Education
B.A. Theatre, French
Oglethorpe University, 2018
Study Abroad: Université Catholique de Lille, 2017
Dear Professor
A letter to Dr. Iona Wynter Parks
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Honors Thesis
#parlezvousfemme
A One-Woman Show by
Victoria Lindbergh
April 2018
“#parlezvousfemme” is a one-woman show set in 2018 that reimagines the lives of six famous French women. Each character approaches modern life differently based on her given circumstances and reveals several universal truths about being a woman in today’s society. The famous military leader Joan of Arc is a 19-year-old YouTuber criticizing the far-right for using her as their symbol, while revolutionary Olympe de Gouges is a modern-day women’s rights activist. Marie Antoinette is a housewife giving an interview to Vogue and scientist Marie Curie hosts a PBS telethon and addresses the lack of women in science. Designer Coco Chanel is still running her fashion empire and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir is a Broadway-style diva lamenting on her omission from the show. Although Simone de Beauvoir does not have a full monologue, she closes out the show by bringing all of the ideas and personalities from the other women together and ending the show on a hopeful note. The show ties together multiple places and time periods in a humorous way and reveals that our differences are what bring us together.
Learn More About The Creative Process
Oglethorpe University Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium
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2015: Core Panel Discussion: “Perspectives and Self-Determination”
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2017: “Francophone Feminism: One Size Does Not Fit All”
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2018: Honors Thesis Presentation - #parlezvousfemme
La Grande Aventure de GÉrard
December 2015
La Grande Aventure de Gérard tells the story of a young gazelle called Gerard who falls asleep on a mango truck. When he wakes up, he finds himself in Egypt. Whilst desperately trying to get home to his native country of Benin, Gerard befriends many animals who help him out along the way. After a long journey through seven countries, Gérard finally finds his way back to Benin and rediscovers the importance of family and the place he calls home.
This children’s book was written and illustrated as part of a French service learning course at Oglethorpe University. A hard copy of the printed book was sent to school-children in Benin as part of the Books for Africa program.