Three new plays will be presented on consecutive nights in a series of script-in-hand readings in Traverse Two directed by Theatre La Licorne's assistant artistic director Philippe Lambert.
TONIGHT
Billy (The Days of Howling) Written by Fabien Cloutier and translated by Nadine Desrochers, this piece questions the reliability of narrators and the complexities of living up to the high standards we often set for ourselves and others.
A rising star in the Quebec theatre scene, Cloutier is an actor, playwright and author of eight plays. His first solo show, Scotstown, won the Coup de coeur at Zoofest in the 2010 Just For Laughs Festival. The play's sequel, Cranbourne, was a finalist for the Michel Tremblay Prize.
TOMORROW
Right Here, Right Now
Written by Catherine-Anne Toupin and translated by Christopher Campbell, this play looks at a family coming to terms with grief.
Toupin is a well-known actress in Quebec who has written three full-length plays, and many short plays, which have all been produced. She spends most of her time acting, both on stage and on screen, while also working as a script editor for a television show she created called Boomerang.
THURSDAY
You Will Remember Me
Written by Francois Archambault and translated by Bobby Theodore, this play looks at a modern family under pressure and in search of redemption.
Archambault has written more than 20 plays which have been translated and staged across the world. His play 15 Seconds was seen in at the Traverse in a version by Isabel Wright, while You Will Remember Me looks set to be adapted for screen.
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