Seule comme Maria

The Centre International de Créations Théâtrales (C.I.C.T.) / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord has been a leading venue for the production and presentation of contemporary theater in France and internationally for several decades. Building on the legacy established by Peter Brook, it serves as both a producer and presenter of performances, staging 3 to 5 new productions per season. It presents approximately 200 theater and music performances in Paris and offers a touring repertoire of 10 to 15 productions from the current and past seasons throughout France and abroad.

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Marilou Aussilloux studied in a preparatory class for the grandes écoles and at the philosophy department in the south of France before joining the open class at the Cours Florent and the Paris National Conservatory of Dramatic Art. After graduating, she worked in theater with, among others, Laurent Gaudé, Robin Renucci, Jean Louis Martinelli, Delphine Hecquet, and more recently with Théo Askolovitch in the play *Zoé et maintenant les vivants* at the Théâtre de la Bastille, and with Denis Marleau in the play *Terrasses* at the Théâtre de la Colline.
In film, she has worked with Albert Dupontel, Cédric Klapisch, Camille Jappy, Laurent Tirard, Jean Xavier de Lestrade, and Robert Guédiguian. This year, she will star in Robert Guédiguian’s upcoming film, Une femme aujourd’hui, in which she plays the lead role.
She is currently writing her second stage show and will soon begin filming Bastien Daret’s first feature film.

Théo Askolovitch is an actor, writer, stage director, and filmmaker. He began his theater training at Cours Florent, where he completed the professional program, before enrolling at ESCA (École Supérieure des Comédiens par l’Alternance).
Alongside his work as an actor in theater, television, and film, he has developed a practice in writing and directing based on autobiographical and documentary material. His creations often draw on real-life experiences, personal accounts, or intimate stories, which he blends with fiction to construct theatrical forms. He develops a raw, rhythmic writing style, often infused with humor, to tackle intimate subjects.
At the same time, he works in film: he wrote and directed the short film Shiv’ah and is currently preparing to shoot his first feature film.
He is also preparing a new production centered on Red Star, scheduled for the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in 2027.

Concept Marilou Aussilloux & Théo Askolovitch
Text and performance Marilou Aussilloux
Lighting design Nicolas Bordes
Sound design Antoine Reibre

Production (revival 2026) Centre International de Créations Théâtrales / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord
Production (world premiere 2025) Prémisses – an arts production and solidarity office for emerging artists
Co-production Compagnie Saiyan
With the support of l’Athénée Théâtre Louis-Jouvet, du Théâtre + Cinéma Scène Nationale de Grand Narbonne, de La Colline – théâtre national et du Théâtre Ouvert – Centre National des Dramaturgies Contemporaines.
Project supported by la bourse Adami Déclencheur.
The production received residency support from the City of Paris.
Special thanks to Raphaël De Almeida Ferreira. To VV.
Text published by Esse Que.