Past Seasons

2008-2009 Season

Voir un Ami Pleurer by Olivier Coyette
Directed by Valery Warnotte
Featuring Carolyn Cook, Ariel de Man, Liz Hartnett, Chris Kayser, Joe Knezevich and Park Krausen
September 11-14, 2008
14th Street Playhouse
November 12-16, 2008
Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris
April 4, 2009
La Maison Française, Washington, DC
April 10, 2009
Portland High School, Portland, ME
April 22, 2009
Performing Arts Center at Rockwell Hall Buffalo State University, Buffalo, NY
Théâtre du Rêve presents this commission from Belgian playwright Olivier Coyette about the ever-changing, dynamic relationship between France and the United States and our ever-challenged identities. The play attempts to show how the United States inspire dreams across the world as much as we aggravate and sometimes, move others. The title of the play, which is also a song by Jacques Brel, sheds light on the direction of our movements: America suffers. The play revolves around the relationship between Americans and French, revealing stereotypes and prejudices along the way. Through comical situations and a wonderful sense of humor, Olivier Coyette creatively reiterates the theme that “you can’t live with them, you can’t live without them.”
Performed in a combination of French and English with supertitles in the opposite language. A dark and light comedy with poetry and music. Appropriate for ages 12+. US tour, with the partnership of the Délégation Générale des Alliances Françaises

2007-2008 Season

365 Days/365 Plays, by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by Park Krausen, Amanda Baker, Joe Knezevich, Barry Stewart-Mann and Donald McManus
July 2007
Intenational Farmer's Market, Chamblee, GA
TdR's week as part of the nationwide performances of Parks' works.
Discovering the Past, by Suehyla El-Attar
A Théâtre du Rêve company creation
October 2007-May 2008
High Museum of Art, Atlanta
Théâtre du Rêve performed for school groups at the High Museum to complement their experience of the Louvre Atlanta exhibition; in English, beginner or advanced French.
Voir un Ami Pleurer, by Olivier Coyette
January 24-27, 2008
Directed by Valery Warnotte
Featuring Carolyn Cook, Ariel de Man, Chris Kayser, Joe Knezevich and Park Krausen
14th Street Playhouse, Atlanta
The world premiere of a new play commissioned by Théâtre du Rêve from Belgian playwright Olivier Coyette about the ever-changing, dynamic relationship between Europe and the US and our ever-challenged identities. The play attempts to show how the United States inspire dreams across the world as much as we aggravate and sometimes, move others. The title of the play, which is also a song by Jacques Brel, sheds light on the direction of our movements: America suffers. The play revolves around the relationship between Americans and French, revealing stereotypes and prejudices along the way. Through comical situations and a wonderful sense of humor, Olivier Coyette creatively reiterates the theme that “you can’t live with them, you can’t live without them.”

2006-2007 Season

Une Visite du Roi and Fit for a King
By Lauren Gunderson and Carolyn Cook
Théâtre du Rêve company creations
Featuring Carolyn Cook, Park Krausen, Adam Fristoe, Angus Whyte, Laura Whyte, Charlie Burnett, Andrew Kearns and Amreen Ukani
High Museum of Art, Atlanta
Théâtre du Rêve performed for school groups at the High Museum to complement their experience of the Louvre Atlanta exhibition; in English, beginner or advanced French.
Trois Pièces Courtes de Beckett
Pas (Footfalls), directed by Walter Asmus of Germany
Samuel Beckett's assistant Va et Vient (Come and Go), directed by Adam Fristoe
Catastrophe, directed by Ariel de Man
Featuring Carolyn Cook, Park Krausen, Adam Fristoe, Angus Whyte, Laura Whyte, Charlie Burnett, Andrew Kearns and Amreen Ukani
7Stages, Atlanta: Fall 2006
TdR's part in Atlanta's Year of Beckett, a celebration of the playwright's work and influence in the world of theatre and writing.

