The Francophiles

by Megan Tabaque

ONE ACT - TYA: Camille is the most inept server at Red Lobster in Celebration, Florida until she decides to leave the cheddar biscuits behind her to pursue her dream job at Disney World. A mysterious French stranger steals Camille's heart away, and also, subsequently her kidney. The Francophiles is a global adventure about a lost kidney and a lost girl. ​​

ONE ACT - TYA: Camille is the most inept server at Red Lobster in Celebration, Florida until she decides to leave the cheddar biscuits behind her to pursue her dream job at Disney World. A mysterious French stranger steals Camille's heart away, and also, subsequently her kidney. The Francophiles is a global adventure about a lost kidney and a lost girl. ​​

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  • Morey Norkin: The Francophiles by Megan Tabaque
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    Someone needs to figure out how to get this on stage or screen for that matter! Disney, are you listening? So inventive. So clever. So funny. Have yourself an Ultimate Feast and some cheddar biscuits and feast on this one-of-a-kind comedy. Bon Appetit!

    Someone needs to figure out how to get this on stage or screen for that matter! Disney, are you listening? So inventive. So clever. So funny. Have yourself an Ultimate Feast and some cheddar biscuits and feast on this one-of-a-kind comedy. Bon Appetit!

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  • Melissa Milich: The Francophiles by Megan Tabaque
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    Everything about this play is Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant. Some of the snappiest and funniest dialogue I have ever seen. Great monologues. Theatre of the Absurd at its finest. Brava, playwright!

    Everything about this play is Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant. Some of the snappiest and funniest dialogue I have ever seen. Great monologues. Theatre of the Absurd at its finest. Brava, playwright!

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  • Aly Kantor: The Francophiles by Megan Tabaque
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    This fun, irreverent romp reads like a lost Sarah Ruhl play, complete with ennui, black market organ sales, dream sequences, and sprawling, hilarious monologues. I knew I was going to like it when I saw multiple kidneys on the list of characters! It moves briskly, bringing audiences from a Florida Red Lobster to Paris, France (and back again!) without worrying much about the HOW, which demonstrates a tremendous trust and faith in artistic collaborators. It's absurdly theatrical, absurdly absurd, and so bizarrely funny! If you're looking for something delightfully unexpected, check out this...

    This fun, irreverent romp reads like a lost Sarah Ruhl play, complete with ennui, black market organ sales, dream sequences, and sprawling, hilarious monologues. I knew I was going to like it when I saw multiple kidneys on the list of characters! It moves briskly, bringing audiences from a Florida Red Lobster to Paris, France (and back again!) without worrying much about the HOW, which demonstrates a tremendous trust and faith in artistic collaborators. It's absurdly theatrical, absurdly absurd, and so bizarrely funny! If you're looking for something delightfully unexpected, check out this quirky comedy!

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Possible Doubling:
1. MILLIE (later CAMILLE) / CAMILLE’S KIDNEY
2. EMIL / EMIL’S KIDNEY
3. BRAD / 6. ANTOINE / BOY WITH LOLLIPOP / JIMMY THE TOURIST
3. RETIREE 1 / KIDNAPPER 1 / DOCTOR W/ MUSTACHE / SHAY THE BOSS
4. RETIREE 2 / KIDNAPPER 2 / DOCTOR W/O MUSTACHE / TRAM DRIVER
5. STATUE (TINA) / SHELLY THE TOURIST
7. FELLOW WITH ACCORDIAN /VAGRANT WITH ACCORDIAN / FELLOW WITH SYNTHESIZER / KIDNEY 1