Night Just Before the Forest at Oregon Fringe Festival

Trailer

https://youtu.be/ppkNRSod7-0?feature=shared

Oregon Fringe Festival Includes Bernard-Marie Koltès Oregon Premiere

Lazaros Theodorakopoulos produces and stars in the tour-de-force solo play,

NIGHT JUST BEFORE THE FOREST

by the acclaimed French playwright

Bernard-Marie Koltès,

translated by Timothy Johns,

directed by Bill Bowers.

(80 minutes / Warning: some profanity)

APRIL 27 @4:30PM Ashland Elks Lodge

APRIL 28 @3PM SOU Theatre Studio 227

NIGHT JUST BEFORE THE FOREST (written in 1977) was Koltès’ first widely acclaimed play. He is considered to be heir to Samuel Beckett, Jean Cocteau and Jean Genet and his playsh ave been translated into more than 36 languages. Koltès died of complications from AIDS in 1989.

NIGHT JUST BEFORE THE FOREST is described as “an unstoppable monologue that must be uttered. Not sure where it came from. As definite and unknown as love, life and death is. Will you find the words to say what you want to say? Will you manage to love, live, or die? Will you manage to finish this monologue?" (producer's note)

Originally from Greece, Theodorakopoulos has been an actor in NYC and Greece for twelve years and began collaborating on this production with Bowers in 2021. Both studied acting at the legendary William Esper Studio. 

2024 Tour

April 5,6,12,13 at Mabou Mines Studio in NYC

April 27, 28 at Oregon Fringe Festival

July 24-27 at Borderlight Theater Festival in Ohio

August 12-18 at St Lou Fringe Festival

In the US, Timothy Johns' translation (1982) was first read by Gilbert Price on June 13, 1983 at Ubu Repertory Theater in New York and first performed by Kevin V. Smith (directed by E Barnick) in 2012 at Viaduct Theater in Chicago.

THEODORAKOPOULOS produced and starred in the New York premiere of Koltes’ play (in another English translation) in 2022 at the Archdiocesan Hellenic Cultural Center. The 2024 tour which began in New York on April 5 is Theodorakopoulos' second run of "La Nuit juste avant les forêts" by Bernard-Marie Koltès. Learn more at www.thelazaros.com

Photo : https://www.thelazaros.com/photos