Quebecer Michel Tremblay is one of the rare and lucky playwrights who has earned critical attention as well as a legacy of helping change his own culture.
Before his plays, it’s said, Quebec was a working-class society where the Roman Catholic Church called all the shots. After his plays, written in the French variant of "joual" common to the region, Quebec became the hip, modern society even English-speaking Canadians could envy.
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“Les Belles-soeurs (The Beautiful Sisters)” at Studio 115
When » Feb. 16-19, 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees Feb. 18 and 19.
Where » Studio 115 Theatre, 240 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $7.50-$10.
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Tremblay’s 1965 two-act play "Les Belle-soeurs" is the drama of poor Germaine Lauzon, who wins a million trading stamps from a department-store lottery, then enlists 14 of her closest friends to help glue them into booklets. When the gathering descends into chaotic scenes of group therapy, blame and bitterness, the ugly and beautiful national truths of Quebec itself are revealed. For some theatergoers, "Les Belles-soeurs" is the closest thing the province has to its own national drama. Directed by Sarah Shippobotham, this production will be performed at the University of Utah’s Studio 115 Theatre.
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"Les Belles-soeurs (The Beautiful Sisters)" at Studio 115
When » Feb. 16-19, 7:30 p.m. with 2 p.m. matinees Feb. 18 and 19.
Where » Studio 115 Theatre, 240 S. 1500 East, Salt Lake City
Tickets » $7.50-$10.
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