Mee chooses as his subject the City of Love, and from his particularly American perspective explores French Culture, through stereotypical and iconic interpretations, in building the narrative structure of the work.  Taking its name from French poet Arthur Rimbaud's poem "L'Orgie Parisienne," the script for Paris Orgy acts as a dramaturgical map crafted from a mix of existing texts and new material. In Charles Mee’s typical style, the work draws text from and is inspired by a variety of sources including the writings of Guy Debord, Simone de Beauvoir, James Joyce, Roland Barthes, Jean­Luc Godard, Philipe Meyer, Gertrud Stein, C.P. Thornhill, Francois Truffaut, Picasso’s Bruial of Count Orgaz and other poems translated by Pierre Jaris, Alphonse Daudet’s La Doulou and the novels and diaries of Colette as well as original text.