Theater Club in September

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 September meeting features the 2011 multiple Molière-winning play Le Porteur d’Histoire by Alexis Michalik.

The Story:
On a rainy night, deep in the Ardennes, Martin Martin must bury his father. He is far from imagining that the discovery of a handwritten notebook will lead him on a dizzying quest through History and continents.

Fifteen years later, in the heart of the Algerian desert, a mother and daughter disappear mysteriously.

They have been drawn in by the tale of a stranger, searching for a heap of books marked with a strange chalice and a colossal treasure accumulated through the ages by a legendary secret society.

Alexis Michalik is considered the "wonder boy" of contemporary French theater. A phenomenally successful actor, writer, and director, he has won six Molière Awards and routinely has multiple sold-out hits running simultaneously in Paris.

------- Club participants are asked to read the play beforehand and bring their copy to the meeting for discussion and recitation. A handful of copies will be available at the French Library to be purchased for $10. The text may also be purchased on Les Libraires, FNAC (as an ebook) or Amazon.

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