La Nouvelle Scène
Gilles Desjardins
Gilles Desjardins
Coming soon
Tsunami
Text
Melanie Leger
Staging
Philippe Soldevila
Production
Escaouette Theater
Élodie is 15 years old and, as sometimes happens with kids her age, her parents really get on her nerves. That evening at dinner, her parents have news to share with her: Élodie's mother has a serious illness. This will be her last Christmas. Élodie feels both angry and guilty: she had wished for her mother to disappear, but she never wanted her to die!
Her mother is an Acadian from Nova Scotia, queen of good cheer and Christmas carols. Her father, meanwhile, is an English speaker from Manitoba, champion of short sentences and lover of newspaper. At the heart of these two cultures, Élodie is a bilingual teenager living in Moncton, New Brunswick.
The newspaper reports on a tsunami that engulfed several islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Rescue workers found only one survivor; she is the last person who knows her people's language and practices the rituals of her culture. Élodie clings to this tragedy, which allows her to name this feeling of loss and the avalanche of questions that preoccupy her.
Despite the tragedy, Élodie finds moments of hope and humor thanks to her great-aunt Ida, an eccentric woman who speaks in riddles, and also thanks to Adrien, a young man determined to become her friend. Élodie finds the courage to share her grief with her best friends and make peace with her parents, while the powerful wave arrives sooner than expected to transform everything.
Discovery Rate (subject to access conditions)
0 $
Affordable Rates
15 $
Regular Price
30 $
Solidarity Rate
50 $
Directed by Philippe Soldevila, with the collaboration of Théâtre Sortie de Secours
Sound environment: Jean-François Mallet
Lighting design: Marc Paulin
Set design, costumes, props: Katia Talbot
Assistant director: Edmonde Haché
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This play is presented as part of our artistic program in collaboration with our four founding and resident companies.
The Théâtre Catapulte contemporary works that stimulate reflection and open dialogue. Through its outreach efforts, it reaches diverse communities and makes theater more accessible.
