Ruby Slippers Theatre Presents
A BoucheWHACKED! Creation
The List
By Jennifer Tremblay
Translated by Shelley Tepperman
Featuring France Perras*
Set and Lighting Design by John Webber | Costume Design by Drew Facey | Sound Design by Mishelle Cuttler | Stage Manager Lois Dawson | Directed by Jack Paterson*
A woman invites us into her kitchen. Her neighbour is dead. Is she culpable for the death? The woman, who prides herself on never letting anything slip by, has overlooked an item on her list. A riveting tale of everyday to-do lists in which the essential and the ordinary are inextricably entwined.
This new production of The List was created for the main stage. Performed at Vancouver’s Studio 16 as part of Ruby Slippers Theatre’s CELEBRATION OF CRUCIAL NEW VOICES FROM QUEBEC IN ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
* Members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association or U.B.C.P.
The Press
“…ambitious and beautifully realized…Under Jack Paterson’s direction, France Perras is a marvel of containment, reciting household tasks with the hauteur and grace of a beneficent queen. When she finally allows her grief some release, it’s heartbreaking.”
The Georgia Straight
“Poetically scripted and compellingly executed…A stunning examination of obsession and guilt, love and family, friendship and sacrifice…Evocative set design and dramatic lighting compliment a powerful performance by Perras.”
Sad Mag
“…slow burning, compelling and rich…a moving evening of theatre to ponder for days after… haunting…”
Vancouverpresents.com
“France Perras’ portrayal of the woman offers blunt insights that hit like a cold knife and shiver around you like the snow that falls over the woman, the closing curtain of the show.”
The Ubyssey
“…brilliant truthful acting, profound emotion and intricately detailed storytelling…”
OutTV
“The List (directed by Jack Paterson) was unbelievable. It seemed so simple to begin with…It is an honour to be in the room when an actor transcends themselves and takes you with them… I did not want to breathe too hard lest I break the moment.”
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About the playwright
Jennifer Tremblay
Jennifer Tremblay (born 1973) is a Canadian writer living in Quebec. In 1990, she published a collection of poetry Histoires de foudre. She went on to graduate in creative writing at the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1995. Tremblay contributed short stories and articles to various magazines and wrote episodes for the Radio-Canada television series Les Chatouilles and Bouledogue Bazar [fr]. In 2004, she published her first novel Tout ce qui brille. In 2004, she co-founded the publishing house Éditions de la Bagnole [fr], which publishes books for youth. It is now part of Groupe Livre Québecor Média [fr]. She received the Governor General’s Award for French-language drama in 2008 and the Prix Michel-Tremblay in 2010 for The List, the first of a three play including Carrousel and Deliverance.
About the translator
Shelley Tepperman
Shelley Tepperman is a Toronto-born, Montreal-based writer, dramaturge, and translator. Working from French, Spanish, and Italian, she has brought more than twenty-five plays into English, including Serge Boucher’s Natures Mortes and Les Bonbons qui sauvent la vie. Shelley’s translations have been produced at CBC Radio and on stages from coast to coast, and she was twice nominated for the Governor General’s Literary Award in Translation. From 1994–1998 she worked for CBC Radio developing, adapting, and producing radio dramas for broadcast. Shelley also writes, story-edits, and directs for documentary film and television.
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