A Very Modern Classical Evening with Molière in the Park
Brooklyn's favorite free theater, Molière in the Park is back with a staged reading of Le'Asha Julius' new play The Regulars + Molière's The Ludicrous Ladies!
"Pairing The Regulars, a short tragedy in verse by rapper, actor, and playwright Le’Asha Julius with The Ludicrous Ladies, a one act comedy in prose by Molière might appear at first as an exercise in contrast. New versus old, serious versus farcical, political versus domestic… but in content and in form the plays, of course, are neither fully one nor the other. More importantly, despite the time and space that separates their authors, both plays center two impassioned women with complex desires. Desires they fight for, and that may or may not be born exclusively out of the limitations imposed on them by their place in the world. Will this pairing open up an angle of reflection on women’s struggles and how they’ve evolved or persisted? We hope you’ll join us to find out!"
- Lucie Tiberghien
Produced by Molière in the Park, in partnership with Prospect Park Alliance and The Brooklyn Public Library.
Brooklyn's favorite free theater, Molière in the Park is back with a staged reading of Le'Asha Julius' new play The Regulars + Molière's The Ludicrous Ladies!
"Pairing The Regulars, a short tragedy in verse by rapper, actor, and playwright Le’Asha Julius with The Ludicrous Ladies, a one act comedy in prose by Molière might appear at first as an exercise in contrast. New versus old, serious versus farcical, political versus domestic… but in content and in form the plays, of course, are neither fully one nor the other. More importantly, despite the time and space that separates their authors, both plays center two impassioned women with complex desires. Desires they fight for, and that may or may not be born exclusively out of the limitations imposed on them by their place in the world. Will this pairing open up an angle of reflection on women’s struggles and how they’ve evolved or persisted? We hope you’ll join us to find out!"
- Lucie Tiberghien