Name: The Visions of Simone Machard 2.0
Start: 2026-09-17T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-09-17
Location: Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall

The Visions of Simone Machard 2.0

USC Visions and Voices

A staged reading of Oliver Mayer’s new adaptation of The Visions of Simone Machard, the classic play by Lion Feuchtwanger and Bertolt Brecht

Joyce J. Cammilleri Hall

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<h3>Description</h3>Experience an engaging staged reading of Oliver Mayer’s new adaptation of The Visions of Simone Machard, a classic play co-written by Lion Feuchtwanger and Bertolt Brecht in 1942 exploring themes of oppression and resistance. More about The Visions of Simone Machard: The original play featured a teenage girl working at a gas station and oil field during the German invasion of France in 1940. In dream sequences, she identifies with Joan of Arc and sees herself leading the Resistance. Mayer’s adaptation is set in a dystopian Los Angeles shaped by oil production and constant surveillance. Performed by USC School of Dramatic Arts students and faculty with design and staging by Evidence Room founding artistic director Bart DeLorenzo, this thought-provoking presentation evokes both our powerlessness in the midst of political upheaval and the urge to resist against all odds. Post-Performance Conversation: Following the reading, Oliver Mayer, Bart DeLorenzo, USC Dornsife professors Manuel Pastor and Béatrice Mousli, and student performers will discuss the creative process behind the adaptation and themes of resistance, community, and social change. <a href="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/53173437083043" title="https://visionsandvoices.usc.edu/events/53173384241434" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Click here to learn more.</a>

Presented by <a href="http://visionsandvoices.usc.edu" title="http://visionsandvoices.usc.edu" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">USC Visions and Voices</a>. Organized by Taylor Dwyer (Feuchtwanger Memorial Library, USC Libraries), William Dotson (USC Libraries), and Oliver Mayer (USC School of Dramatic Arts. Co-sponsored by the USC Libraries and USC School of Dramatic Arts.

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