JULIETTE
CARBONNIER
writer//performer//comedian
PLAYS
Polin
Polin is a dark comedy about Polin, a young entertainer struggling to fathom how her Yiddish comedian grandmother performed schtick musical numbers while her family was dying in Poland. In the hopes of understanding her grandmother, Polin journeys to Poland, where she meets ghosts (and live Polish people). Polin recreates her grandmother’s hit performances from the Yiddish stage to explore contemporary themes: the connection between comedy and tragedy, generational loss, home and displacement, and the inheritance of family possessions.
Inspired by the playwright’s Yiddish performer ancestors, Polin is a contemporary tribute to the Yiddish stage. Polin combines elements of clown, cabaret, and theater, including original songs and shtick like “Gimme Back My Jewelry!” “Poland Song,” and “Honeymoon in Jersey.” Polin was born to be a traveling show in honor of the rowdy, vagabond, diasporic tradition of Yiddish entertainment!
Supported + developed by Princeton University's Martin A. Dale ‘53 Postgraduate Fellowship.
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Bodywork
Bodywork is a dark comedy play about chronic pain, women’s bodies, and the connection between physical and emotional health.
Maia, a young woman who suffers from inexplicable chronic pain, becomes a test patient for a radical new surgery that would switch out her current body for a healthy, “pain-free” body. With everyone around her claiming to know what’s best for her body, Maia struggles to decide whether she is willing to leave behind the body she’s known her whole life...
Developmental production, directed by Sabina Jafri, Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University, November 2023 (details here)
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COMEDY
Comedy Skit
"First Kiss," from Campelot, written by Juliette Carbonnier
Princeton Triangle Club, 2022