PRODUCTIONS
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf
By MICHAEL HOLLINGER
Directed by WHIT MacLAUGHLIN
On the Arcadia Stage
October 11 - December 9, 2007
Directed by WHIT MacLAUGHLIN
On the Arcadia Stage
October 11 - December 9, 2007
Synopsis
It's 1961 and Victor is a wealthy American expatriate living in Paris. He owns the fabulous Café du Grand Boeuf – the world's greatest restaurant reserved solely for his private use. He arrives one summer evening after a trip to Madrid in a very bleak mood. As his fastidiously French staff fusses over him, he announces his decision to starve himself to death! Don’t miss our brand new production of Michael Hollinger's first full-length play at the Arden. This dark comedy celebrates the joys of cooking, sex, bullfighting and the works of Ernest Hemingway in a remarkably poignant, bittersweet tale of the absurdities and contradictions inherent in being human.
Our ongoing collaboration with Philadelphia playwright Michael Hollinger has yielded six world premieres: Opus (which recently ended its run at Primary Stages in NYC), Tooth and Claw, Red Herring, Tiny Island, Incorruptible, and Empty Plate.
Our ongoing collaboration with Philadelphia playwright Michael Hollinger has yielded six world premieres: Opus (which recently ended its run at Primary Stages in NYC), Tooth and Claw, Red Herring, Tiny Island, Incorruptible, and Empty Plate.
