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The Chairs and The Lesson
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One Act
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The Chairs and The Lesson
Broadway
Play
One Act
Original
Phoenix Theatre
189 Second Ave. (at E. 12th Street), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
An evening of two one-act absurdist plays by Eugene Ionesco.
playwright:
Eugene Ionesco
Pro Info
Opening Date
Jan
9
1958
Closing Date
Jan
26
1958
Performances
22
as of Jan 17, 2026
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