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Talisman Theatre welcomes its new boardmembers! Our AGM took place Wednesday, February 22 at 18h00.

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The 2011 Talisman Theatre production of Coma Unplugged was an acclaimed success. The reviewers have said that Coma Unplugged was: "a contemporary jewel", "flawless", "first-class", "terrific", "fantastic", "spectacular", "infectiously fun", "a great show", and "a perfect night out"! (More...). If you missed it, don't worry; we shall be touring the show!

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WHEN AND WHERE:

March 6-16th 2014
La Chapelle Theatre, 3700 St-Dominique (St-Laurent or Sherbrooke metros)

CAST:

Marcelo Arroyo
Deena Aziz
Chimwemwe Miller

DESIGN TEAM:

Lyne Paquette, Set
David Perreault Ninacs, Lighting
Fruzsina Lanyi, Costumes
Matthew Waddell, Sound
Johnny Ranger, Video

THE AENEID

Written by Olivier Kemeid
Translated by Judith Miller
Directed by Zach Fraser

A message from Lyne Paquette, Artistic and Executive Director: The Aeneid will be a Canadian English-language première !!! Written by Quebecois playwright Olivier Kemeid, translated by Judith Miller, and directed by Zach Fraser, it has never been produced in English in Montreal!It has never been done in puppetry Opening March 6, 2014 at La Chapelle, The Aeneid will be performed by three puppeteers Once again we ask for your help: If you would like to donate, to help support The Aeneid, I invite you to click on the *Donate* button at the top-right of this page. If you would like to volunteer by helping in our outreach program, organizing school groups, or other activities, please contact me.
(Version française ci-dessous.) Kemeid's The Aeneid , based on Virgil's poem, is a perfect blend of epic legend and contemporary reality. It is rich with scenes of drama, but also moments of humour. Kemeid's version of this classic tale migrates Aeneas's search for a homeland into the modern world of middle-eastern revolution. In this new twist, we encounter tourist resorts, refugee camps, and immigration officers, but the magic of the original epic remains in a visit to Hades, and encounters with spirits.More... "Olivier Kemeid addresses the Aeneid as the first epic telling a great 'secular' migration"--Le Devoir (Nov, 2007). (English version above.) Basée sur le poème de Virgile, la pièce de Kemeid mélange l'épique ancien à la réalité contemporaine, en transposant la fuite de Troie d'Aeneas et sa recherche d'une nouvelle patrie à un Moyen-Orient déchiré par la guerre duquel le grand-père de Kemeid a fui en direction de Montréal. Plus...