“Seuls en Scène”, Princeton University’s French Theater Festival 2022
The 11th edition of Seuls en Scène marks the ten-year anniversary of the program since its foundation in 2012. To mark the return of the festival in person and the ten-year milestone of professional French and Francophone theater at Princeton, a thrilling selection of 8 shows will be presented from September 9-22 at the Lewis Center in collaboration with the 51st Edition of Festival d’Automne in Paris.
This year’s lineup includes:
- A revered classic of contemporary French theater La Nuit juste avant les forêts by Bernard-Marie Koltès
- An acclaimed adaptation for the stage of a novella, Stallone, by the late writer Emmanuèle Bernheim
- A play by celebrated Haitian playwright Guy Régis Junior, Moi Fardeau inhérent, performed by actress and directorDaniely Francisque, Compagnie Track, Martinique
- Pascal Rambert’s two recent productions, 8 ensemble and Deux amis
- A new episode of Radio Live La relève featuring a young Rwandan activist
- A relevant, uplifting piece by the renowned Senegalese philosopher Felwine Sarr, Traces – Discours aux nations africaines, performed by Burkinabe actor Étienne Minoungou
- Emerging female playwright Faustine Noguès recent creation, Angela Davis, Une histoire des États-Unis, that mixes spoken word and rap with actress Astrid Bayiha, directed by Paul Desvaux
More details about the dates and schedules here.
Supported by FACE Contemporary Theater, a program of Villa Albertine and FACE Foundation, in partnership with the French Embassy.