La Musica Deuxième
Written by Marguerite Duras and Translated by Barbara Bray
Directed by Helen Banner
Performed at Torn Page
435 W 22nd Street, New York, NY
Performances ran May 16 - 26, 2024
Plus a special screening of the 1967 French film LA MUSICA was held on May 25, 2024
“La Musica Deuxième is an extraordinary piece of writing refined and rewritten over decades by Duras until it flowed like a musical score. Playing the gaps between what is said and unsaid, it shows a woman demanding that a history of violence be processed and acknowledged even if the truth is slippery.”
–Helen Banner, Director
CAST
Gopal Divan
Jessica Frey
FEATURED ARTISTS
Erin Reppenhagen
Grace Oberhofer
Iris Beaumier
CREATIVE TEAM
Scenic Design: Samantha Tutasi
Lighting Design: Alex deNevers
Sound Design: Joshua Dumas
Costume Design: Helen Banner & Allison Parker
Hair & Makeup Design: Blythe Irish
Producers: Allison Parker & Helen Banner
Associate Producer: Veronica Ostroski
Presented by A/Park Productions
The production was part of DOUBLE DURAS, a mini-festival co-hosted by A/Park Productions and Blessed Unrest, designed to celebrate Duras’ feminist play and will include two separate productions of LA MUSICA DEUXIÈME, a screening of the 1967 French film LA MUSICA (directed by Marguerite Duras and Paul Séban).
