The 14th edition of the Scènes d'automne festival in Alsace runs from October 8 to 16, celebrating artistic creation in the Haut-Rhin region. Backed by a network of leading cultural institutions—including La Filature in Mulhouse, the Théâtre La Coupole in Saint-Louis, the Espace 110 in Illzach, the Comédie de Colmar, and the Momix festival in Kingersheim—the event highlights the work of director Thibaut Wenger and his theater company Premiers actes, based in the Haut-Rhin. Since its founding in 2008, Premiers actes has become a key player in both national and cross-border theater scenes. For this festival, the company presents C'est la fête, a new production co-written with Magali Mougel, an author based in the Vosges region. The play reimagines fragments of Shakespeare's King Lear through the story of a butcher's patriarch in a Vosges village, using the framework of a provincial western to explore themes of intergenerational debt and familial control. The festival’s lineup is notable for its wide range of artistic and political perspectives, reflecting contemporary global concerns. Another highlight is the performance Terre-Ville by the company Les Heures Paniques, which is based on a text by Maud Galet Lalande. This production poignantly and simply examines the lives of single mothers raising their children in suburban areas on the outskirts of major cities. The festival also explores themes of heritage and female resilience. In Antigonick, the company Roland furieux and Laëtitia Pitz reinterpret the ancient Greek tragedy Antigone through the lens of Canadian poet Anne Carson, challenging the idea of loyalty to humanity amid the excesses of power. In a similar vein, Juliette Steiner and her company Quai n°7 present Aux suivantes, a performance that combines visual art and music to create a surreal, joyful collage of artistic history. The piece references figures ranging from Artemisia Gentileschi, a Baroque painter, to Britney Spears, highlighting the ongoing importance of creativity as a form of resistance. The festival’s programming, therefore, reflects a broad spectrum of artistic expression, from classical reinterpretations to contemporary explorations of identity and power. Through these diverse works, Scènes d'automne continues to serve as a platform for innovative and thought-provoking theater.