2010 Production
THE FLOOD THEREAFTER

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Our 2010 production, The Flood Thereafter is a twisted fairytale set in a tidalpool of a fishing village on the Lower St-Laurence. It tells the story of June, daughter of a mermaid who cursed the small community and drove away the fishwives. Now, when June strips at Bar Émotion the men weep helplessly. But June tires of carrying the fishermen's burdens. When the trucker Denis appears, he breaks the spell holding back a tide. More...

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THE FLOOD THEREAFTER

"Talisman has selected The Flood Thereafter as a play written by one of the new generation of young feminist playwrights, one that reflects recent developments in feminist theory and practice." More...

"Every time I see one of these strip clubs I wonder who works in them and who goes to them... We see this through the eyes of a young woman named June and its her journey through this maze which is sexuality..." Press photo | More...

"The inspiration came from a stripper club named Emotion in the middle of nowhere... it was very poetic in a way and very pathetic in another way... I tried to create a play at the same time very poetic and mythologic..." Press photo | More...

"It's a play about water, it's a play about people, it's a play about myths. And they all come together in this beautiful mix of poetry, lyricism, storytelling, but also very down-to-earth, very from-the-belly language..." Press photo | More...

"The words are spoken by Dalida who is sort of the high priestess of the village. What she does is to weave these wigs from the men's hair... which she gives to June... who is an exotic dancer. And there's a magic infused through everything that Dalida does..." Press photo | More...