City Garage Theatre

Bonjour,

Madame and Monsieur Smith request the pleasure of your company for the opening weekend of “The Bald Soprano” by Eugene Ionesco. There will be free champagne for there preview on Friday, April 26th, and a French-themed, informalities buffet for opening night, Saturday, April 27th. An evening of silly fun and inspired madness is guaranteed for all. Make your reservations now!

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About the play

A revival of City Garage’s acclaimed productions from 2008 and 2012, this mad, crazy, wildly funny play is the comic masterpiece that launched the Theatre of the Absurd. It’s the story of an ordinary evening in the home of M. and Madame Smith that spins madly out of control as they entertain their guests, the Martins. Dazzling in its linguistic acrobatics, the play is a comic masterpiece of joyful, irrational anti-logic and a looney parody of the stolid, thick-witted world of middleclass propriety. In an escalating battle of banalities, polite conversation turns to confusion, then mayhem, and finally explodes into cheerful, liberating chaos. Simultaneously comic and profound, it is a short, sharp ludicrous journey into a funhouse mirror version of the world we think we know—and the truth of what we do not.

PICK OF THE WEEK!
“Even after 60 years and counting is still good for a load of laughs…impeccable comedic skill and élan…first-rate!”
– LA Weekly

Critic’s Choice!
“A real treat….stunningly skewed retro domesticity…It’s wonderful to see this dependably outrageous company stretch out and get a bit more breathing room….Kudos to the solid company of performers, who are savvy enough to trust Michel and the material and get full mileage out of everything they collectively bring to the party….If you’ve got a taste for the absurd, this is one of those holiday gatherings you won’t want to miss!”
– Backstage

4 Stars!
“Ionesco’s maniacal assault on all things suburban…The cast delivers Ionesco’s mad little play easily and stylishly–having served in Michel’s ensemble for many years, they know how to give the director exactly what she wants!”
– Total Theatre

The Writers Workshop at City Garage

Are you working on a play, a one-person show, a screenplay, or a piece of fiction and want help pushing it forward? Develop it in the Writers Workshop at City Garage. Get guidance, feedback, story analysis, and support in our weekly sessions. The number of places is limited. Click here for more information.

Merci! ❤️

Frederique 👠👠, Charles, and everyone at City Garage

Archie says Thank you!

“... sometimes scorching, sometimes hilarious, always intriguing exploration of human relations…what really grabs our attention and hearts are the performances.”

“Contemporary theater at its most informative and impactful … stunning, gut-punching”

“it hits like thunderclap…”

“Stellar performances from the cast under Frédérique Michel’s direction”

“Approaches the “hallelujah” level!”

“...startlingly compelling as well as rather surprisingly funny...”

“eerie, atmospheric ... well suited to the stylish City Garage aesthetic”

“... a Greek myth scaled down to human proportions ... It’s simple, it’s quiet, it’s deeply personal”

“THE BOURGEOIS GENTLEMAN had the audience laughing from start to finish.”

“Superb acting….Frederique Michel’s clockwork-like direction of Schimmelpfennig’s tricky, provocative play and Charles Duncombe’s atmospheric stage design also deserve the highest praise possible.”

“City Garage, known for daring, highly stylized sociopolitical theater, is the ideal local company to revive this infrequently done, disturbingly timely play.”

“Crowd-pleasing and consistently funny!”

“The piece is fascinating to watch... handsome and visually stunning production, stylized and ritualized.”

“The writing and the performances crackle...”

“A marvelous evening of theater... a distinctive, individual form of dance-theater, using a movement vocabulary that... communicates immediately with gestures sometimes like seductive cabaret performance... ”