French Theater Festival
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Une Ombre Vorace by Mariano Pensotti
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesIn the same way that one climbs a mountain, humans come to face the meaning of their existence in stages. When a high-level mountaineer meets his silver-screen counterpart, reality and fiction collide. Performed in French with English supertitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents State of the French Contemporary Stage with Élios Noël & Cédric Eeckhout
Princeton University campus Princeton University, PrincetonFrench actors Élios Noël and Cédric Eeckhout share their experience working in the 2010’s and 2020’s with major figures in French and European theater such as Caroline Guiela Nguyen, Thomas Ostermeier, and David Geselson. Conversation in French. Open to the public; no tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Le Grand Sommeil by Marion Siéfert
Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesMarion Siéfert returns to Seuls en Scène bringing another ferocious performance. Collaborating again with actress Helena de Laurens, Siéfert crafts a wild investigation into the fantasies and norms of adolescence and womanhood, challenging de Laurens to embody the tortures, triumphs and terrors of teenage girlhood. Performed in French with English supertitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Une Ombre Vorace by Mariano Pensotti
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesIn the same way that one climbs a mountain, humans come to face the meaning of their existence in stages. When a high-level mountaineer meets his silver-screen counterpart, reality and fiction collide. Performed in French with English supertitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Avignon Project 2026 featuring Marion Siéfert
Rocky/Mathey Theater, Rockefeller College Princeton, NJ, United StatesExclusively for Seuls en Scène 2025, Marion Siéfert invites you in her laboratory and discusses her upcoming new creation for Festival d’Avignon 2026. Conversation in French. Open to the public; no tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Le Grand Sommeil by Marion Siéfert
Hearst Dance Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesMarion Siéfert returns to Seuls en Scène bringing another ferocious performance. Collaborating again with actress Helena de Laurens, Siéfert crafts a wild investigation into the fantasies and norms of adolescence and womanhood, challenging de Laurens to embody the tortures, triumphs and terrors of teenage girlhood. Performed in French with English supertitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents a Reading-Performance of La Métamorphose by Franz Kafka
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesCelebrated French actor Micha Lescot comes to Seuls en Scène for the first time, accompanied by musicians, and presents a musical reading performance of Franz Kafka’s masterpiece “La Métamorphose.” Performed in French with English supertitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents a film screening of Les Amandiers by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
Princeton University campus Princeton University, PrincetonJoin us for a screening of “Les Amandiers” by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi followed by a Q&A with Micha Lescot nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the French Academy Awards (2023) for his role as Pierre Romans. In French with English subtitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Insuline & Magnolia by Stanislas Roquette
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesCome discover a hit of the 2021 fringe Avignon Festival! When Stanislas Roquette discovers at the age of 15 that he has insulin-dependent diabetes, his carefree childhood is shattered by the evidence of the disease. Formerly a cheerful boy, now he isolates himself. But his life is soon turned upside down when he meets Fleur. Performed in French with English supertitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Réparer la parole — Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Actes Sud-Papiers
East Pyne Room 010 Princeton University, PrincetonJoin us for a special afternoon celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the theatrical editions Actes Sud-Papiers with a panel discussion featuring playwright-directors Caroline Guiela Nguyen and Wajdi Mouawad in conversation with Laure Adler. Conversation in French. Open to the public; no tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Mémoires sauvées de l’eau by Nina Léger accompanied by Marina Chiche
Princeton University campus Princeton University, PrincetonThe writer Nina Léger and violinist Marina Chiche, both former Villa Albertine residents, team up to offer a musical reading of excerpts of Nina Léger’s latest novel: Mémoires sauvées de l’eau, a project she developed while being a Villa Albertine resident in Oroville, California. Performed in French. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Insuline & Magnolia by Stanislas Roquette
Wallace Theater, Lewis Arts complex 122 Alexander Street, Princeton, NJ, NJ, United StatesCome discover a hit of the 2021 fringe Avignon Festival! When Stanislas Roquette discovers at the age of 15 that he has insulin-dependent diabetes, his carefree childhood is shattered by the evidence of the disease. Formerly a cheerful boy, now he isolates himself. But his life is soon turned upside down when he meets Fleur. Performed in French with English supertitles. Free tickets required.
Seuls en Scène 2025 presents Nous sommes un poème by Stanislas Roquette & Gilles Geenen
Chancellor Green Rotunda East Pyne Building, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, United StatesTo conclude this year’s festival, join us for an uplifting musical poetry recital of classic and contemporary French poems prepared by Stanislas Roquette and Gilles Geenen. A group of community amateur actors, trained by Roquette and Geenen, will participate in the musical reading. Performance in French. Free tickets required.