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Upstaged
Translated by Leland de la Durantaye
Two minutes into the second act, there is a knock on Nicolas Boehlmer's dressing-room door, just as he's smoking his last cigarette before having to go back on stage . . . and, without thinking, he says, "Come in," still in character. He quickly finds himself bound, gagged, and stripped by a man who appears to be his mirror image: costumed in the same wig, makeup, and clothes. Nicolas is powerless to prevent his usurper from going out and playing his role—with increasingly ridiculous consequences. Is this "upstaging" the act of a depraved amateur? Sabotage by a rival? A piece of guerrilla theater? A political statement? Whatever the cause, Nicolas and his fellow actors soon find their play—and their lives—making less and less sense, as the parts they play come under assault by this irrational intruder.
Details
Title
Upstaged
Author
Jacques Jouet
Translated by
Leland de la Durantaye
Title First Published
05 June 2011
Format
Paperback
ISBN-10
1-56478-574-2
ISBN-13
978-1-56478-574-9
GTIN13 (EAN13)
9781564785749
Publication Date
01 June 2011
Nb of pages
112
Dimensions
5 x 7 in.
List Price
$14.95
Excerpt
On Tuesday March 9th our eighth performance of Going Out to the People, written and directed by Marcel Flavy, was disrupted. Even now, it's extremely difficult to say whether this was unfortunate—either for us or for the audience. In any event, this disturbance was so artfully concealed from the public eye that the hallowed reputation of our national theater suffered no injury. Were it not for the professionalism of all involved—including, to be fair, the source of the disturbance himself—this would never have been possible.
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