The Remarkable Rooming House of Madame Le Monde
By Tennessee Williams
Presented by Beau Jest and the Charlestown Working Theater in
association with the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival.
Performed by Beau Jest Moving Theatre
Featuring Larry Coen, Jordan Harrison, Nick Ronan, and Lisa Tucker
Directed by Davis Robinson
The award-winning, critically-acclaimed
Beau Jest Moving Theatre
returns to the Charlestown Working Theater with the world premiere production of
The Remarkable Rooming House of Madame Le Monde, a savage comedy by
Tennessee Williams written late in his life. Teatime turns into torment, and desperation into absurd laughter.
Set in a boarding house in London, a mysteriously paralyzed man named Mint moves around his attic by swinging
from hooks as he prepares for tea with his old friend, Hall. A dark, disturbing tale with a sinister sense of
humor, originally written to shock as part of an evening of Grand Guignol that was never produced.
This memorable play is a must-see for anyone interested in the great playwright's experimental work, commissioned
by the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival. Performed by Boston’s renowned Beau Jest Moving Theatre,
celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year.
Beau Jest Director Davis Robinson on "The Remarkable Rooming House of Madame LeMonde":
Beau Jest has been creating exciting and original productions in the Boston area since 1984. Their most recent show,
Samurai 7.0, was nominated for an Elliot Norton Award, and their 1995
adaptation of the classic George Herriman comic strip “Krazy Kat” won a Boston Theater award for best local ensemble
production. They use a vocabulary of physical theater techniques to adapt novels, movies, short stories, traditional
scripts, and original concepts for the stage. Each show is developed in close collaboration with a team of actors and
designers who find imaginative solutions to theatrical problems using movement, props, music, and improvisation to
create theater that is compelling, fresh, and playful.
For mature audiences only. Very adult themes and language.
September 18 and 19, 2009
Friday and Saturday at 8pm
Tickets $20.00, $15.00 for students and seniors.
Buy tickets online!
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