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Bay Savannah TALK: (no intermission) Program

Directed byDidierBezace Théâtre del’Atelier, By MargueriteDuras LOCATION: RUN TIME: DATES: #BAMNextWave #SAVANNAHBAY BAM Fishman Space Sat, Nov14at5pm Approx 1hr10min BAM Fisher (Fishman Space) NOV 11—14at7:30pm Part oftheHellenicHumanities Onassis CulturalCenterNY by BAMandthe Co-presented Hosted bySimonCritchley Andrew Solomon With KayRedfield Jamisonand On Truth (andLies)inSuicide

The Shubert Foundation,The Shubert Inc. The SHSFoundation The Morris andAlmaSchapiroFund Donald R. MullenJr. Foundation Trust The Francena T. Harrison provided by for theateratBAM Major support PelsLaura providedby with additionalsupport The FlorenceGouldFoundation provided by for SavannahBay Major support Season Sponsor: Executive Producer Joseph V. Melillo, President Katy Clark, Vice ChairmanoftheBoard Adam E.Max, Vice ChairmanoftheBoard William I.Campbell, Chairman oftheBoard Alan H. Fishman, AcademyBrooklyn ofMusic

BAM Fisher Savannah Bay ABOUT Savannah Bay NY Premiere DIRECTOR’S NOTE Two women in a pristine white room: The overarching subject of Savannah In French with English titles one young, one old. “Who was she?” Bay is the union of two women and one asks the other, referring to a third the role play in which they engage— DIRECTOR who had long ago met a boy, fallen in perhaps daily—to recognize one Didier Bezace love, and bore his child before drown- another. Stemming from a hidden and ing herself. buried traumatic event, which they ARTISTIC MANAGEMENT bring to the surface from a shred of Dyssia Loubatière Unfolding in the melancholic half- memory, they attempt to win each light of memory, Savannah Bay is a other over, to recognize and to love PERFORMERS mesmerizing two-character drama one another. The ritual they invent Geneviève Mnich by the revered French feminist writer and constantly reinvent allows them to Marie Vialle (1914–1997)— affirm the identity and strength of their author of The Lover and screenwriter relationship and mutual love, which for ASSISTANT DIRECTOR of Hiroshima Mon Amour—whose the duration of their fleeting interaction, Sandra Choquet stage works are rarely produced in the demands that they restart every day. US. In this New York premiere, Paris’ In a mental space in the absence of SET DESIGN Théâtre de l’Atelier brings the play’s memory, time stops and she is left Jean Haas lyrical dialogue to life, creating an with infinite solitude. Little by little, impressionistic tapestry of loneliness through the rhythm of writing, the void TITLES and connection in which two people fills as love and recognition are built Fanette Barraya form a special bond in the space left by between one unknown woman and her forgetting. grandmother on the edge of an abyss. STAGE MANAGER Guillaume Lepert Laura Pels, former director of Théâtre —Didier Bezace

de l’Atelier, wishes to thank the new COSTUME DESIGN artistic team for their cooperation Cidalia da Costa in presenting the play at BAM.

MAKEUP French Tour Operator Cécile Kretschmar Scène Indépendante Contemporaine

Frédéric Franck, Director LIGHTING DESIGN Dominique Fortin The actors are appearing with the permission of Actors’ Equity Associa- LIGHTING ENGINEER tion. The American stage manager is a Léo Thévenon member of Actors’ Equity Association.

