In a portrait of millennial sisterhood, six friends reconvene at a site from their shared childhood to drink and laugh. Inspired by their terminally ill friend, the girls make a pact to shed their traumas and bad habits and start afresh.
ARP.MEDIA : "The chemistry between the actresses zings. ... The directing is excellent. ... Clean Slate is a funny, moving and resolutely feminist work that speaks of friendship, feminine solidarity and unconditional love."— Nancie Boulay, 2019‑03‑25.
Text / Texte : Catherine Chabot in collaboration with Brigitte Poupart, Vicky Bertrand, Marie-Anick Blais, Rose-Anne Déry, Sarah Laurendeau and Marie-Noëlle Voisin;
Translator / Traduction : Jennie Herbin;
Translation Dramaturg / Dramaturge de traduction : Maureen Labonté;
Director / Mise en scène : Leslie Baker.
In a portrait of millennial sisterhood, six friends reconvene at a site from their shared childhood to drink and laugh. Inspired by their terminally ill friend, the girls make a pact to shed their traumas and bad habits and start afresh.
Marie-Anick : Cleopatra Boudreau;
Marie-Noelle : Rebecca Gibian;
Vicky : Gita Miller;
Catherine : Michelle Langlois-Fequet;
Rose : Kathleen Stavert;
Sarah : Julie Trepanier;
Delivery boy : Christian Daoust.
Set / Décor : Peter Bottazzi;
Costumes / Costume : Sophie El Assaad;
Lighting / Éclairage : Cédric Delorme-Bouchard;
Sound / Son : Peter Cerone;
Stage Manager / Régisseur : Isabel Faia;
Assistant Director / Assistant m-e-s : Katey Wattam.
This translation is commissioned and developed by Playwrights' Workshop Montreal's Cole Foundation Emerging Translator program.
Theatre Funhouse : "The first-rate cast... give magnificently loose-limbed yet precisely executed performances, while Leslie Baker's fluid direction creates order out of the potential chaos of the boozy long day's journey into night. ...What's certain is that this is a beautifully staged ensemble piece that offers a refreshingly raw portrait of female friendship."—Jim Burke, 2019‑03‑26. More / Plus...
ARP.MEDIA : "The chemistry between the actresses zings. It feels like attending a real girls' dinner, witnessing real conversations. The directing is excellent. ...Clean Slate is a funny, moving and resolutely feminist work that speaks of friendship, feminine solidarity and unconditional love." —Nancie Boulay, 2019‑03‑26. More / Plus...
Théâtralités : "This incisive, hard-hitting, unrestrained dialogue of a 30-year-old author passes readily into English. ...Leslie Baker orchestrates a magnificent sextet of actresses who play Marie-Anick, Marie-Noëlle, Catherine, Vicky, Rose and Sarah as if the characters were written especially for them."—Yanik Comeau, 2019‑03‑24. More / Plus...
Le Culte : "Inside each character, we find a little pieces of ourselves, sketches of our hopes, our dreams and our anxieties ... Watching this play is the equivalent of looking into the other, to get along and maybe even better understand the other to better understand oneself, but also to understand more about those around us."—Alexane Anglehart, 2019‑03‑21. More / Plus...
Montreal Theatre Hub : "Honest and resolute, Clean Slate shines in English premiere: Good art is a splash of cold water on the face; it reinvigorates the viewer. ...Clean Slate is modern theatre at its best: timely and well-rounded. I cannot speak highly enough of Talisman's latest production. The show runs until March 30th and you'd be foolish to miss it."—Andrew Sawyer, 2019‑03‑20. More / Plus...
CULT #MTL : "I thought to myself: these women are shrieking harpies. ...But, I realized I've spewed as much invective as a young woman. ...See Clean Slate with your girlfriends. Make sure to grab some wine before you head in."—Sarah Deshaies, 2019‑03‑20. More / Plus...
Arts et culture : "What would we do if we only had one night to live with our friends or our family? After all, it is a universal theme that deserves to be approached from different perspectives, and in this the text hits the mark. ...The scenography offers beautiful images and launches us on some tracks quite open to interpretation."—Thomas Duret, 2019‑03‑19. More / Plus...
