'Spotlight on Oliver Cadiot' at 59E59's Theatre B
In Parentheses presents Spotlight on Olivier Cadiot, 3 plays by the French poet Olivier Cadiot, at 59E59's Theatre B from the 2 - 27 Nov 2005 as part of Act French.
Olivier Cadiot was born in Paris in 1956. His first book of poems, l�Art po�tic, was published in 1988, followed by several short plays for composer Pascal Dusapin and an adaptation of the opera, Romeo & Juliet. In 1993, he published Futur, ancien, fugitif then Le colonel des zouaves (also 1993) and Fairy Queen (2002);
Spotlight on Olivier Cadiot plays as follows:
- Colonel Zoo
Banished to his basement, a zealous servant attempts to improve his service. But things very rapidly take a turn for the worse, as professional conscientiousness degenerates into all-consuming obsession.
Translated by Cole Swensen
Directed by Ludovic Lagarde
Cast: Laurent Poitrenaux
Wed 2 & Thu 3 Nov at 8pm
In French with English subtitles - Fairy Queen
Lunch with Gertrude Stein? It�s any avant-garde poet�s dream. So the Fairy is off in a flash to the famous apartment on the rue de Fleurus. The American poetess and leading light of the pre-war Parisian intelligentsia is brought back to life for the occasion along with her companion, secretary and cook Alice Toklas.
Translated by Cole Swensen
Directed by Ludovic Lagarde
Cast: Valerie Dashwood (The fairy), Philippe Duquesne (Gertrude Stein) and Laurent Poitrenaux (Alice Toklas)
Fri 4 & Sat 5 Nov at 8pm
In French with English subtitles - A.W.O.L.
A homeless man in the street of New York City transforms himself into a zealous butler, a spy, a colonel and a Master. He becomes prey to his own imagination and delusions, both hilarious and heart breaking: he invites himself for dinner and becomes an American Hero. It is the rise to power of a crazy man in a world gone mad.
Translated by Cole Swensen
Directed by Marion Schoevaert
Cast: Steven Rattazzi and the Gay Gotham Chorus
from the 8 - 27 Nov
Performed in English
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