BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective
in Association with PTC, Ruby Slippers Theatre and Upintheair Theatre
MAY 21, 3PM
English Language Premiere
ROBIN & MARION
By Étienne Lepage
Translated by Bobby Theodore
Dramaturged and Directed by Mindy Parfitt
Featuring Meaghan Chenosky*, Matt Reznek, Matreya Scarrwener* & Markian Tarasiuk*
In a bucolic, distant and dark universe, while the adults sleep, the young in the forest chasing each other like beasts. Love, revenge, confusion. A voyage to the end of night where age-old desires take hold.
“This is a trigger event of passion for young people…it’s pure, it’s charged with sensation, it’s very contemporary, with beautiful language…” – Claudia Larochelle, On aura tout vu, 98,5 FM
Join us for a talk back with the playwright and translator after the performance.
The Cultch | The Founders’ Lounge | 1895 Venables Street
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This translation was commissioned with the support of Canada Council for the Arts.
Étienne Lepage, Playwright
Étienne Lepage is playwright, scriptwriter, translator and transdisciplinary creator. Based in Montreal, his work has been seen across North America and Europe. Among his many creations, are Rouge Gueule, L’Enclos de l’éléphant, Ainsi parlait…et Histoires pour faire des cauchemars. His work has twice been a finalist for The Governor General Award French Language Theatre
Bobby Theodore, Translator
Bobby Theodore is a screenwriter, playwright, and translator. Bobby’s worked on several TV series, including Murdoch Mysteries, Flashpoint, and Knuckleheads (an adaptation of the hit Québecois cartoon, Têtes à claques). He’s also written episodes for the acclaimed CBC radio drama, Afghanada. Nominated for a Governor General Award in 1999 for his translation of 15 Seconds by François Archambault, Bobby has now translated over 20 plays from French to English. For the stage, Bobby co-created 300 Tapes (with Ame Henderson), a devised performance that premiered at the Theatre Centre in Toronto and at ATP in Calgary, and he’s currently working on Swallow, a play set in the drama-filled world of minor hockey. His translation of François Archambault’sYou Will Remember Me, which premiered at ATP and won a Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play, will be staged at Tarragon Theatre this spring. Bobby is the resident dramaturg and host of the Glassco Translation Residency in Tadoussac.
Mindy Parfitt, Dramaturge and Director
Mindy Parfitt is a founding Co-Artistic Director of Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. Theatre credits for HHG include directing This Stays in the Room, Palace of the End, 4.48 Psychosis and You Are Here. For the Arts Club, Mindy directed the World Premiere of Colleen Murphy’s Armstrong’s War and Joan MacLeod’s The Valley. This past spring she directed Hooker Monologues, which told true stories about sex work performed by sex workers and their allies. In 2012 Mindy completed her MFA in Directing at UBC.
