Is He Dead?

A New Comedy by Mark Twain as adapted by David Ives

Venue

BF Rec Center Auditorium
Dates

September 12 & 13 at 7pm and September 14 at 3pm
Duration

Approx. 120 Minutes (Incl 15 min intermission)

BFACT Revisits its first production.

Jean-Francois Millet, a young painter of genius, is in love with Marie Leroux but in debt to a villainous picture-dealer, Bastien Andre. Andre forecloses on Millet, threatening debtor’s prison unless Marie marries him. Millet realizes that the only way he can pay his debts and keep Marie from marrying Andre is to die, as it is only dead painters who achieve fame and fortune. Millet fakes his death and prospers, all while passing himself off as his own sister, the Widow Tillou. Now a rich “widow,” he must find a way to get out of a dress, return to life, and marry Marie.

Is He Dead? was the first production BFACT ever performed back in 2010 and was so excited to bring it back for our 15th Season! Just ask anyone who saw this show fifteen years ago, it was worth waiting to see it again in 2025!

A ripely enjoyable confection! An elaborate madcap comedy that registers high on the mirth meter and reaches especially giddy comic heights!

David Rooney, Variety