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Sartre and Simone: A Comedy of Redemptive Love at Theater for the New City

Dates: 8/26/2025 - 9/12/2025

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New Lux Theater
155 1st Ave @ 10th St
New York, NY 10003

Phone: 212-254-1109

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What happens when radical ideas about freedom and responsibility collide with the messy, contradictory realities of human desire?

Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir built a philosophy that electrified a generation. But their own lives were complicated by a web of intellectual and romantic entanglements that often stood in stark contrast to their public principles. This comedy is based on the true story of the most challenging of those relationships: their involvement with two brilliant and vulnerable young students, the sisters Olga and Wanda Kosakiewicz.

Opening this August in Theater for the New City's 2025 Dream Up Festival for a limited run of seven performances in New York City before the show moves to Paris.

Cast and Creative Team for Sartre and Simone: A Comedy of Redemptive Love at Theater for the New City

Cast

Michael Shapiro

Sartre

Michael recently starred as the Unconscious and Wilhelm Reich in New Lux's "Crazy About You." He will reprise the role of the infamous psychiatrist later this year in "Wilhelm Reich Unleashed."

Molly Loveless

Simone

Molly is an experienced Shakespearean actress who recently starred as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing. She is also a big fan of Simone de Beauvoir and French culture.

Massil Adnani

Camus

Like Albert Camus, Massil is originally from Algeria, and he visits the country often.

Ella Jacobson

Wanda

Ella is an accomplished actress and recently starred in "A Sketch of New York" at the Producers Club. She is studying acting at Fordham College.

Josh Shellman

Hemingway

Josh is an avid sailor and horseback rider, and his leisure pursuits perfectly prepare him for the role of the great American writer. He also plays the Doctor and Inspector in the show.

Sam Keran

Jack

Sam recently starred in the New Lux's 2024 production of "Crazy About You."

Robin Brenner

Martha

Robin is a popular performer in the New York theater scene, as well as an experienced standup comedienne.

Emma Lyndell

Olga

Emma is a Method actor who says that Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex" changed her life.

Olivia Rain

Maria

Olivia is an experienced New York film actress who brings a startlingly fresh perspective to the role of Camus' girlfriend.

Cam Reid

Café Waitress

Cam has appeared in several recent Godard-inspired films.

Bryan Murray

Café Waiter

Bryan has been called "the Marlon Brando of comedy."

Creative Team

William Cane

Playwright, Director

William Cane is the pen name of award-winning playwright Michael Christian. He has directed more than a hundred stage shows.

James Bastone

Executive Producer

James is a modern David Merrick, having produced two early New Lux successes in New York.

Eleanor Fisk

Stage Manager

Eleanor is an experienced film director who brings a modern and classical sensibility to this historical stage comedy.

Tingyu Hu

Wardrobe Designer

Tingyu is an experienced fashion designer who is active in the New York fashion scene. She created the costumes for two previous New Lux shows in 2024.

Jim DeLois

Lighting Designer

Jim is a lighting engineer who brings years of experience to his work. He also lit New Lux's "Crazy About You" in 2024.

Nicki Cochrane

French Culture Consultant

Nicki is the most avid theatergoer in New York history, regularly attending 500 shows a year. She has an unparalleled reputation as a New York theater insider, and she also rubbed shoulders with Sartre and Simone’s jet set friends in 1940s Paris.

Noah Rasmussen

Noah is an accomplished film director who brings decades of experience to the production.

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Phone: 212-254-1109

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