Amphitryon

by Molière
artistic direction by Jérôme Pouly

Vx-Colombier

20 June 2022

Vx-Colombier

Amphitryon

2022-06-20 20:30:00 2022-06-20 23:30:00

“Legend has it that everyone in this world has at least one look-alike.

But you have to be willing and able to meet him or her... In this black comedy, Molière forces Sosie and Amphitryon to meet their look-alikes and they will be dispossessed of their own roles by force of circumstance. Amphitryon is a fascinating play with a double, even triple depth to it. An unprecedented meta-structure. Mercure becomes the look-alike of Sosie. But Mercure is himself the double of Jupiter. Jupiter is the double of Amphitryon, who himself becomes the double of Sosie. Amphitryon and Sosie are then equal in the face of the imposture of the gods.

Here is a play written and performed by an actor-director (and not just any actor-director) for actors. The roles are cast. Everyone has theirs. The actors, flattered to be cast in this comedy (one in the main role of Sosie, the other in the title role of Amphitryon) are shot down in mid-flight by two other actors who also wanted to play these roles. A combat of near martial proportions breaks out! Mercury smashes Sosie. Jupiter grazes Amphitryon. And the other actors... play their roles without really understanding what is going on in this cast where the cards are constantly being reshuffled.

An actor who does not act does not exist, but when he is deprived of the role that is his, it is even worse, and the suffering endured doubles. Unlike lies, injustice is durably troubling for the actor; it triggers an irreparable doubt that will always prevent him from re-establishing the truth.”

Jérôme Pouly

Avec le soutien de la Fondation pour la Comédie-Française et le mécénat de François Jerphagnon 

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Creative team

Artistic direction: Jérôme Pouly
Director: Clément Gaubert

Distribution

the company

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    Sylvia
    Bergé

    la Nuit

    See biography
  • 12-francoisegillard-push

    Françoise
    Gillard

    Alcmène, femme d’Amphitryon

    See biography
  • 14-jeromepouly-push

    Jérôme
    Pouly

    Mercure

    See biography
  • 19-christiangonon-push

    Christian
    Gonon

    Amphitryon, général des Thébains et Jupiter, sous la forme d'Amphitryon

    See biography
  • 20-juliesicard-push

    Julie
    Sicard

    Cléanthis, suivante d’Alcmène, femme de Sosie

    See biography
  • 23-bakarysangare-push

    Bakary
    Sangaré

    Naucratès, capitaine thébain

    See biography
  • 26-nicolaslormeau-push

    Nicolas
    Lormeau

    Mercure, sous la forme de Sosie et Sosie, valet d’Amphitryon

    See biography
  • 59-adriensimion-push

    Adrien
    Simion

    Polidas et Posiclès, capitaines thébains

    See biography
  • 58-nicolaschupin-push

    Nicolas
    Chupin

    Argatiphontidas, capitaine thébain

    See biography

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