Chambres
Originally performed in Westchester, NY, at SUNY Purchase, May 2000 (American Premier)
Written by: Philippe Minyana
Translated by: Philippa Wehle & her Spring 2000 Translation Workshop: Lamia Aidi, Laura Adams, Jennifer Baez, Nancy Damas, Georges Casimir, Yuki Kakihira, David Leibowitz, Ble Tape
Directed by: Jody P. Person
Cast: Laura Adams (Suzelle), Renee Burdette (Elisabeth), Toni Carlo (Latifa), Lindsay Pollack (Tita), Beth Ryne (Arlette)
Crew: Genevieve Fanelli (Lighting Design), "Dubba" & Siobhain Tull (Stage Managers), Peifeng Chua & Sarah Miracle (Backstage Crew), Illana Lampert (Graphic Design), Alex DeFazio & Peifeng Chua (Tour Guides)
Funded by the New York Foundation for the Arts / New York State Council on the Arts, the Westchester Arts Council, etant donnes, the French-America Fund for the Performing Arts, the association beaumarchais, and the Florence Gould Foundation
Synopsis: Literally translated as "chambers" or "rooms," Chambres takes inspiration from author Philippe Minyana's memories of Sochaux, a bleak industrial suburb of France. Six characters' stories combine to deliver a wrenching portrait of poverty, oppression, and, finally, hope.