Countries Shaped Like Stars (2018)

Produced by

L’Irréductible Petit Peuple and Théâtre Français de Toronto

Playwright: Emily Pearlman
Director: Joël Beddows
Adapters: Danielle Le Saux-Farmer and André Robillard
Venue Technician: Yunier Alvarez Peñate

Venue

The Berkeley Street Theatre – Upstairs Theatre

Run

March 2nd, 2018 (one night only)

Synopsis

Lénaïque la Magnifique cries every day to feed the dragon fruits that grow in the orchard of her peninsula. One day, at Marché du Continent, the continental market, she sees a boy, Brévalaire Spectaculaire. Love at first sight! They see each other every Sunday and between appointments, count each step that separates them in time. But Lénaïque’s trees dry up in the absence of her tears. She cries to save her fruit, but cries so much that she turns her peninsula into an island. So begins her quest to join her beloved… (Show Program)

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Cast

Danielle Le Saux-Farmer	Performer
André Robillard	Performer

Creative Team

Emily Pearlman	Playwright
Joël Beddows	Director
Danielle Le Saux-Farmer	Adapter
André Robillard	Adapter
Nicolas Di Gaetano	Music
Katia Talbot	Set Designer
Katia Talbot	Costume Designer
Benoît Brunet-Poirier	Lighting Designer
Guillaume Saindon	Assistant Director

Production

Lindsay Tremblay	Stage Manager
Natalie Gisèle	Production Manager
Kyle Ahluwalia	Tour Manager
Melanie Hall	Surtitles Translation
Melanie Hall	Surtitles Operation

Staff

Yunier Alvarez Peñate

Venue Technician

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