Harbor Stage Brings the Cult Film ‘My Dinner with André’ to Life

Robin Bloodworth, Jonathan Fielding, and Robert Kropf in Harbor Stage Company’s
“My Dinner with Andre” Photo: Joe Kenehan

‘My Dinner With André’ – Based on the film by Wallace Shawn and André Gregory. Developed by Johnathan Fielding and Robert Kropf. Production Stage Management by D’Arcy Dersham. Scenic Design by Evan Farley. Lighting Design by John Malinowski. Produced by Harbor Stage Company, ‘My Dinner With André’ runs at BCA Plaza Black Box Theatre at 539 Tremont Street, Boston through March 30th.

By Shelley A. Sackett

A corner booth, fancy fare and tasty conversation — who doesn’t remember the cult frenzy caused by Louis Malle’s 1981 110-minute film that enchanted audiences, defied pigeon-holing and raised the bar on the “art” referred to as conversation?

This unconventional film should have been all but unwatchable. After all, it is simply a cinema verité version of a conversation between playwright Wallace Shawn and André Gregory, a well-known experimental theater director who seems to have dropped off the edge of the planet and whom Shawn has been trying to avoid for years.

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Harbor Stage Company’s ‘My Dinner With Andre’ Lingers With Bitter Aftertaste

Robin Bloodworth, Jonathan Fielding, andRobert Kropf in Harbor Stage Company’s
“My Dinner with Andre” Photo: Joe Kenehan

My Dinner With Andre’ – Based on the film by Wallace Shawn and André Gregory. Developed by Johnathan Fielding and Robert Kropf. Production Stage Management by D’Arcy Dersham. Scenic Design by Evan Farley. Lighting Design by John Malinowski. Produced by Harbor Stage Company, ‘My Dinner With Andre’ runs from March 13th – March 30th at 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116. 

By Charlotte Snow 

Many great conversations happen at a table, over the course of a meal, when thoughts are shared and hearts are bared. The ritual of devouring sustenance and drinking in words can be deeply human. Harbor Stage Company’s My Dinner With Andre endeavors to serve a slice of life, but the meat and potatoes are far too small a portion and leave the audience famished.  

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