Marie Antoinette / 3C

David Adjmi

• Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781559364942
• eBook ISBN: 9781559368056
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: American Drama
• Index: Literature

A dual volume from "virtuosic" playwright David Adjmi (New York Times).

 About Marie Antoinette:

“David Adjmi’s Marie Antoinette is audacious and stun­ning. The work skewers the oblivious royals and one-percenters, understands their bred-to-be-bad behavior, and strips away the illusion of not only the monarchy but of democracy, too—a hat trick that Adjmi performs with the delicate balance of comedy, tragedy, and wild imaginings.” —Variety

The eyes of the court are on Marie Antoinette. Times change, and even the most fashionable queens go out of style. Drawing comparison of the gluttonous excess of Marie’s era to the decadent material­ism of the present day, Marie Antoinette holds up a mirror to our contemporary society, which just might be entertaining itself to death.

About 3C:

“Bitterly funny and inventive, 3C appropriates the sit­com structure of iconic Three’s Company and pumps it full of sexual panic and existential horror. Adjmi’s quick-cutting script is intensely funny and unnerving in equal measure.” —Time Out New York

The war in Vietnam is over and Brad, an ex-serviceman, lands in L.A. to start a new life. When he winds up trashed in Connie and Linda’s kitchen after a wild night of partying, the three strike a deal for an arrangement that has hilarious and devastating consequences for everyone. Inspired by 1970s sitcoms and 1950s existentialist comedy, 3C is a terrifying yet amusing look at a culture that likes to amuse itself—even as it teeters on the brink of ruin.

 

Marie Antoinette is copyright © 2017 by David Adjmi

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French translation on pages 85–86 courtesy of Marissa Skudlarek.

The publication of Marie Antoinette by David Adjmi, through TCG’s Book Program, is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

TCG books are exclusively distributed to the book trade by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution.

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2015049371 (print) / 2016001978 (ebook)

ISBN 978-1-55936-805-6 (ebook)

A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress.

Book design and composition by Lisa Govan

Cover illustrations by Bee Murphy

First Edition, October 2017

CONTENTS

Production History

Characters / Place

Set

Note on Text

Act One

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6

Scene 7

Scene 8

Scene 9

Scene 10

Act Two

Scene 1

Scene 2

Scene 3

Scene 4

Scene 5

Scene 6

THANK YOU

Aaron Stone; Adam Greenfield and Playwrights Horizons; Daniel Talbott and Addie Johnson Talbott; Anna Chlumsky; Maria Dizzia; Bill Buell; Brooke Bloom; Catherine Sheehy; Colleen Werthmann; Darren Goldstein; David Greenspan; Deney Terrio; Diane Borger, Diane Paulus and everyone at American Repertory Theater; Dramatists Guild Fund; Eddie Cahill; Fran Offenhauser and Michael Mekeel; Gabrielle Calvocoressi and Angeline Shaka; Gary Wilmes; Gloria Peterson and James McCarthy; Greg Keller; Hannah...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Marie Antoinette
• 3C