









Tigran Mekhitarian adapts and directs this moving theatrical take on Romain Gary's autobiographical novel. Three actors weave a story of fierce maternal love, immigration, and ambition. The staging is surgical and fluid: more living audiobook than traditional theatre.
literary adaptation
intimate staging
three-person cast
mother-son story
Tips
🎭"like a living audiobook" (L'Affiche)
🍷the venue's French onion soup is legendary
🎟️41 performances, May through June 2026
Friday, June 12, 9:00 PM
La Promesse de l'aube
June 12 at 9pm
+135th Arr.










Tigran Mekhitarian adapts and directs this moving theatrical take on Romain Gary's autobiographical novel. Three actors weave a story of fierce maternal love, immigration, and ambition. The staging is surgical and fluid: more living audiobook than traditional theatre.
literary adaptation
intimate staging
three-person cast
mother-son story
Tips
🎭"like a living audiobook" (L'Affiche)
🍷the venue's French onion soup is legendary
🎟️41 performances, May through June 2026
Friday, June 12, 9:00 PM
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