The Madwoman of Chaillot

Authors

Jean Giraudaux
Maurice Valency

Files

Description

The playbill for Taylor University's performance of The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux and adapted by Maurice Valency.

Performed on November 8-9, 2024 at 7:30pm and November 10, 2024 at 2:00pm in the Mitchell Theatre at Taylor University.

Jean Giraudoux's The Madwoman of Chaillot, adapted by Maurice Valency, is a poetic and satirical fable that critiques capitalism and greed. The play is set in Paris, where a group of greedy businessmen plans to tear up the city to drill for oil. Their plans are discovered by Countess Aurelia, the titular Madwoman, a wonderfully eccentric and idealistic woman who believes in the goodness of humanity. Along with her fellow "madwomen" and a collection of other Parisian outcasts—including a Ragpicker and a Sewer Man—she devises a plan to lure the financiers into a hidden, bottomless pit in her cellar. Through this act, they condemn the corrupt men and symbolically rid the world of their destructive influence. The play is a celebration of art, love, and humanity's whimsical spirit triumphing over the cold, materialistic forces that seek to destroy it.

Artistic Director

Tracy Manning

Technical Director

Conner Reagan

Publication Date

11-8-2024

City

Upland, IN

Keywords

Madwoman, Chaillot, Jean Giraudoux, Maurice Valency, unhappiness, anti-materialism, generousity

Disciplines

Acting | Arts and Humanities | Dance | Education | Higher Education | Playwriting | Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History

Notes

THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com).

"How can you bear to live in a world where there is unhappiness?"

Recommended Citation

Giraudaux, Jean and Valency, Maurice, "The Madwoman of Chaillot" (2024). Taylor Theatre Playbills. 388.
https://pillars.taylor.edu/playbills/388