The French Theater Project
We bring contemporary, live French theater to audiences in America.
On stage next …
Adieu Monsieur Haffmann
October 24-26, 2025
The Calderwood Pavilion at the
Boston Center for the Arts
Written and directed by Jean-Philippe Daguerre.
2018 Winner of 4 Molière Awards
Paris, 1942. Jews are required to wear the yellow star. Joseph Haffmann offers his employee Pierre Vigneau the chance to take over his jewelry business if he agrees to hide him until the situation improves. Will Pierre risk sheltering his "former" boss clandestinely within the shop? And if so, at what price?
Suitable for ages 12+. Runs 90 minutes with no intermission.
Performed in French with English captions
Tickets on sale late August 2025
"Full of modesty and delicacy. The actors are all amazing. Charm and emotion." – Télérama
"Well written, well staged, well acted, this show is a jewel" – L’Obs
"Remarkable from every angle." – Le Parisien
"It delivers both intelligence and emotion." – Figaroscope
"A very beautiful creation." – Le Point
"Full of modesty and delicacy. The actors are all amazing. Charm and emotion." – Télérama "Well written, well staged, well acted, this show is a jewel" – L’Obs "Remarkable from every angle." – Le Parisien "It delivers both intelligence and emotion." – Figaroscope "A very beautiful creation." – Le Point
Our Work
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French Productions
We partner with touring French productions to present works in their original French versions – with English captions – to francophone and francophile audiences in America. We aim to serve the 12 million French-speakers residing in America, bringing live theater to their communities.
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English Adaptations
We collaborate with American and French playwrights to create adaptations of contemporary French plays for francophile English-speaking audiences. Bringing a French play to the American stage is more than a matter of straight translation. We work with creators to deliver theatrical experiences with distinctive French flavors that hit home with American audiences.
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Artist Conversations
We produce discussions for audiences in America to talk with writers, actors, and directors about their works and careers. In person or over video, these dialogues bridge language and geography.
We host the ongoing French Theater Club at the French Library / Alliance Française of Boston and Cambridge.
Audience Reviews
Why French theater?
France boasts an amazingly rich theatrical landscape, with over 20,000 enterprises dedicated to creating and producing live performances. This multi-billion dollar industry generates over 1,000 new theatrical works every year. The annual Festival Avignon OFF regularly boasts over 1,700,000 paid attendance to live spectacles during 3 weeks in July. In short, France offers a treasure trove for theater-lovers. The French Theater Project exists to import some of this goodness to American audiences by bringing down the barriers of geography and language.
Upcoming Productions
Check out our 2025-2026 season of performances in the Boston area, featuring productions in both Fall and Spring.
In October 2025 we will present Adieu Monsieur Haffmann - a gripping historical drama set in Nazi-occupied Paris; and in May 2026 we will present Soie - a sensuous love story following one man’s journey to 19th century Japan in search of silkworm eggs.
Tickets on sale August 2025. To stay up to date on all our upcoming events, please join our mailing list.
Get in Touch
We’d love to hear from you! Write us at info@frenchtheaterproject.com to get on our mailing list, suggest a show for us to produce, or ask about collaborating with us.
Support us
If you’d like to support our work financially you can make a tax-deductible donation to our fiscal sponsor, the Lyric Stage Company of Boston.