From Jane Austen to Martine Delvaux, via Mado Lamotte, the least we can say is that Olivier Arteau’s very first line-up, at the direction of Trident, is varied and surprising.
Satire on ageism, feminist nonsense and reflection queer on gender identity… All the shows presented next season at the Trident will address hot issues of the present moment. With passion and determination, but also in a festive way: ” We need spaces dedicated to rejoicing rather than self-righteousness. Places to gather instead of isolate themselves, to collectively prevent ideological polarization, ”wrote Olivier Arteau in the release of the unveiling of the Quebec company. The artistic director also speaks of the Trident as an “open, inclusive and attentive theater”.
The season will open with Hosanna or the Scheherazade of the poor, a montage of Michel Tremblay’s famous play and our national author’s latest novel, conceived and directed by Maxime Robin. Hosanna will be defended by two performers from two different generations: Vincent Roy and Luc Provost (alias Mado Lamotte). The latter studied drama at UQAM in the late 1980s. But he will play for the first time in a major theater to defend a role from the repertoire of his favorite author.
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There drag queen Mado Lamotte will play for the first time in a big theater to defend a role from the repertoire of her favorite author.
In November, Firefighters and arsonists, a theatrical adaptation of Martine Delvaux’s essay by the Bureau de l’APA (Julie Cloutier Delorme and Laurence Brunelle Côté) will address, among other things, the climate crisis and women’s relationship with fire. Éléonore Delvaux-Beaudoin, the author’s daughter, is part of the cast.
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The author Martine Delvaux will see one of her books adapted for the stage.
Getting old
In January, we launch the year 2024 with a creation by author Larry Tremblay, directed by Claude Poissant, in co-production with the Center du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui. Getting old is a “humorous satire on aging and friendships”. The production will be carried by Chantal Baril, Sylvie Drapeau, Marie Gignac, Jacques Leblanc…
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A creation by author Larry Tremblay will be presented at the Trident, in co-production with the Center du Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, next year.
Two classics will follow. First, in March, Pride and Prejudice, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, by Marianne Marceau, directed by Marie-Hélène Gendreau. With 14 artists on stage. And to close the season, Isabelle Hubert will sign the adaptation of Myth of Orpheus, staged by choreographer Alan Lake and director Frédérique Bradet. “This updating of the myth of Orpheus by Isabelle Hubert questions our relationship to hell and to the gestures that we could make out of love. »
In April, the Trident will also present an intimate and special show at the Studio Telus of the Grand Théâtre de Québec: Michelin, a solo by and with Michel-Maxime Legault, directed by Marie-Thérèse Fortin. The actor speaks of his text as an autofiction on rural life and identity… The show, co-produced with the Théâtre de la Marée Haute and the Théâtre du Tandem, will first be presented in Abitibi and elsewhere in Quebec.