Two strangers weave an unexpected French romance as they step in and out of the text of a 19th century literary giant in this love-letter to Guy de Maupassant.
July 1894. One year after the death of Guy de Maupassant, the literary world of Paris organizes a gala to raise funds for a memorial statue. Famous actress Madame Pasca, a close friend of Maupassant, is to perform dramatizations of his most beloved short stories: “Regret”, “My Uncle Jules”, “The Legion of Honor”, and “The Rendezvous”. But her intended scene partner falls ill and a replacement must be found. Octave Lacombe, an obscure actor recommended by Emile Zola, auditions for the role.
Maupassant himself would be proud of what happens next …
Two strangers weave an unexpected French romance as they step in and out of the text of a 19th century literary giant in this love-letter to Guy de Maupassant.
July 1894. One year after the death of Guy de Maupassant, the literary world of Paris organizes a gala to raise funds for a memorial statue. Famous actress Madame Pasca, a close friend of Maupassant, is to perform dramatizations of his most beloved short stories: “Regret”, “My Uncle Jules”, “The Legion of Honor”, and “The Rendezvous”. But her intended scene partner falls ill and a replacement must be found. Octave Lacombe, an obscure actor recommended by Emile Zola, auditions for the role.
Maupassant himself would be proud of what happens next …
The Calderwood Pavilion contains the Wimberly Theatre, the Roberts Studio Theatre, the Carol G. Deane Hall, and the Nicholas Martin Hall. You should navigate to the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA if you are seeing a show in any of those aforementioned spaces.
