Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice

 Theatre, uninhibited

2024-12-05 20:00 2024-12-07 23:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/35957

In-person event

Ah, the infamous “you can’t say anything anymore.” It hangs over every conversation these days! This caustic comedy for neurotypical and neurodivergent performers catches the expression of the times in mid-air, throws it into the boxing ring, and puts it on its backfoot, stretched to the point of absurdity. It’s one hell of a show!  A group of professional actors with disabilities struggle to find an idea for a future play. Everything that comes to mind has its own...

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Azrieli Studio,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
December 5 - 7, 2024

December 2024

  1. Dec 5 2024
    Thursday

    8:00pm

  2. Dec 6 2024
    Friday

    8:00pm

  3. Dec 7 2024
    Saturday

    4:00pm

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Four figures standing one behind the other carry a fifth body horizontally above them, creating the effect of a unicorn silhouette.
© Gérard DuBois
© Thibault Carron
© Thibault Carron
© Thibault Carron
© Thibault Carron
Four figures standing one behind the other carry a fifth body horizontally above them, creating the effect of a unicorn silhouette.
© Gérard DuBois
© Thibault Carron
© Thibault Carron
© Thibault Carron
© Thibault Carron
“On the ethics of non-unicorns playing unicorns”
  • In-person event
  • Français
  • ≈  1 hour and 20 minutes · No intermission

Ah, the infamous “you can’t say anything anymore.” It hangs over every conversation these days! This caustic comedy for neurotypical and neurodivergent performers catches the expression of the times in mid-air, throws it into the boxing ring, and puts it on its backfoot, stretched to the point of absurdity. It’s one hell of a show! 

A group of professional actors with disabilities struggle to find an idea for a future play. Everything that comes to mind has its own taboos and flavour-of-the-month trigger warnings. Can you play a man if you’re a woman, an Italian if you aren’t Italian? Ultimately, can you ever play anything other than yourself? Is art subject to our many virtuous impulses more open than ever or more suffocated? 

Theatre company Joe Jack & John rekindles the relevance of issues raised one hundred years ago in Pirandello’s iconic play, boldly betting that they can provoke debate without walking on eggshells. Instead, they invite us to share in on a delightful omelette of a play—one that’s so politically correct, it’s not at all. Warning: May contain sharp eggshell shards! 

*Cis-characters in Search of an Author: Performance with English surtitles on Friday, December 6.

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ACCESSIBILITY MEASURES

Audiodescription: The performance on Friday December 6 at 8pm will be available in audio description for blind and visually impaired spectators. (in French only)

Relaxed performance: The Saturday, December 7 performance will be slightly adapted to ensure a pleasant experience for all audiences,  in a calm and inclusive environment!

For more information or to reserve your accessible seats, contact veronique.marcus@cna-nac.ca.

  

There are no program notes for this event.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Dec 2
Dec 3
Dec 4
Dec 5
  • 8:00 pm Opening night
Dec 6
  • 8:00 pm With English surtitles Talkback
Dec 7
  • 4:00 pm Relaxed performance
Dec 8

Artists

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    Playwright, Director and Scenic Designer Catherine Bourgeois
  • Playwright, Director and Scenic Designer Catherine Bourgeois
  • Playwright’s Collaborators Edon Descollines, Jean-François Huppé, Hubert Lemire, Michael Nimbley, Audrey Talbot, Anne Tremblay, Pénélope Bourque, Louis Girandello, Maryline Chery, Guy-Philippe Côté and Pénélope Goulet-Simard
  • With Maryline Chery, Guy-Philippe Côté, Edon Descollines, Pénélope Goulet-Simard, Hubert Lemire, Michael Nimbley and Audrey Talbot
  • Dramaturg Sara Fauteux
  • Lighting Jean Jauvin
  • Scenic Design and Costumes Amy Keith
  • Assistant Scenic Designer Alizée Milot
  • Assistant Costume Designer Carolie Delisle
  • Sound Designer Alexander MacSween
  • Composer Andréa Marsolais-Roy
  • Rehearsal Coach Paul Patrick Charbonneau
  • Production Manager Pénélope Bourque
  • Production Joe Jack et John
  • A co-production with Festival TransAmériques and Théâtre Gilles-Vigneault