excerpt from

LES SENS

Mr Droit rushed down the stairwell which bridged the Lirres University auditorium and the Lirres University dressing room complex. As he went, the clump of papers he held scratched against the dust-covered walls and sent spirals of lint into the early-morning sun. Mr Droit was the manager and assistant director of the Lirres Theatre Festival, a position he had kept with the utmost responsibility and sincerest severity since it was bestowed upon him thirteen months prior. He had ensured the greatest care was taken in every matter related to the festival, to a fault. 

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M. Lemont - the University’s Sole Funder, Co-Director, and Master of Ceremonies. A bitter old-school man who enjoys operas and classic plays. 

M. Droit - a Professor of Musical Studies at the University, and Manager and Assistant-Director of the Lirres Theatre Festival. A kindly, passionate man who is constantly in the struggle of writing his own play. 

Ms. Florent - the Assistant-Director of the Festival alongside M. Droit. A religious woman, yet open-minded: she enjoys the Avant Garde plays put on at the festival, even if she doesn't quite understand them. 

M. Honoré - a Wealthy Townsman who frequently visits the Festival while it is being set up. He has an expansive knowledge of film and play - and yet isn't great at contextualising things. He is a hoarder of knowledge, rather than an intellectual

Anaïs Rittenbacher - the Deceased; a well-respected, highly-appraised playwright, and a resident of the city of Lirres. She is who the festival is based upon