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Poetry and sensuality in
LA PEAU D'ELISA - February 23-26, 2011
Media release. Vancouver, January 20th, 2011. For immediate release.
From February 23 to 26, 2011, Théâtre la Seizième presents La Peau d’Elisa, by GG Award-winning and past Siminovitch Prize winner Carole Fréchette.
Well served by Fréchette’s sensual, poetic and enchanting voice, La Peau d’Elisa is a riveting, poignant play about love, loneliness and the fear of aging.
For the first time in its original French version in Vancouver at Studio 16 (1545, West 7th) at 8 pm. Book your tickets for any of the only four Vancouver performances by calling 604-736-2616.
In La Peau d’Elisa, a woman tells passionate tales of love. Story after story, she delicately insists on the most minute and intimate details: the racing heart, the sweaty palms, and the skin that shivers to the touch. She speaks feverishly as though she is in danger, as though her heart, her life, her skin depend upon it. Little by little, through her portraits, she reveals what it is that drives her to tell these stories and lets us in on the strange secret that a young man shared with her one day, in a coffee shop.
This poetic work by Fréchette elevates the art of storytelling through a series of amorous adventures our heroine willingly relates, in an amusing, sometimes febrile tone. Quebecois playwright Carole Fréchette was once again nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award for this very play, a superb exercise in erotic lyricism, pathos and comedy, shifting skillfully between wonderfully complex images.
Date and time: February 23-26, 2011 - 8 pm
Post-show talkback: Friday, February 25, 2011
Venue: Studio 16 - 1545, West 7th, Vancouver
Cost range: $24-27
Where to buy tickets: 604-736-2616
Info: 604-736-2616 www.seizieme.ca
“Québécoise playwright Carol Fréchette’s Elisa’s Skin is a gem of a play.” Jerry Wasserman - The Province
(About the text:) A “richly intelligent score” Colin Thomas - The Georgia Straight
“Quebecois playwright Carole Fréchette taps into these fears [of growing old] with compassion and lyricism” Jo Ledingham - the Courier.
Credits: A L'UniThéâtre (Edmonton) production presented on tour in Vancouver by Théâtre la Seizième. By Carole Fréchette. Directed by Daniel Cournoyer. Assistant director and Stage Manager: Joey Lespérance. Production Design by Guido Tondino and Victoria Zimski. Sound Design by Jason Kodie.
With Steve Jodoin and Holly Turner.
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About Théâtre la Seizième. Founded in 1974, Théâtre la Seizième is the only French language, professional theatre company in BC. Every year, Théâtre la Seizième presents a mainstage season, a young audiences season, a series of drama workshops and a training and dramaturgical development program for local artists. By continuing to produce, present and commission engaging Canadian works, Théâtre la Seizième is a dynamic leader in Western Canadians’ cultural and artistic life. Over the years, the company has positioned itself as a major creation and presentation centre on the national cultural landscape. www.seizieme.ca
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