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James Franco Producing Play On Himself At Yale

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Oscars are not the only place where James Franco is planning to show his comic antics. The actor is producing a student play about himself at the Yale university.
The '127 Hours' star, who has also garnered an Oscar nomination this year, is producing 'James Franco Presents', which is about the actor himself producing a play at Yale.
New York: Oscars are not the only placewhere James Franco is planning to show his comic antics. Theactor is producing a student play about himself at the Yaleuniversity.

The '127 Hours' star, who has also garnered an Oscarnomination this year, is producing 'James Franco Presents',which is about the actor himself producing a play at Yale.

A kind of self-parody, the actor is planning adocumentary about the process, the New York Daily Newsreported.

The Oscar host is apparently intrigued by thepossibility of a stage spoof on pop culture and fame. A rosterof undergrads make up the show's cast and production team, andthey've been given the task of writing, directing and scoringa musical about the experience of being approached by Francoto create a musical.

Franco himself serves as the producer and mastermind. The actor then wants to film the entire creativeprocess, even audience reactions for a documentary.

Franco, 31, is doing a PhD in English and film studiesat Yale.

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