Having become a western singer, Carmen returns to her family home, where her sister Manon is living, a young pious and single woman who is obsessed with the tragic death of their parents. Struggling over the need to live and to honour their memory, the two sisters confront each other with different versions of the past and the truth. Mixed in with their discussions are bitter scenes from their parents past. Under the same roof ten years earlier, Léopold and Marie-Lou’s merciless verbal sparring will seal the terrible fate of their loveless couple. Mixing the present with the past, this Quebecois classic, written by one of the province’s biggest icons, lets us see four versions of a singular drama, four faces of an era marked by religion, destitution and the unsaid.
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Awards (Category: Large Theatre)
Outstanding Production : Théâtre la Seizième
Outstanding Direction : Craig Holzschuh
Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role : Joey Lespérance
Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role : France Perras
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role : Julie Trépanier
Outstanding Set Design : Drew Facey
Nominations (Category: Large Theatre)
Outstanding Lighting Design : Jeremy Baxter
Outstanding Costumes Design : Drew Facey
Production Théâtre la Seizième
Text Michel Tremblay
Stage Direction Craig Holzschuh
Cast Siona Gareau Brennan, Joey Lespérance, France Perras, Julie Trépanier
Production Team Jeremy Baxter, Mishelle Cuttler, Drew Facey, Cory Haas, Susan Miyagishima
English Translation Bill Glassco, John Van Burek
