Nous voir nous
By Guillaume Corbeil | Translated by Jack Paterson
UK & EU English Language Translation
Translated from Nous voir nous , Cinq visages pour Camille Brunelle (Quebec, Canada)
Who are we? What are we? What defines identity, language, and human interaction in the era of online social networking? Five online personalities create their tastes, their knowledge, and everything what they have seen, thought, experienced or imagined in a battle to define their personalities and place in the world.
Recipient of:
- Prix Michel-Tremblay (Montreal, CAN)
- Le Prix De La Critique: Outstanding New Text (Montreal, CAN)
- Audience Choice Award, Primeurs Festival (Saarbrücken, Germany)
Cast size: 3F/2M
Running Time: 1h30
United Kingdom translation commissioned and premiered by BoucheWHACKED! Theatre Collective. The text was workshopped with East15 Acting School (London, UK) and PTC (Vancouver, Canada) with presentations at The Cultch (Vancouver, Canada) and the Oh Canada F(Eh)stival (London, UK).
EXCERPT:
ONE
What’s with you?
FOUR
I don’t know
This is all too much
I can’t keep making you think I am someone else
I’m not who you think I am
Someone who’s interested in art
And is going to save the world
I’m boring
I’m just me
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Guillaume Corbeil
“Social Media is such a rich subject. This network requires us to ask ourselves fundamental questions about our society: what exists? Where do we exist? Who are we? It’s also a piece on the loss of the language; we communicate on Facebook by clicking “like” and exchanging YouTube videos! We “like”, but have nothing to say and define ourselves through the words of others.” – Guillaume Corbeil
Guillaume Corbeil is a leading new voice in Quebecois francophone theatre. In 2008, Guillaume Corbeil published a collection of articles entitled L’art de la fugue (Éditions La Instant), which was a Governor General’s awards finalist and recipient of the Adrienne-Choquette award. In September 2009, he published his first novel, Pleurer comme dans les films (Leméac). In 2010, commissioned by Libre Expression, he wrote Brassard, a biography of acclaimed director André Brassard. In 2011, he graduated from the French language writing program at The National Theatre School of Canada. Since then he has written for the stage Le Mécanicien, Tu iras la chercher and Nous voir nous. His work has been seen at Espace Go and Theatre d’aujourd’hui. He was awarded the Critics ‘ Prize for the Best New Play, the Prix Michel Tremblay and the audience choice Primers Festival in Saarbrücken, Germany.
