Belleville

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Belleville

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 2m

Amy Herzog

"Ms. Herzog’s thrillingly good play, confirms her reputation as one of the brightest new talents in the theater. It is rare for a young playwright to be in such confident command of all the theater’s resources as Ms. Herzog is here […] among the most suspenseful plays I’ve seen in years." – The New York Times

Image: 2017 Donmar Warehouse Production (Marc Brenner)

Belleville

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Belleville

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Summary

Young Americans Zack and Abby have the perfect ex-pat life in Paris: a funky bohemian apartment in up-and-coming Belleville; a stable marriage; and Zack’s noble mission to fight pediatric AIDS. But when Abby finds Zack at home one afternoon when he’s supposed to be at work, the questions and answers that follow shake the foundation of their seemingly beautiful life.

History
Belleville was first commissioned and produced by Yale Repertory Theater, under artistic director James Bundy and managing director Victoria Nolan, in New Haven, Connectictut, opening October 21, 2011. It was directed by Anne Kauffman.
ABBY - Twenty-eight, American, white
ZACK - Twenty eight, American, white
ALIOUNE - Twenty-five, French-Senegalese
AMINA - Twenty-five, French-Senegalese
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity
    • Smoking

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Nominee! 2013 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Play

"Ms. Herzog’s thrillingly good play, confirms her reputation as one of the brightest new talents in the theater. It is rare for a young playwright to be in such confident command of all the theater’s resources as Ms. Herzog is here…among the most suspenseful plays I’ve seen in years” – The New York Times

“Belleville is engrossing. Herzog does a great job of capturing the stereotypical arrogance of Americans living in a foreign country… But that's just one element of the increasingly complex and relentlessly surprising characters that Herzog has created.”" - Hartford Arts Examiner

“Belleville is much more dramatic, or rather melodramatic, than a simple unraveling of a relationship. Herzog wants to show you the hopelessness and rage that can spiral out of the stresses of everyday living, but she really cares about raising the entertainment value of the experience. Belleville is funny. It’s suspenseful. It’s mock-shocking, then genuinely horrifying.” – New Haven Theatre Jerk

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    Image: 2017 Donmar Warehouse Production (Marc Brenner)

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Amy Herzog

Amy Herzog
Amy Herzog’s plays include Mary Jane (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award), 4000 Miles (Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Obie Award for Best New American Play), After the Revolution (New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award) and Belleville (Drama Desk Award nominee). She received ...
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