Talia remembers her childhood, arrival in Quebec, and meeting Julie, her best friend—a quebecoise who died in an accident. Denying this reality, Talia gives her role to Julie but discovers that sharing her life with others has risks...
Culture plus : "The translation works well and shows that the questions of integration and identity affect everyone universally. We are all in one way or another faced with integrating into society and discovering who we really are."— Sylvain Richard, 2016‑05‑20.
Text / Texte : Talia Hallmona and Pascal Brullemans;
Translator / Traduction : Alison Bowie;
Director / Mise en scène : Arianna Bardesono;
Dramaturg / Dramaturge : Ülfet Sevdi;
Translation Dramaturg / Dramaturge de traduction : Louis Patrick Leroux.
Talia remembers her childhood, arrival in Quebec, and meeting Julie, her best friend—a quebecoise who died in an accident. Denying this reality, Talia gives her role to Julie but discovers that sharing her life with others has risks...
Talia : Mireille Tawfik;
Julie : Kathleen Stavert.
Set / Décor : Lyne Paquette;
Costumes / Costume : Fruzsina Lanyi;
Lighting / Éclairage : David Alexandre Chabot;
Sound / Son : Jesse Ash;
Composer / Compositeur : Jesse Ash;
Stage Manager / Régisseur : Emlyn Vanbruinswaardt.
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.
Culture plus : "The translation works well and shows that the questions of integration and identity affect everyone universally. We are all in one way or another faced with integrating into society and discovering who we really are. The chemistry between the two principle characters was emotionally engaging. The performance and dramaturgy was A1."—Sylvain Richard, 2016‑05‑20. More / Plus...
Westmountmag.ca : "The set .. was essentially bare, with many light bulbs hanging or standing on steps, lending a vaguely surreal quality to the whole... The whole is ably directed by NTS grad and teacher Arianna Bardesono, herself from Italy years ago." — Byron Toben, 2016‑05‑20. More / Plus...
Patwhite.Com : "This sensitive interpretation of uprooting is amplified by the staging, as sleek as poetic."—Alice Caron, 2016‑05‑21. More / Plus...
Theatre HUB : "Me and You pulls at the heartstrings in playing themes of belonging, acceptance, and connection."—Camila Fitzgibbon, 2016‑05‑20. More / Plus...
cultMontreal : "Sincere acting, original and minimalist usage of space, props and costumes, the two young protagonists fills the theatre with realist magic while urging us to ponder the deeper meanings of our sense of self and that of others."—Edit Jakab, 2016‑05‑20. More / Plus...
Bible Urbaine : "The minimalist staging by Arianna Bardesono takes us to the heart of a story of initiation or even a autofiction deeply sensitive and the reality of a growing number of 'new' Quebec."—Charlotte Mercille, 2016‑05‑21. More / Plus...
Mtl Rampage : "The actors were very good and Miriam Katrib managed to convey the confusion and pathos of the immigrant first generation with tremendous energy. Kathleen Stavert gave and outstanding performance as the Quebecois girl who befriends Talia, and tries to teach her in one of the most comic scenes how to attract French boys."—Anna Fuerstenberg, 2016‑05‑20. More / Plus...
