American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) now presents Robert Lepage’s complex play, Needles and Opium through April 23.
Jazz legend Miles Davis travels to Europe in 1949 to discover the pleasures of Paris, unlock his creativity, and find his heroine in Juliette Gréco. At the same time, French filmmaker Jean Cocteau embarks on his own opium-fueled journey to New York.
Visionary Canadian director Robert Lepage mounts his set inside a vast cube suspended over the Geary Theater stage, with which he frames interlocking scenes from the different journeys.
Written and directed by Robert Lepage, Needles and Opium features Olivier Normand as Jean Cocteau and Wellesley Robertson III as Miles Davis.
Local critics have given the show mixed reviews, but the production was well received in Europe where both actors starred.
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