Approaching Simone

Simone Weil was a French Jewish girl whose death in 1943 was caused primarily by self imposed starvation. The play highlights the development and struggles of her mind and spirit from the age of five until her death at thirty four

"May very well stimulate renewed interest, especially among the young, in one of the most powerful minds and tormented spirits our age has produced" ~ Newsweek

"A superb theatrical coup" ~ N.Y. Times