SOUND ENGINEER AMERICAN STAGE MANAGER Pierre Bodeux R. Michael Blanco

Who’s Who

His work has been recognized between them, yet always holds a with a number of awards: in 1995 preference for the theater. he was awarded a Molière for his In cinema she has worked with direction of La Femme Changée (Un Dimanche en Renard by David Garrett. In à la Campagne), , 1997 he received the Grand Prix , Raoul Ruiz, de la critique for directing La , , Noce Chez les Petits Bourgeois Michel Spinosa, Martin Provost and Grand-peur et Misère du (Séraphine), and Stéphane Brizé. IIIe Reich by . In In theater she has worked with Photo: Didier Bezache 2004 he received the Prix de la Photo: Geneviève Mnich Jean-Pierre Vincent and has since by Brigitte Enguérand critique for scenography for Avis by Carole Bellaiche played roles written exclusively aux Intéressés by Daniel Keene. by contemporary authors: Jon Didier Bezace In 2005 l’Académie des Molières Geneviève Mnich Fosse with Jacques Lassalle and Director awarded him two prizes: one Actress Frédéric Belier Garcia, Jean- for best direction and one for Claude Grumberg and Daniel Didier Bezace co-founded best adaptation of La Version de With a degree in literature Keene; Brassaï with Maurice the Théâtre de l’Aquarium Browning by Terence Rattigan. and two years of study under Benichou; Fabrice Melquiot with (Cartoucherie de Vincennes) in In 2011 the SACD (Society of Henri Rollan at l’École de la Emmanuel Demarcy Mota; and 1970, where he attended every Dramatic Authors and Composers) rue Blanche, Geneviève Mnich other contemporary authors with performance and managed the awarded him the distinguished has acted in a number of plays Gilberte Tsaï and . company until July 1997, at Prix du Théâtre for his lifetime from the repertoire of Molière, which point he took the reins of achievements. Marivaux, and Gorki. She worked She worked with Peter Brook in the Théâtre de la Commune à with Jean Dasté and Hubert La Berceuse by Beckett (French Aubervilliers, where he directed Didier Bezace has also acted in Gignoux at the time of “theatrical version) at Les Bouffes du pieces by both contemporary and films by , Bertrand decentralization” in , an Nord Theater. From there, she classic authors. Tavernier, Jeanne Labrune, Claude innovative program which was met Didier Bezace and acted Zidi, and Rémi Bezançon, and has initiated by André Malraux to in Kureishi’s script adaptation worked alongside . produce theater for a broader of May and Daniel Keene’s Un audience throughout France. Soir Une Ville, in which she She has appeared in cinema and played a woman confronted with television alike and alternates Alzheimer’s disease. Photo: Marie Vialle by Richard Schroeder FANETTE BARRAYA SANDRA CHOQUET Titles Assistant Director