2004-2005 Season

Season 2004

Vive La Fontaine!
A Théâtre du Rêve company creation
Directed by Ariel de Man
Featuring Shaun Whitley, Park Krausen, Adam Fristoe and Carolyn Cook
7Stages, Atlanta
An evening of music, movement, and dazzling entertainment based on the fables of Jean de La Fontaine. Ariel de Man directs this company-created piece, which features original music by performers Shaun Whitley, Park Krausen, Adam Fristoe, Carolyn Cook and music director Scott dePoy. 2006 Suzi Bass Award Winner in the Best Musical Ensemble Category.

2002-2003 Season

Season 2002

Dissident, Il Va Sans Dire (Dissident, Goes Without Saying)
by Michel Vinaver
Directed by Vincent Murphy
Featuring Carolyn Cook and Adam Fristoe
7Stages Backstage Theatre, Atlanta
Vinaver's touching examination of a mother and son dealing with the agony of failed communication and personal loss. How they endure, how they argue, how they connect (and fail to connect) are Vinaver's subjects. Performed in both French and English. Photo © 2001, Jonathan Burnette

2001-2002 Season

Le Mariage Forcé The Forced Marriage by Molière
Directed by Carolyn Cook
Featuring Chris Kayser, Adam Fristoe, Angus Whyte, Park Krausen and Joel Ganz
7Stages, Atlanta
When an older man seeks a beautiful young wife, his troubles are only just beginning. Chris Kayser stars as Sganarelle, with an ensemble of versatile actors (Adam Fristoe, Angus Whyte, Park Krausen, and Joel Ganz) playing all the other roles. Original music and choreography by the cast.

2000-2001 Season

Antigone by Jean Anouilh
Directed by Peter Ganim
Featuring David deVries, Rachel Fowler, Adam Fristoe, Park Krausen, Carolyn Cook, Chris Kayser and Peter Ganim
7Stages, Atlanta
Anouilh's classic treatment of Sophocles' original tragedy: the story of a young girl who chooses death with honor over life. Director Peter Ganim places our production in an unspecified Middle Eastern state, bringing timeless themes directly into the present world. Photos © 2000, Jonathan Burnette

1999-2000 Season

L'Autorisation, by Pierre Bourgeade
Directed by Peter Ganim
Featuring Chris Kayser and Carolyn Cook
The Atlanta International School
Kayser and Cook star in this intimate portrait of two lonely people caught together in a web of bureaucracy at the Russian border. When a border guard refuses a woman's passport based on a technicality, she is forced to stay with him and adopt his rigid principles — with deadly consequences.

1998-1999 Season

La Cantatrice Chauve, by Eugène Ionesco
Directed by Peter Ganim
Featuring Chris Kayser, Carolyn Cook, Park Krausen, David deVries, Angus Whyte and Christina Goddard
7Stages, Atlanta
Ionesco's absurdist classic comes to life as M. and Mme. Smith spend an evening at home with unexpected guests. An ensemble of six actors play with language's inability to communicate.

1997-1998 Season

Huis Clos, by Jean-Paul Sartre
Directed by Peter Ganim
Featuring Rachel Fowler, Chris Kayser, Brian Kimmell and Carolyn Cook
7Stages, Atlanta
Hell is other people in this existential nightmare, set in a stark white environment with no place to hide. Ganim's production has audience members entering through the same door to what will ultimately become the place of no exit for the cast of doomed characters.

1996-1997 Season

La Leçon by Eugène Ionesco
Directed by Peter Ganim
Featuring Chris Kayser, Carolyn Cook and Christina Goddard
7Stages, Atlanta
Our inaugural season brings to life this absurd comedy about a professor who, by degrees, inspires, frightens, and kills his hapless students. Chris Kayser gives a tour de force performance as the Professor in Peter Ganim's hilarious production, which also stars Carolyn Cook and Christina Goddard.