Yasmina Reza's CONVERSATIONS AFTER A BURIAL

In CONVERSATIONS AFTER A BURIAL, the funeral of French Patriarch Simon Weinberg delves into the complexities of familial relationships.  Coping with loss and grief, the characters’ vulnerabilities are underscored by the absurdities of situational interactions.  Heartfelt moments and witty banter give way to nervous tensions and an apparent relationship love triangle.  An unlovable figurehead was nevertheless loved.

Yasmina Reza’s debut play was written in 1987 and premiered in Paris.  The English translation by Christopher Hampton was presented in London in 2000.  Cesear’s Forum, Cleveland’s small professional theatre company, continues to evolve a distinctive body of regional work with a social and experimental edge.  Past productions have included adaptation and original material with work by noted genre playwrights that include: Samuel Beckett, Edward Albee, Caryl Churchill, Peter Weiss and an ensemble approach to the material within a minimalist imprimatur.