Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt & Théâtre Rive Gauche
THE FRENCH SEASON
By: Eric Emmanuel Schmitt
Directed by: Anne Bourgeois
With: Eric Emmanuel Schmitt
Stage design: Nicolas Sire
Light design: Laurent Beal
Music: Jacques Cassard
Paris, the 1960s. Momo, a twelve-year-old Jewish boy, befriends the old Arab grocer in Rue Bleue to escape a loveless family. But appearances are deceiving: Mr. Ibrahim is not Arab, the Rue Bleue is not blue and ordinary life may not be so ordinary...
This is the tender and funny story of an outspoken kid and the Arab grocer on his street. How do you escape loneliness and the curse of misfortune? How do you learn to smile? This is a text that has traveled the world, published in 50 countries, performed many times in all these languages, studied in colleges and high schools. History comes alive here exceptionally interpreted by its author.