The nameless narrator of this blistering monologue lies ill and alone in a dreary hotel room in a poverty-stricken country. A political execution is about to take place at the same time. Far from the comforts of his own life, he struggles with memories and his own conscience, which are challenged by the misery and poverty he sees.
With compassion, eloquence, and ruthless self-scrutiny, the narrator discovers that having good intentions toward the dispossessed is not enough. As he reminisces and agonizes over his own responsibility for the poor of the world, he reaches the inevitable conclusion that political engagement is useless without action.
The Other Theatre presents the Canadian French-Language premiere of Wallace Shawn’s The Fever, which also played at the inaugural OFFTA Festival between May 30 and June 1, 2007.
It was also presented at the FAIT (Festival de théâtre à L’Assomption) on October 20, 2007
It was also part of La Licorne‘s season in the intimate space, running from October 26 to November 18, 2008
2007
production
Event Details
March 27 – April 14, 2007
Théâtre Prospero
1371, rue Ontario Est, Montreal
Creative Team
La Fièvre by
Wallace Shawn
French Translation
Philippe Ducros
Directed by
Stacey Christodoulou
With
Philippe Ducros
Set and Costumes
Stacey Christodoulou
Lighting
David Perreault Ninacs
Music
Ludovic Bonnier
Stage Manager
Lori Allen
Technical Director
Isabelle Beaudry
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