The play is, so to speak, behind closed doors, a face-to-face encounter between two completely opposite beings, a most improbable encounter which takes place within the walls of a penitentiary. Amaryllis is a biopharmaceutical sciences student; keen to enrich her CV, she gives French lessons to prisoners. Anthony is serving time for murder (an armed robbery gone wrong); In order to improve his chances of getting parole, he attempts to complete his high school diploma. Their taming over several weeks is very moving, first because it concretely expresses the importance of words, but also because it questions, without falling into good feelings, social inequalities, performance imperatives and flaws. of the prison system. Maud de Palma-Duquet is a graduate of the Quebec Conservatory of Dramatic Art. In 2022, his play received the Gratien-Gélinas prize for emerging dramatic writing. It will be presented at La Licorne, in a production by Rose-Anne Déry, from January 15.
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