The French Theater Project
We bring contemporary, live French theater to audiences in America.
Our Work
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French Productions
We partner with touring French productions to present works in their original French versions – with English subtitles – to francophone and francophile audiences in America. We aim to serve the 12 million French-speakers residing in America, bringing live theater to their communities.
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English Adaptations
We collaborate with American and French playwrights to create adaptations of contemporary French plays for francophile English-speaking audiences. Bringing a French play to the American stage is more than a matter of straight translation. We work with creators to deliver theatrical experiences with distinctive French flavors that hit home with American audiences.
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Artist Conversations
We produce discussions for audiences in America to talk with writers, actors, and directors about their works and careers. In person or over video, these dialogues bridge language and geography.
We host the ongoing French Theater Club at the French Library / Alliance Française of Boston and Cambridge.
Why French theater?
France boasts an amazingly rich theatrical landscape, with over 20,000 enterprises dedicated to creating and producing live performances. This multi-billion dollar industry generates over 1,000 new theatrical works every year. The annual Festival Avignon OFF regularly boasts over 1,700,000 paid attendance to live spectacles during 3 weeks in July. In short, France offers a treasure trove for theater-lovers. The French Theater Project exists to import some of this goodness to American audiences by bringing down the barriers of geography and language.
Upcoming Productions
We are excited to announce our 2024-2025 season of performances in the Boston area, featuring productions in both Fall and Spring!
In November 2024 we will present La Femme à qui rien n’arrive (an absurdist fairy tale that will make your hair stand on end) and in May 2025 we will present Contre-temps (a delightful musical comedy about the life of French composer François Courdot).
Visit our Upcoming Productions page for details on both shows in our 24-25 season.
To stay up to date on all our upcoming events, please join our mailing list via the form at the bottom of the page.
Feel free to email us directly at info@frenchtheaterproject.com if you have any questions, or wish to propose a show for us to produce!
Get in Touch
We’d love to hear from you! Write us at info@frenchtheaterproject.com to get on our mailing list, suggest a show for us to produce, or ask about collaborating with us.
See you at the theater!
Support us
If you’d like to support our work financially you can make a tax-deductible donation to our fiscal sponsor, the Lyric Stage Company of Boston.