Paul Cézanne and Émile Zola were inseparable as schoolboys in Aix-en-Provence. Once up in Paris, they shivered sharing a bed and eating broiled sparrows, impatient for the world to recognize their genius, one as painter, the other as writer. Then, inexplicably, came a bitter falling out and a mystifying two decades of silence. After a chance encounter reunites the pair, the bonds of friendship are tested as buried secrets are revealed. The decades of resentment fade as they recognize the genius in the other’s creations in this remarkable new play by internationally acclaimed writer (and Wellfleet resident!) Kai Maristed.
Todd Scofield and Abe Goldfarb in Paul and Émile (photo: Michael Karchmer and Michael Kerouac)
Coming Soon
Abe Goldfarb *
Émile Zola
Todd Scofield *
Paul Cézanne
Anna Marie Sell *
Mamselle
Kai Maristed
Playwright
Sasha Brätt
Director
Christopher Ostrom
Scenic, Lighting, & Projection Designer
Carol Sherry
Costume Designer
Matt Otto
Composer & Sound Designer
Holly Buczek
Casting
Aléjandra Lucero *
Production Stage Manager
Sophie Harris *
Assistant Stage Manager
* appearing through an agreement between this theater and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
The scenic, lighting, sound, and projection designers of this production are represented by United Scenic Artists Local USA-829 of the IATSE.
World Premiere
by Kai Maristed
directed by Sasha Brätt
September 20 – October 12, 2025 | Previews September 18 & 19
WHAT | Julie Harris Stage
Running Time: One Hour and Forty Minutes
Please be advised, an inoperable replica firearm is used in this production. Smoke effects are used in this production.
