Réhabilitation
Synopsis
Antarctica. A blinding world of slowly melting ice. A world where the horizon is boundless, where one can forget one’s past and embrace a clean fresh start, where one can frolic with the penguins and breathe in cool, blue air.
The perfect place for a recovery centre.
In a not-too-distant future a highly addictive drug becomes the thrill of choice for a large part of the global population. Users are deemed to be in the grip of an addiction that must be cured before it has catastrophic consequences. They gather in Antarctica for a treatment that is unique and effective. It brings peace, tranquility and … forgetfulness. Their memories slowly fading, the residents grapple to retain their past, their identity and their humanity.
The Other Theatre presents the Quebec French-language premiere of Greg MacArthur’s richly allusive and evocative work. An allegory for our times, Recovery warns against the suppression of individuality in the face of conformity, consumerism, and the pursuit of comfort at any cost.
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Credits
Réhabilitation by Greg MacArthur
French translation Emmanuel Schwartz
Directed by Stacey Christodoulou
With:
- Michel Bertrand
- Catherine Lavoie
- Danièle Lorain
- Charles-Smith Métellus
- Michel Mongeau
- and
- Vanessa Schmit-Craan
Set Design
Amy Keith
Costumes
Marija Djordjevic
Lighting Design
David Perreault Ninacs
Sound
Troy Slocum
Stage Manager
Barbara Zsigovics
Production Manager
Isabelle Beaudry
Technical Director
Richard Piquet
Video
Tamara Scherbak
Dates: February 24 to March 10, 2011
Venue: At the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, 5170, Côte Ste-Catherine (Metro Côte Ste-Catherine)
Schedule: Tuesday to Saturday at 8:30 pm, Sunday shows at 2:00pm and 7:00pm. No performances Fridays
Tickets: $25 ($15 students, $18 seniors)
Reservations: (514) 739-7944