Success stories of trailblazing French women beating all odds.

By Annick Cojean

Directed by Judith Henry

Starring Julie Gayet and Judith Henry

Published by Grasset & Fasquelle in partnership with Le Monde.

Limited engagement! For one night only in Los Angeles, March 5th.

Celebrate Women’s History Month with a powerful French play recounting the success stories of 6 women with 6 different destinies and one challenge in common: how to succeed as a woman. Written, directed, and performed by women.

Adapted from a series of revelatory interviews by Annick Cojean, a special correspondent for Le Monde, and one of France's most widely admired journalists, we delve into the intimate lives of trailblazing women who have shaped French culture, like Christiane Taubira (2022 French presidential candidate), Gisèle Halimi (lawyer and essayist), Virginie Despentes (writer, novelist, and filmmaker), Françoise Héritier (anthropologist and ethnologist), Nina Bouraoui (novelist and songwriter), and Amélie Nothomb (novelist).

Performed by celebrity French actress Julie Gayet and Judith Henry (who also directs), we uncover the thoughtful and surprising answers to the prompt “I wouldn’t have made it here if…”. It is through these interviews, with women of different generations and backgrounds that one generation of women speaks to the future, and through this dialog, a shared history is written.

The performance is followed by a Q&A with Annick Cojean and moderated by Pulitzer Prize and Emmy award winner Patt Morrison, writer and columnist for the Los Angeles Times. Patt has interviewed a myriad of brilliant people such as Jimmy Carter, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Leonard Cohen, Stephen Hawking Oprah Winfrey, and so many others.

 Tickets: $40

In French with English supertitles. Suitable for ages 18 and up. Parental guidance is advised.