Based on Edmond Rostand's immortal story in which chivalry and wit, bravery and love are forever captured in the timeless spirit of romance.  Set in Louis XIII's reign, it is the moving and exciting drama of one of the finest swordsmen in France, a gallant soldier, brilliant wit, tragic poet-lover with the face of a clown.  Rostand's extraordinary lyric powers gave birth to a universal hero - Cyrano de Bergerac - and ensured his own reputation as author of one of the best-loved plays in the literature of the stage. 

American poet, Brian Hooker, created a translation nearly as famous as the original play, itself, generally considered to be among the finest verse translations every written.