Province explores humanity's indifference to environmental destruction and commitment to individualism. Even post-apocalypse, people continue their lives, playing Wii, making home videos and obsessing over their looks.
The Concordian : Province "was a hauntingly beautiful piece. It was eerily unpredictable and somewhat confusing—just what you would expect from a dystopian drama which features mutant animals."— Julia Bryant, 2015‑10‑20.
Text / Texte : Mathieu Gosselin;
Translator / Traduction : Nadine Desrochers;
Director / Mise en scène : Stacey Christodoulou.
Province explores humanity's indifference to environmental destruction and commitment to individualism. Even post-apocalypse, people continue their lives, playing Wii, making home videos and obsessing over their looks.
Éloi ArchamBaudoin;
Stefanie Buxton;
Davide Chiazzese;
Zach Fraser;
Mike Hughes;
Sabrina Reeves;
Jennifer Roberts;
France Rolland;
Natalie Tannous;
Tristan D.Lalla (voice).
Set / Décor : Lyne Paquette;
Costumes / Costume : Fruzsina Lanyi;
Lighting / Éclairage : David Perreault Ninacs;
Sound / Son : Jesse Ash;
Composer / Compositeur : Jesse Ash;
Stage Manager / Régisseur : Barbara Zsigovics.
Thank you for the generous support of Canadian Actors' Equity Association and Playwrights' Workshop Montreal. Talisman Theatre engages, under the terms of the Indie Policy, professional artists who are members of the Canadian Actor's Equity Association.
The Concordian : "If you've never been lost in the depths of the wild forests of Quebec, then Province--a new play staged at the Centaur Theatre--would have been the perfect way to feel like you were. ... It was a hauntingly beautiful piece. It was eerily unpredictable and somewhat confusing--just what you would expect from a dystopian drama which features mutant animals." — Julia Bryant, 2015‑10‑20. More / Plus...
Student Group Leader : "A huge bravo, first of all to Stacey, every element of the scene is qualitatively and conceptually very well articulated. The characters provide an effective link between the surreal world of the play and a necessary anchor with our fragmented, narcissistic society. If I add the time you all had to put this play together, I'm really impressed. The play inhabits a universe far removed from my own, but last night I appreciated this displacement elsewhere."— Arianna Bardesono, 2015‑10‑20. More / Plus...
Mountain Lake PBS : "Province's tragic ending helps examine the tremendous resilience of human beings in the face of adversity and offer spectators the chance to reflect upon and contemplate the impact we humans currently have on nature and the uncertainty of our own future with a visionary theatrical approach."— 2015‑10‑20. More / Plus...
Westmountmag.ca : "The critters and revengeful forces are never seen but heard, ethereally voiced off stage by Tristan D. Lalla. Lots of talented local actors in this one."— Byron Toben, 2015‑10‑20. More / Plus...
Re:Stage Reviews : "What the show excels in is the atmosphere of it all ...this sense of impending doom."— nic and emily, 2015‑10‑20. More / Plus...
Student Group Leader : "I must say this was one of the best plays I have ever seen at The Centaur. My students and I couldn't stop laughing throughout the play (especially when the 'plastic' couple made their appearance). ...It was absolutely excellent and a clear message was delivered through the play. ...Overall, well written, acted and well worth a standing ovation."— nic and emily, 2015‑10‑20. More / Plus...
The Gazette : "Like a Jacobean revenge tragedy of the future, Mathieu Gosselin's end-of-the-world play Province climaxes with the stage littered in corpses. ...There's something Jacobean also in Gosselin's bold use of poetic language, translated here by Nadine Desrochers, and in its wild lurches from the deadly serious to the grotesquely comic."— Jim Burke, 2015‑10‑09. More / Plus...
Bible Urbaine : "Against a backdrop of ecological dystopia, the large cast delivers an impeccable performance that speaks volumes about the profound nature of human beings and their power of self-destruction."— Charlotte Mercille, 2015‑10‑20. More / Plus...
