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FEBRUARY
The adaptation of Jolène Ruest’s novel by the author herself and her accomplice Jonathan Caron, Les danseurs étoiles parasitent ton ciel pays respect to the young people of today. Fred Barry Hall, Feb. 14-March 4. www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca
Steve Galluccio is back with At the Beginning of Time, an ode to the Montreal gay community of the 1970s, in an Italian comedy style. Centaur Theatre, Feb. 21-March 12. www.centaurtheatre.com
March
The Casteliers Festival will highlight the return of puppeteers from three continents, with 10 shows for adults and children, many of which feature music. Casteliers, March 1-5. www.festival.casteliers.ca
Denis Marleau masterminds the shredding of Evelyne de La Chenelière’s characters in Le traitement de la nuit. Espace Go, March 7-April 2. www.espacego.com
Manikanetish relates Yammie’s comeback on the Innu reserve as a teacher. In the students’ eyes and the northern landscapes, tragedy emerges—but so does determination or solidarity. Based on a novel by Naomi Fontaine, a finalist for the 2018 Governor General’s Literary Award. Duceppe, March 8-April 8. www.duceppe.com
Olivier Morin will be the Parisian Edmond Rostand in Pif-Luisant. Text by Gabriel Sabourin; directed by Stéphane Brulotte. Rideau Vert, March 14-April 15. www.rideauvert.qc.ca
A director is inspired by the real death of Abraham Lincoln to portray the American schizophrenia. Catherine Vidal directs Abraham Lincoln va au théâtre by Larry Tremblay with music by Francis Rossignol. TNM, March 14-April 8. www.tnm.qc.ca
As a purification and cleansing ritual to free herself from all the female characters that were perverted to please the male gaze, Erin Shields gives power to women in Beau gars. Salle Jean-Claude Germain, March 14-April 1. www.theatredaujourdhui.qc.ca
Sportriarcat examines our political, sports and media institutions in a new light and invites us to humorously rewrite the narratives of feminine power. Espace Libre, March 14-April 1. www.espacelibre.qc.ca
Marie-Claude Verdier dramatizes the extravagant Louis II, King of Bavaria. Will the young protector of famous composer Richard Wagner stand up to Bismarck? Claude Poissant will direct the creation of Châteaux du ciel. Denise-Pelletier, March 15-April 15. www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca
English immerses the audience in an Iranian ESL classroom. Despite its amusing moments, the piece explores the chaotic path to a new identity. Segal Centre, March 19-April 2. www.segalcentre.org
Rage, humour and hope collide in Redbone Coonhound, co-authored by Amy Lee Lavoie and Omari Newton. Presented in English with French overtitles. Fred Barry Hall, March 21-April 1. www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca
Joy! Philippe Cyr will take on sulphurous playwright Ivan Viripaev’s Insoutenables longues étreintes. Théâtre Prospero, March 28-April 15. www.theatreprospero.com
Translated and performed by Patrick Emmanuel Abellard, Alexandre Goyette’s King Dave tells the journey of a Haitian young man who is trapped inside a toxic environment. Centaur, March 28-April 16. www.centaurtheatre.com
April
Rébecca Déraspe and Annick Lefebvre join forces with director Alexia Bürger to deliver Les filles du Saint-Laurent, a powerful work immersed in the depths of the river. Centre du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, April 4-29. www.theatredaujourdhui.qc.ca
Brigitte Haentjens undertakes Shakespeare’s Roman plays to create a six-hour saga. This epic Rome promises to be the must-see theatrical event of the spring. Usine C, April 5-23. www.usine-c.com
Abenaki filmmaker Kim O’Bomsawin will be the impulse behind Scriptarium 2023, Théâtre Le Clou’s teenage spoken writing laboratory. Fred Barry Hall, April 20-May 5. www.denise-pelletier.qc.ca
A Jewish couple in Paris faces deportation. More than 70 years later, their great-grandchildren find that anti-Semitism is still vivid. Prayer for the French Republic won the 2022 Drama Desk Award for best play. Segal Centre, April 23-May 24. www.segalcentre.org
In 1992, Jean-Paul Riopelle paints the monumental work L’hommage à Rosa Luxemburg and through this work revisits the times he lived with Joan Mitchell. The Riopelle project [working title] was initiated by Robert Lepage and will be brought to you by a dazzling cast. A must-see. Duceppe, April 25-June 3.
May
In a distinctly contemporary setting, author-director Emmanuel Schwartz continues his exploration of the theatrical “mise en abyme” with Le partage. Surtitles in English on some evenings. La Chapelle, May 1-8. www.lachapelle.org
By exhausting themselves to achieve the impossible, artists sometimes sacrifice their lifetime to their art. Hugo Bélanger’s Le rêveur dans son bain pays high praise to masters of the magnificent of the early 20th century. TNM, May 2-27. www.tnm.qc.ca
Ronnie Burkett and the Daisy Theatre return with Little Willy, a new production inspired by Romeo and Juliet. Centaur, May 2-14. www.centaurtheatre.com
A loner takes in Rosannah, who has fled to Alaska. What have the two of them lost that isolation seems the best solution? Traces d’étoiles, with Mylène Mackay and Émile Schneider. Rideau Vert, May 9-June 10. www.rideauvert.qc.ca
Marie-Laurence Rancourt’s L’écoute d’une émotion focuses on desire, whatever its object, knowing that succumbing to it brings loss, but also liberation. Espace Go, May 9-20. www.espacego.com
Inspired by the works of Olivier Messiaen, Cédric Delorme-Bouchard orchestrates for body and light, in a circular arena—a work for four pianists and nine performers. La nef is bound to be a masterpiece. Usine C, May 12-17. www.usine-c.com
Au jardin des potiniers is a performance for all audiences by the Création dans la chambre collective, which invites you to a contemplative and playful immersion in a territory where an invented world is being built. Children are encouraged to participate. La Chapelle, May 12-14. www.lachapelle.org
Angela Konrad seizes on Larry Tremblay’s Tableau final de l’amour, liberally modelled after the painter Francis Bacon’s life, an artist who portrays cruelty and tragedy. World première. Usine C, May 18-21. www.usine-c.com
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