Resistance

by James Odin Wade

Full-Length. Resistance is a story about a director named Jean-Pierre Melville and a young filmmaker named Dominique Peyroux, who has a film pitch that takes them both on a journey through the French Resistance. As the two of them test each other, they reckon with a difficult past and an uncertain future.

Full-Length. Resistance is a story about a director named Jean-Pierre Melville and a young filmmaker named Dominique Peyroux, who has a film pitch that takes them both on a journey through the French Resistance. As the two of them test each other, they reckon with a difficult past and an uncertain future.

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Resistance

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  • Kitchen Dog Theater: Resistance by James Odin Wade
    “

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2017 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    We are pleased to support this play! It was a Finalist for the 2017 New Works Festival at Kitchen Dog Theater in Dallas, Texas.

    ”

Character Information

  • Jean-Pierre Melville
    Male, bald, an established French Filmmaker, sometimes called "the Godfather of the French New Wave".
    55
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      40s,
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • Dominique Peyroux
    An aspiring French filmmaker.
    31
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary

Development History

  • Reading, School of Creative and Performing Arts - University of Calgary, 2016

Awards

  • New Works Festival
    Kitchen Dog Theater
    Finalist
    2017