After living in the US for five Sandra Choquet attended the years while studying sculpture, Théâtre National de Strasbourg Fanette Barraya returned to Paris (TNS) and has since worked with at age 23 and began working in directors Stéphane Braunschweig, the theater by assisting artistic Antoine Caubet, Michel Cerda, director Bob Meyer on several Yann-Joël Collin, Ludovic Lagarde, productions with his theater Eric Louis, Etienne Pommeret, group, the Gare St. Lazare François Wastiaux, and Nadia Players. In 2005 she worked Xerri. In film and television, with Bob Meyer again on his first she has worked with Nathalie Other credits include Une Petite feature film Drunkboat with John Boutefeu, Bruno Chiche, and Marie Vialle Douleur by at Malkovich and John Goodman. Frédéric Tellier. Choquet is also Actress Théâtre Vidy (Lausanne), Théâtre Barraya has worked with directors a singer and has sung for Arte de la Ville (Paris), and Théâtre Bernard Murat, Christophe Lidon, since 2000. She has also worked Marie Vialle is delighted to be des Célestins (Lyon), directed and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. as assistant to on making her US debut at BAM. by Marie-Louise Bischofberger She was trained as an actor at Hiver by Jon Fosse and assistant Favorite theater credits include (2012—13); and Oncle Vania by Angel Magnétic Theatre under the to on La Douleur Ivanov by at the Chekhov at Théâtre des Amandiers direction of Antoine Campo. by Marguerite Duras, directed Théâtre de l’Odéon, directed by (Nanterre), directed by Alain by Patrice Chéreau and Thierry (2014—15) and La Françon (2011), which toured Thieû Niang, both at le Théâtre de Double Mort de l’Horloger by in theaters around France. She PIERRE BODEUX l’Atelier. Odön von Horvath at the Théâtre directed and acted in Triomphe du Sound Engineer National de Chaillot, directed by Temps by Pascal Quignard (2006) CIDALIA DA COSTA André Engel (2013). She is also a which also toured in France. Since 2012 Pierre Bodeux has Costume Design director, having directed Les lois Cinema credits include Baby been a sound operator at the de l’hospitalité by Olivia Rosenthal Blues, (directed by Diane Bertrand Musical Theatre of Paris Châtelet, After studying fine arts Cidalia (2008, 2011). 2007), Les Inséparables, (directed working on musical comedies (My da Costa started working in by Christine Dory 2007), and Fair Lady, Into the Woods, Singin’ film but was quickly pulled into Avant l’Oubli (directed by Augustin in the Rain). He has also worked theater. While working in theater, Burger, 2003). She studied at the as sound manager for opera (Il she has created costumes for Conservatoire National Supérieur Re Pastore, La Belle Hélène), Pierre Ascaride, Didier Bezace, d’Art Dramatique (1997) and and concerts (Joe Lovano, Stacey Vincent Colin, Gabriel Garran, École de la Rue Blanche—ENSATT Kent, Jean Louis Aubert, Camille, Daniel Mesguich, Jacques Nichet, (1994). Henri Texier, Les Parapluies de Philippe Adrien, Yves Beaunesne, Cherbourg, Le Petit Prince). Since Hubert Colas, Charles Tordjman, 2014 Bodeux has worked as Chantal Morel, Michel Didym, sound manager for the Compagnie David Géry, and Gilberte Tsaï. She Théâtre des Nuages de Neige has also worked in contemporary and has been on various tours dance, having collaborated with throughout France. Jean Gaudin, Catherine Diverrès, and Bernardo Montet. In opera, she has worked with Hubert Colas, Emmanuelle Bastet, and Belgium). He has collaborated Philippe Adrien, Claude Yersin, Kureishi and Conversations avec Christophe Gayral. She has also with many theater directors Luc Bondy, Omar Porras, Charles ma Mère after the screenplay collaborated on productions including Bruno Bayen, Louis- Tordjman, Alain Milianti, Alain of the same name by Santiago by James Thierrée and Jérôme Charles Sirsacq, Hans Peter Cloos, Ollivier, and Marc Paquien. In Carlos Ovés. In May of 2014 Thomas. Alain Françon, Bernard Sobel, opera, she has worked with Jean- her translation of Conversations Jean-Louis Thamin, Jacques Claude Berutti, Klaus Michael avec ma Mère was directed by DOMINIQUE FORTIN Nichet, Didier Bezace, Jean-Louis Gruber, Pierre Strosser, Joëlle Pietro Pizzuti with Jacqueline Bir Lighting Design Jacopin, Claude Regy, Chantal Bouvier, Luc Bondy, Jean-François and Alain Leempoel at l’Espace Morel, Joel Jouanneau, Christian Sivadier, and Jean-Yves Ruf. Delvaux in . She has Dominique Fortin has been the Colin, Pierre Strosser, Jérôme also worked as assistant director technical director of the Théâtre Savary, Brigitte Jacques, Guy GUILLAUME LEPERT to Laurent Laffargue and Alain de l’Aquarium since 1987. He Delamotte, Vincent Goeathals, Stage Manager Chambon. From 2007 to 2013 has worked at that theater with Philippe Adrien, and Patrick she programmed all Théâtre de la a number of directors including Kerbrat. Between 1980 and 1990 Guillaume Lepert has worked Commune exhibitions. Didier Bezace (most notably on Haas worked in the music industry as stage manager at Théâtre de Avis aux Intéressés by Daniel designing sets for various artists: l’Atelier for 10 years and has LÉO THÉVENON Keene for which he won the Philippe Chatel, Michel Berger, been a part of most performances Lighting Engineer Prix du Syndicat de la Critique France Gall, Barbara, Veronique staged there. He has also worked in 2005 with Jean Haas for the Samson, Johnny Halliday, Diane on a number of performances at From 2007 to 2014 Léo Thévenon best set and lighting design). Dufresne, Yves Duteil, Francis the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, worked at the Festival d’Avignon He has worked with Jean-Louis Cabrel, and Jacques Higelin. including The Suit, directed by as a mobile lighting engineer. He Benoit, Chantal Morel, Catherine Aside from his work in theater and Peter Brook. He has toured with has worked on various theatrical, Anne, , Christian music he has also created spaces many productions, both in France dance, and classical music tours Benedetti, Gloria Paris, Sandrine for fashion shows (Emmanuel