Victor reluctantly consents, and the "feast of adjectives and adverbs" begins.a "comic tragedy in seven courses" celebrating the joys of cooking, sex, bullfighting and the collected works of ernest Hemingway.Michael Hollinger’s plays include Opus, Red Herring, Ghost-Writer, Incorruptible, Under the Skin, Tooth and Claw, An Empty Plate in the Café Du Grand Boeuf, and the musical TouchTones (co-authored with composer Robert Maggio), all of which premiered at Philadelphia’s Arden Theatre Company and have variously been produced around the U.S., in New York City, and abroad (London, Paris, Tokyo, Athens, Poland and Slovenia).
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Finally, they make a last-ditch plea: Out of respect for their life's work, will he let them prepare one final meal-provided they leave it in the kitchen? Instead they will describe it, course by course, over a series of empty platters. the frantic staff, whose very lives depend on Victor's appetite, try all means to change his mind, but to no avail. But when "Monsieur" returns from the bullfights in Madrid, disheveled and morose, his wish is simple: to die of starvation at his own table. On this hot July night in 1961, the two join waitress Mimi and chef Gaston in awaiting the imminent arrival of Victor, the Cafe's owner and sole patron. Why? "Because we have everything," headwaiter Claude admonishes waiter-in-training antoine. No menu necessary at the world's greatest restaurant, the Cafe du Grand Boeuf in Paris. Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America (as at 2015) Hollinger is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and assistant Professor of Theatre at Villanova University. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project, and fellowships from the Independence Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Otto Haas award for an emerging Theatre artist, a Mid-Atlantic emmy award, a commission from the ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Stevens award from the Kennedy Center's Fund for New American Plays, two Barrymore awards for Outstanding New Play, the F. awards and honors include a Harold and Mimi Steinberg New Play Citation from the American Theatre Critics association, the Roger L. For PBS, he has written three short films and co-authored the feature-length Philadelphia Diary. he also wrote the 3D Laser Show extreme Choicesfor New Jersey's Liberty Science Center. Hollinger has written seven touring plays for young audiences, including eureka! and Hot air,both published by Playscripts, Inc. these plays are all published by Dramatists Play Service Tiny Island also appears inNew Playwrights: Best Plays of 1999,published by Smith and Kraus.
Michael Hollinger is the author of Opus, Tooth and Claw, Red Herring, Tiny Island, Incorruptible, and an empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf all of which premiered at Philadelphia's arden Theatre Company and have together enjoyed numerous productions around the United States, in New York City, and abroad.
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