Saint Carmen of the Main (2011)

Produced by

Canada’s National Arts Centre and Canadian Stage

Playwright: Michel Tremblay
Translator: Linda Gaboriau
Director: Peter Hinton-Davis

Venue

Bluma Appel Theatre

Run

February 7th, 2011 – March 5th, 2011

Synopsis

A country singer and darling of Montreal’s seedy red-light district, Carmen triumphantly returns to her old haunts after a visit to Nashville to hone her craft. Doing away with bleedin’ hearts and lonesome nights, Carmen now sings about the people in her audience: hustlers and whores who for the first time become the heroes of these songs, not just the witless consumers. This mythic tale of a nightclub singer who dares make art from the lives of those on the fringes of society is a seminal play from Canada’s best-known playwright. (canadianstage.com)

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Cast

Patricia Cano	Chorus
Réjean Cournoyer	Chorus
Diane D’Aquila	Harelip
Nicolas Di Gaetano	Chorus
John Doucet	Chorus
Randi Helmers	Chorus
Ron Kennell	Chorus
Jani Lauzon	Chorus
Jean Leclerc	Maurice
Kevin Loring	Chorus
James Stuart Macdonald	Chorus
Alex McCooeye	Chorus
Robert Persichini	Sandra
Jackie Richardson	Gloria
Karen Robinson	Rose Beef
Laara Sadiq	Carmen
Katie Swift	Chorus
Dayna Tekatch	Chorus
Joey Tremblay	Toothpick

Creative Team

Michel Tremblay	Playwright
Linda Gaboriau	Translator
Peter Hinton-Davis	Director
Allen Cole	Musical Director
Allen Cole	Composer
Todd Duckworth	Assistant Director
Eo Sharp	Set Designer
Eo Sharp	Costume Designer
Bonnie Beecher	Lighting Designer
Emily Porter	Sound Designer
Katrin Whitebread	Design Assistant

Production

Paula Danckert	Production Dramaturge
Michael Hart	Stage Manager
Samira Rose	Assistant Stage Manager

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