About this Event
The Theater Club is for those who regularly read en français and for those who are reading a play in French for the first time. Between each meeting, participants will read the complete text of a play, typically 100 pages or so.The Theater Club is free and open to all members. The discussion, recommended for all levels of French, will be moderated in French.
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