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The weight of ants
Text
David Paquet
Staging
Philippe Cyr
Production
Bluff Theater
The state of the world weighs heavily on Jeanne and Olivier's shoulders. She vandalizes advertisements. He dreams of his generation being burned like marshmallows. Then a school election is organized; both driven by the hope that they can change things, they decide to face off in a campaign punctuated by fiery speeches, ninja expeditions, and unicorn ost*e.
Both a hallucinatory political satire and an X-ray of our collective anxieties, Le poids des fourmis juggles questions of citizen resistance and abuse of power. As exuberant as it is caustic, the play invites the audience to reflect on the weight they carry and, more specifically, the weight they possess.
Discovery Rate (subject to access conditions)
0 $
Affordable Rates
15 $
Regular Price
30 $
Solidarity Rate
50 $
Text: David Paquet
Directed by: Philippe Cyr
Cast: Nathalie Claude or Dominique Quesnel | Gaétan Nadeau or Philippe Cousineau | Gabriel Szabo or Lou Savoie-Calmette
Elisabeth Smith
Production management: Émanuelle Kirouac-Sanche
Technical direction: Melissa Perron
Support: Vanessa Beaupré
Set design: Odile Gamache
Costumes: Étienne René-Contant
Lighting: Cédric Delorme-Bouchard
Sound design: Christophe Lamarche-Ledoux
Technical team on tour: Audrey Janelle, Antoine Breton, and Frédérick Bélanger
Artistic co-direction: Mario Borges and Joachim Tanguay
This play is presented as part of our artistic program in collaboration with our four founding and resident companies.
The Catapulte Theater creates contemporary works that stimulate reflection and open dialogue. Through its outreach efforts, it reaches diverse communities and makes theater more accessible.
