paul rudnick

Paul Rudnick's 1991 comedic drama, "I Hate Hamlet," is a case of art imitating life: the playwright's recounting his actual experience living in an apartment that was once home to famed actor John Barrymore.

Theater groups, of course, schedule and plan their productions months, sometimes years, in advance of opening night. And so, with the tragic events this past week in France, it is perhaps a twist of irony that two local groups raise the curtain on 2015 with shows that pay homage to French satire and comedy.