Production History
Le Malade Imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid)
Chris Kayser and Eliana Marianes lead a cast of actors and puppeteers in this all-new production that pays homage to classic theatrical traditions, commedia dell’arte and Guignol puppetry.(February 2024)
Vive La Fontaine!
A delightful one-hour romp through the fables of Jean de La Fontaine, Vive La Fontaine! returned in 2023 to complete the run that was cut short in 2020. (March 2023)
The Emancipation of Meta Warrick Fuller, by Addae Moon
An interactive performance at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. (Fall 2022)
Code Noir, by Carolyn Cook (film)
Cook originally wrote Code Noir as a play in 2019, and reworked the script for film in collaboration with Hush Harbor Lab. (Spring 2022)
Virtual Salon: Celebrating West Africa!
Our fifth Virtual Salon of the season, Modern West Africa (May 2021)
Je Ne Suis Pas Evangeline (film)
Created in partnership with Penobscot Theatre, Je Ne Suis Pas Evangeline (I Am Not Evangeline) is an original story about a modern-day woman, Eva, wrestling with the ideals of French Acadian womanhood in the poem “Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Written and performed by Carolyn Cook. (Spring 2021)
Virtual Salon: Evangeline Revisited: Acadian and Franco-American History in Maine
A behind the scenes look at a brand new work in progress! This Salon is your invitation to look inside the fascinating, enlightening, and often messy process of creating theatre. (March 2021)
Virtual Salon: Caribbean Cruise: A theatrical tour of Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Haiti
In partnership with the Jacmel Arts Center, an inclusive arts space in Jacmel, Haiti, with performances by Atlanta artists Vallea Woodbury and Dalyla McGee, and dramaturgy by Amina McIntyre. (January 2021)
Virtual Salon: French in North America: Quebec, Acadia and Cajun Country
Delightful discoveries from the Louisiana bayou to the east coast of Canada: Did you know that the first collection of African-American poetry ever published was in French? Or that foot percussion is an integral part of French-Canadian music? (Nov 2020)
Virtual Salon: The Harlem-Paris Connection: Paris, Negritude and the Harlem Renaissance
The first gathering of our TdR family since we shut down in March, with original videos of poems from the Harlem Renaissance and the Negritude movement, along with live scenes from Une Tempête, Aimé Césaire’s 1969 adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. (September 2020)
Vive La Fontaine!
TdR’s beloved, company-created play based on the Fables of Jean de La Fontaine (March 2020)
Code Noir: Les Aventures du Premiere Comte de Monte Cristo
Théâtre du Rêve presents the story of General Alex Dumas, one of the most celebrated generals in the French Revolution. (Spring 2019)
Il Etait Une Fois
Prepare to be transported to the France of Louis XIV, where women used the wonder of fairy tales to show that sometimes, the damsel in distress can rescue herself. (Spring 2018)
The He[ART] of the STory
Folk tales and fairy tales have enchanted generations of adults and children, and passed on vital messages about how to survive in a confusing and frightening world. What are the common themes of tales and fables from different world cultures? We explored these questions and more in our fall forum, The He[ART] of the Story (October 2018)
pre-2018
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