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The Free Zone [Zone libre]
Author(s): Jean-Claude Grumberg
Following the German occupation of France, a Jewish family escapes from Paris, change names, flee to the South of France, and are given a single room to live in by a Christian farmer. The trials and tribulations of the family, including the worry over the birth of a child and the constant fear of discovery, ultimately end with France’s liberation.
Format: Drama
Cast Size: 8M/4F
Running Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
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Original or Prominent Production:
Directed by Maurice Bénichou; sets by Gérard Didier; costumes by Pierre Dioz; with Raphaëline Goupilleau, Monique Mélinand, Geneviève Mnich... [et al.] Paris (France): Théâtre national de la Colline, 11-30-1990. Note(s): Lighting: Jean Kalman. Sound: Daniel Deshays. Premiere: Orléans (France): Théâtre d’Orléans, 10-05-1990. Ubu Repertory Theater, New York (first English language production)
Directed by Maurice Bénichou; sets by Gérard Didier; costumes by Pierre Dioz; with Raphaëline Goupilleau, Monique Mélinand, Geneviève Mnich... [et al.] Paris (France): Théâtre national de la Colline, 11-30-1990. Note(s): Lighting: Jean Kalman. Sound: Daniel Deshays. Premiere: Orléans (France): Théâtre d’Orléans, 10-05-1990. Ubu Repertory Theater, New York (first English language production)
Original Source Material: BNF Richelieu - Autograph manuscripts, [ca 1988 ?]. 4-COL-250(233) to 4-COL-250(244) Original typescript. 4-COL-250(245). Typescript (booklet annotated by Jean-Claude Grumberg as actor in the show). 4-COL-250(246)
Nationality of Author: French
Original Language: French
Publisher:
UBU Repertory Theater Publications, see TCG
Actes Sud Papiers 1990. Actes Sud Babel 1998.
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Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Jewish Theater Foundation presented its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Alfred Uhry. The presentation took place as part of the Lincoln Center Library event on January 27th 2025 in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Lifetime Achievement Award
On September 30, 2024, French playwright, Mr. Jean Claude Grumberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented by NJTF HTII President, Arnold Mittelman with Dominique Trimbur, PhD-Manager for the History of Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Teaching of the Holocaust of Fondation Pour La Memoir de la Shoah Project.