Ogre
La Tortue Noire and Théâtre La Rubrique, Quebec
https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/28928
In-person event
A bully firmly convinced that he’s the star of a reality show. A larger-than-life body convinced that it’s the focus of every camera. But how far can you push the boundaries of performance? Where is the fine line between monster and human? A powerful social satire, Larry Tremblay’s play paints a troubling portrait—more timely than ever—of a world that doesn’t seem all that strange to us. In order...
Azrieli Studio,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
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A bully firmly convinced that he’s the star of a reality show. A larger-than-life body convinced that it’s the focus of every camera. But how far can you push the boundaries of performance? Where is the fine line between monster and human? A powerful social satire, Larry Tremblay’s play paints a troubling portrait—more timely than ever—of a world that doesn’t seem all that strange to us. In order to attract the attention he believes to be focused on him, and to feed an ego as large as his body, the Ogre doesn’t dismiss any atrocity: he acts on his own fantasies, disregards all boundaries, loses all contact with reality.
The Théâtre de la Tortue Noire revisits Larry Tremblay’s solo show using a giant puppet. By offering this larger-than-life Ogre, the company magnifies the very contemporary resonance of this play.
- Written by Larry Tremblay
- Directed by Dany Lefrançois
- With Éric Chalifour, Vicky Côté, Martin Gagnon and Sara Moisan
- Direction collaborator Sara Moisan
- Assistant director Christian Ouellet, Marilyne Renaud
- Puppet design Mylène Leboeuf-Gagné
- Manufacturing assistance Chantale Boulianne and Martin Gagnon
- Set design Chantale Boulianne
- Lighting Alexandre Nadeau
- Music Patrice Leblanc
- Costumes Vicky Tremblay
- Stage manager, Technical director Isabeau Côté
- Production manager Marilyne Renaud
- Production assistant and archives Valérie Essiambre
- Technical advisor Guillaume Thibert