and internationally. throughout France with Sandrine Anglade, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, Ungaro, Jean-Louis Scherber, Anglade touring Le Cid (2013— Julie Brochen, David Géry, Tatiana Olivier Lapidus) and exhibitions DYSSIA LOUBATIÈRE 14); with Alain Françon on Les Valle, François Rancillac, Antoine (Galerie des jouets, Musée des Artistic Management Gens (2013—14); with Sonia Caubet, and Claire-Sophie Beau. Arts Décoratifs de Paris). Haas has Wieder Athertone on Odyssée been nominated three times for Over the past ten years, Dyssia (2013-14); and internationally in JEAN HAAS the Molière prize and received the Loubatière has worked as stage Moscow with Sébastien Lefèvre Set Design Critics prize for the play Avis aux manager with Jacques Nichet, (2013). Over the years he has Intéressés under the direction of Matthias Langhoff, Yannis Kokkos, worked on several productions After graduating from the École Didier Bezace at the Théâtre de la Ruth Berghaus, Wladyslaw at Opéra de Versailles, Théâtre des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg, Commune in 2004. Znorko, André Engel, Jacques Athénée, Théâtre de la Madeleine, Jean Haas began by teaching Rebotier, and as theater and Athénée, TEP, and Bouffes du art and working as a graphic CÉCILE KRETSCHMAR opera designer for Christian Nord. designer at the Théâtre National Makeup Bourrigault, Dominique Lardenois, de Strasbourg under the direction and Jean Lambert-Wild. For the of Jean-Pierre Vincent until 1975. Cécile Kretschmar is a makeup past 15 years she has worked in He then became a scenographer artist who has also made wigs collaboration with Didier Bezace and set designer for the theater. and prostheses for a number as assistant director on more He has been living in Paris since of directors, notably Jacques than 20 productions and tours. 1981 and works in France and Lassalle, , Dominique She has also translated two of abroad (Germany, Switzerland, Pitoiset, Jacques Nichet, Jean- his productions: May after the Japan, Portugal, Italy, and Louis Benoit, Didier Bezace, screenplay of The Mother by Hanif Marguerite Duras, directed by Woody Allen; Fin de Partie by Laura Pels Bérangère Bonvoisin with Fanny Théâtre de l’Atelier, Beckett (directed and starring Producer Ardant, Théâtre de la Madeleine ), Premier Amour production, 2006; Premier Amour Paris also by Beckett (adapted and by , directed by played by Sami Frey), and Oh les Laura Pels is a French-born Nestled in the heart of Sami Frey, Théâtre de l’Atelier beaux jours by Beckett (directed American whose conviction is Montmartre, the Théâtre de production, 2009—10, 2012; by Marc Paquien); La Nuit juste that “a play must be performed.” l’Atelier has become a cultural Les Liaisons Dangereuses by avant les forêts by Bernard-Marie She believes that the theater is a icon of Paris, cherished by artists Choderlos de Laclos, adapted by Koltès (directed by Patrice Chéreau powerful way to bring awareness and the public alike. Laura Christopher Hampton, directed and Thierry Thieû Niang); L’année and joy to people—provided the Pels assumed leadership of this by John Malkovich, Théâtre de de la pensée magique by Joan work is of high quality. From her historic theater in 1999, joining l’Atelier production 2013; La Didion (adapted by Christopher earliest involvement in theater, an impressive roster of artistic Vénus au Phacochère, directed Thompson); La Fontaine, adapted beginning with the Laura Pels directors since its creation in by Christophe Lidon, Théâtre de and directed by Fabrice Luchini; International Foundation for 1922 by Charles Dullin. Over the l’Atelier production 2013; and Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Theater and the Roundabout years, the theater has become Savannah Bay by Marguerite Choderlos de Laclos (adapted Theatre Company in New York, known for its adventurous Duras, directed by Didier Bezace, by Christopher Hampton and then through her direction of le programming and diverse offering Théâtre de l’Atelier production directed by John Malkovich); Théâtre de l’Atelier in Paris, Pels of plays, giving audiences the 2014. La Locandiera by has worked tirelessly to introduce power to discover important works (directed by Marc Paquien); and important plays to international by French, English, and American Marguerite Duras: Les Trois Âges (Le audiences and breathe new life authors, directors, and designers. into the theater. Encouraged Square, Marguerite et le Président, and Savannah Bay), directed by Didier by the positive response to During her tenure as Director Bezace. her French theater productions of the Théâtre de l’Atelier, Pels performed in English, she has also produced more than 45 plays In January 2015, esteemed endeavored to present American including: La Controverse de director and actor Didier Long took theater-goers with French plays in Valladolid by Jean Claude Carrière; over the role of artistic director of French. In doing so, the magic and Poèmes à Lou by Apollinaire; Théâtre de l’Atelier. integrity of the original language is Trahisons by Pinter (translated by revealed and a whole new world of Eric Kahane); La Ménagerie de theater is made accessible to new Verre and Baby Doll by Tennessee audiences. Williams (translated by Jean- Michel Desprats); Hilda by Marie Laura Pels Productions has N’diaye; Le Désarroi de M. Peters brought the following plays to the by Arthur Miller (translated US to a number of prestigious by Isi Beller); Les Braises by venues, including the Lincoln Sandor Marai (adaptation by Center Festival, Kennedy Center, ); L’Hiver Sous La the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Table by (winner and BAM: Roland Topor’s L’Hiver of six Molière Awards in 2004); sous la Table, directed by Zabou Créanciers by Strindberg; La Breitman with Isabelle Carré Musica and La Douleur (directed and , Théâtre by Patrice Chéreau and Thierry de l’Atelier production, 2003— Thieü Niang) by Marguerite Duras; 04; La Maladie de la Mort by Caligula by Camus; Adultères by